Recycling Electronics for Cash

Here's a tip that reader Elizabeth sent. Thanks!:

Want to trade in some of your old electronics for cash? Gazelle pays you to recycle your old laptops, cellphones, LCD monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, gaming systems, video games, GPS devices, and more. Free shipping is offered on all transactions with a value of at least $1, and Gazelle will even send you a box for most items. They will also remove personal data from the old gadgets for your security, using Department of Defense software and performs these tasks in a controlled, secure environment.

As an added bonus, if you a Costco member, they will give you a Costco card in an amount about 2.5% more than it pays through its normal service! Just log onto Costco's website and type recycle into the search engine, then click on the trade-in website.