11 Sites to Make Money Selling Old Gadgets

As technology becomes a larger part of our lives, we find ourselves casting aside our old gadgets in favor of new ones. As a result, cell phones, PDAs, and GPS units end up in a junk drawer. But they don’t have to end up there. Here are 11 sites where you can trade your old - and sometimes dead - gadgets in for actual money, gift cards, and even charitable donations to your favorite causes.

With the holidays coming up, could there be a better time than now to make some money while also helping out the environment?

What’s residing in your dead gadget drawer? Are you going to be trading anything in?

BestBuyTradeIn.com - Electronics superstore Best Buy will allow you to trade in a wide range of products in exchange for gift cards you can spend with their company.

BuyMyTronics.com - BuyMyTronics will buy your gadgets from you whether they work or not. Of course, you get paid more the better their condition, but they will even take the broken ones. Can pay by PayPal or check.

Costco Trade-In and Recycle Program - In addition to taking gadgets like iPods, Costco will also accept desktops, laptops, fax machines, printers and more. Payment is in the form of Costco gift cards and can take up to four weeks to process.

EZTradein.com - EZTradein powers some of the biggest trade-in programs out there, or you can just simply go directly to the source. Payment can be made via check, PayPal or a Best Buy gift card.

Gazelle.com - Besides the smaller gadgets, Gazelle will take external hard drives, GPS devices, satellite radios, Blu-ray movies and more. If your item isn’t listed, you can contact them for a personalized quote. Payment can be made via Amazon gift card, checks, PayPal or you can even opt to have the funds donated to one of the charities they work with.

MyBoneYard.com - MyBoneYard takes desktops, laptops, flat panel monitors, MP3 players and cell phones with more items to be added soon. Payment is by Visa prepaid cards.

NextWorth.com - NextWorth takes iPods and iPhones, and pays you by check, Amazon gift card or in-store credit when you trade the device in at one of their retail partners.

RadioShack.cexchange.com - RadioShack, one of the oldest electronics dealers around, will let you trade in your old gadgets, games, consoles and more, and offers gift cards you can spend at their stores.

Sam’s Club - The wholesale club arm of the Walmart corporation will trade your electronics for gift cards for their company.

Toshiba - Toshiba will take in numerous items such as laptops, camcorders, PDAs and so on, paying you by check and sometimes throwing in an extra item like a $25 gift card to Starbucks.

VenJuvo.com - VenJuvo will take all of the usual major items like game systems, HDTVs, laptops and so on, and then you can choose to be paid by check, PayPal or donate the funds to a charity.

5 Great Unofficial Gmail Themes

Well, it took 6 months since we first heard a peep about an official release of Gmail themes for Google to make them a reality. But even with this week’s rollout from Mountain View HQ, some of you will still want more.

Indeed, the Google design corps won’t hit the spot for every Tom, Dick, and Henrietta. So there’s really only one alternative route to venture down to get Gmail a new dress: some good ol’ CSS chop-shoppage via the ever-popular Greasemonkey and Stylish Firefox add-ons. Here are our current top picks:

Be sure to post your faves if you’ve got ‘em, and tell us how they compare to Google’s own.

Gmail Redesigned

The king of all Stylish Gmail themes, Gmail Redesigned is without a doubt the most professionally done of all the themes listed here. It sports a fancy custom loading screen, and many details you won’t catch right away, but they’ll get under your skin after a while, making you wish the official Gmail theme had them.

Super Clean

Super Clean is very liberal with its use of white and sweeping blues. Which, if we’re honest, give it a sort of Microsoft Live-like atmosphere. Admittedly, it looks quite good, wouldn’t you agree?

Dark Gmail 2 Nasa

What’s not white and fits in with the Nasa Night Launch Firefox theme? Yep, Dark Gmail 2 Nasa. This one’s pretty rich on the graphics, so if you’re seeking something more clean-looking (like Gmail’s own “Terminal” option), this isn’t the thing for you.

Dark Gray

Apart from a white search field and some glimmers of light gray around the periphery, Dark Gray holds true to its name.

Dark Shiny Blue

There’s lots of shininess to the Dark Shiny Blue theme. Dark gray and blue tones get equal treatment. The drop-down transparent menu is a nice treat to see. All things considered, gamers may take a particular liking.