Windows Phone Thoughts: Selling Your Dusty Old Children - How Do You Do It?

Awhile back, I asked everyone what they did with their "older children" (i.e. old devices they've replaced with new hotness) and the results seemed to suggest that some of us keep our old devices, while a slightly smaller number of us kick them onto the market as (most likely) a way to recoup our losses. Given that most of us also seem to have a good collection of dust collectors (technology we bought but rarely use), I suppose losses must be cut at some point and drawers full of junk may be good for sentimental reasons but not good for financial ones. (As for the 16% who claim they've never bought something they failed to use - you're either lying outright or you should be my role model!)

The problem in selling your old devices has historically come down to one issue for me: I love my devices and want someone who will love them just as much to have them. This sentiment does come with a caveat though - by love, I mean "I hold them to be extremely valuable both emotionally and monetarily - and I want to get paid!". Anyone who has sold something on eBay and thought "That's all it went for!!!" knows the feeling I'm talking about - shocked thoughts of "It's worth so much more".

Now I realize not all devices are still worth sticker price (Or even close - I don't advocate selling a iPAQ 3700 for $400 or anything like that), but the it is important to get a fair amount of money back if the point of selling your old devices is to help defray costs of new devices! So in that hope, I thought I'd pose the question to everyone: How do you sell your old devices to maximize profits (while still being fair)? Should we stick to eBay or are their better routes?

As for me, I'll be holding onto my devices a bit longer - after all, different device, different day!