BuyMyTronics.com
BuyMyTronics.com was an electronics resale business in Denver, Colorado,[1] founded in 2007 as BuyMyBrokeniPod.com.[2] Its business model was to purchase used and broken cell phones, iPods, iPhones, game consoles, pdas, MP3 players, Apple laptops, and other electronics that have been replaced by newer models.[3][4]
History
[edit]In 2007, BuyMyTronics.com was operated and founded by Brett Mosley. In his first year, he hired two employees, fixed 1,000 iPods, and branched out into fixing his first dozen iPhones and game consoles. Fixed models were resold online, and other models were scrapped for their parts; Mosley stated that this was both profitable and productive toward electronic waste mitigation.[2] His company repaired, resold, or stripped hundreds items of electronic waste per week, including cell phones, iPods, iPhones, game consoles, PDAs, Apple laptops, and MP3 players,[1] and offered free shipping.[5][6]
In 2013, BuyMyTronics was purchased and became part of the GameStop Network.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Lum, Curtis (2008-01-24). "Broken iPod led to popular electronics repair business". Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b Stone, Brad (2007-11-26). "Broken Devices Get a Second Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ Bauerlein, David (2008-07-10). "Revved-up iPhone debuts Friday: The Apple iPhone 3G promises faster Internet connections". Jacksonville.com. Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ Wenzel, Elsa (2008-01-07). "Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launch tech recycling company". Green Tech. CNET News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.[dead link]
- ^ Albanesius, Chloe (2008-07-28). "Gazelle Will Give You Cash for Your Gadgets". News and Analysis. PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Meece, Mickey (2012-05-23). "A Second Chance for Idle Electronics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "GameStop Increases Annual Cash Dividend". www.sec.gov.
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[edit]- 2007 establishments in Colorado
- 2013 disestablishments in Colorado
- 2013 mergers and acquisitions
- American companies established in 2007
- American companies disestablished in 2013
- Companies based in Denver
- Computer companies established in 2007
- Computer companies disestablished in 2013
- Defunct computer companies of the United States
- Defunct computer hardware companies
- Electronics companies established in 2007
- Electronics companies disestablished in 2013
- Electronic waste in the United States
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- Waste management companies of the United States