John McGill, a self-described "gear head," got hooked on electronics trade-in Web site NextWorth, nextworth.com, after he gave up a two-year-old Motorola RAZR phone for $5.20 and traded in an LG Shine for $14.80.
"I took one trade-in in cash and the other as a Target gift card," said McGill, who grew up in south suburban Dolton and now lives in Naperville.
McGill also likes the idea that the electronics are reused and recycled.
"I was going to get rid of the old phones at some point anyway," said McGill, who is CEO of technology marketing firm Sapphire Sky Image Marketing Inc.
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