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iPhone trade-in programs: Where to sell your old smart phone

Which iPhone trade-in program is best? We’ve broken down the big players in the game to find out how to get the most buck for your phone.

Your sibling, your cousin, your creative side

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This golden phonograph record was included on both Voyager spacecraft. The contents of the record, sounds of surf, wind, animals, and music, were chosen by a committee chaired by Cornell University's Carl Sagan. The record also contains images of Earth. The golden cover protecting the record (r.) displays diagrams intended to instruct possible extraterrestrials as to playback of the record.

Okay, let's say that a month has passed, the iPhone 5S is already on sale, and you missed the best time to sell your iPhone 5. Maybe you’ve decided you need another option. Family and/or friends are usually willing to negotiate a decent price for gadgets, plus it is probably less of a risk than Craigslist.

No one willing to buy? Time to have a little fun. You could jailbreak your phone in order to use third-party apps, connect it to a RedEye mini to make it into a TV remote control, channel your inner Thomas Edison (left) and connect it to a phonograph to enjoy some tunes, or create a data-collecting rocket (because why not). The Internet is full of inspiration.

Level of ease: However easy or difficult you would like (though the data-collecting rocket is going to be on the tougher side).

Estimated trade-in value: That is up to you and your loved ones, or your crafting ambition.

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