From Discarded to Desired: How to Sell Broken Phones and Buy Used iPhones

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:43:59 +0000

Millions of cell phones are thrown out every year as newer models flood the market, building a huge heap of valuable e-waste. Two strong markets in the electronics industry—buying second hand iPhones and selling defective phones—are investigated in this paper. We explore how people might profit both financially and environmentally by engaging in these markets, therefore turning what would at first seem to be the end of a device's life into a fresh beginning for another.