Giving it away, on the other hand, has the good karma advantage. My mom was happy to take my decade-old phone. She’s not very tech savvy, so the fact that it has no special options suited her fine. Arranging to give your phone to a local person for free can be managed easily through Freecycle or The Post-Star’s Take My Stuff connection. Both sites are online message boards where members post their useful but no longer wanted items for locals to take for free.

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