Selling
| 2:00PM 1/21/2011
As soon as the Verizon iPhone 4 was announced, the money that gadget buyers were willing to lay out for old iPhones went up and a price war broke out online for for your old iPhone. The good news for anyone looking to switch to the iPhone on Verizon is that it's easier than ever to get the best...
| 1:00PM 11/01/2010
eBay has long been a go to place to sell off old gadgets, but up until last week that required waiting for a winning bid and sometimes a longer wait for buyers to pay. With the launch of eBay Instant, that's all changed. eBay Instant is a new way to sell your old gadgets without waiting for a buyer...
| 10:00AM 9/14/2010
Thanks to websites like eBay and Craigslist, it's easy to find a place to sell your used items. But finding the right price to sell your used iPod Touch for, or finding the right price to buy one for is still a tough task. For used cars, consumers have been able to go to Kelly's Blue Book to find...
| 12:00PM 7/08/2010
Don't let the promise of quick cash for your gold jewelry lure you into a bad deal from a buyer using an inaccurate scale.
New Jersey's Office of Weights and Measures has cited 49 businesses for violations, including using unregistered or uninspected scales, not giving consumers detailed receipts...
| 12:23PM 6/18/2010
If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com.
Q. Last August, I sent a bracelet and a diamond from a ring to Cash4Gold. They sent me $50 for the gold bracelet, but said they never received the heart-shaped diamond. They asked that I produce...
| 5:00PM 5/17/2010
The best part about getting a new gadget is unboxing it and reveling in the pristine condition it is currently. Next comes that little bit of joy when you see the logo appear on screen and hear the first startup chime.
Normally for the next month you'll baby the device, but eventually you'll get...
| 12:00PM 11/02/2009
Selling your car, rather than trading it in to the dealer, is a great way to get more money to put towards your new set of wheels. Long ago, when I was but the owner of a learner's permit, if you wanted to sell your car you focused on newspaper classifieds and high-traffic front lawns, but as car...
| 7:00PM 10/01/2009
WTF?! That's likely what members of a three-decades-old Wisconsin lobbying group said amongst themselves after they learned that the initials for Wisconsin Tourism Federation had become a very popular abbreviation for a crude inquiry that litters all-too-many text messages, Twitter and Facebook...
| 2:00PM 7/23/2009
Hot off its success buying up everyone's unused gold, one of Americas most recognized gold buyers, Cash for Gold USA, is now ready to buy your diamonds. The new company, Cash for Diamonds USA, aims to offer you top dollar for your precious stones, and will even pay you for the gold setting if...
| 4:15PM 7/14/2009
After a nine-month hiatus, peer-to-peer lender Prosper.com is back with a new and improved lending service. Thanks to its recent SEC registration the improved Prosper.com is now available to borrowers in 46 states and lenders in 14, with plans to expand nationwide in the near future. For the...