[klimb22]

Sprint's Buy Back program used to be halfway decent until recently. I think everything changed earlier this year when they started accepting non-Sprint/Nextel phones. I got $50 each for 2 Rumors (which were free anyway) late last year. I also got $38 for a Sanyo SCP-2700 (also free) that had a bad charge port (Sprint claimed physical damage and wanted a $50 deductible, yeah right). I have sold numerous Nextel and Sprint phones to them in the past for pretty good prices. Usually phone with less or not resale value on eBay or craigslist.

...but I agree. If you have a smartphone or any of the latest dumbphones in good condition and don't want to bother selling it, DON'T go with Sprint. Best Buy, Radio Shack and others will net you more. The only disadvantage to these programs are that you are stuck with their gift cards (well BB does checks for a lesser value, I guess paper costs them more than plastic).

FYI...every once in a while the Radio Shack will take phones with a value less than $10 or no value at all and give you a $10 gift card for each. I have done this with 15 phones this year. All proceeds going towards my EVO 4G.