The downer in buying a new gadget is in ditching the old gizmo. The mental gymnastics set in almost immediately. Sell it? Donate it? Trash it? To make matters worse, the ditching dilemma appears to get harder to solve with every passing year. eBay, the old standby for profitable disposal of just about anything, is not a reliable option anymore. “The buyers simply aren’t there anymore,” says consultant David Papp. The very device you lusted for a year ago — or less — is now an albatross that simply won’t go away. The new device you have now will inevitably follow this same course. Indeed, the cycle is accelerating.
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Giving Electronic Rejects a Second Chance
Posted by: Pam Baker April 5, 2011 05:00 AMThe downer in buying a new gadget is in ditching the old gizmo. The mental gymnastics set in almost immediately. Sell it? Donate it? Trash it? To make matters worse, the ditching dilemma appears to get harder to solve with every passing year. eBay, the old standby for profitable disposal of just about anything, is not a reliable option anymore. “The buyers simply aren’t there anymore,” says consultant David Papp. The very device you lusted for a year ago — or less — is now an albatross that simply won’t go away. The new device you have now will inevitably follow this same course. Indeed, the cycle is accelerating.