RMS Communications Group, Inc., doing business as CellForCash.com, was a company that bought used cellular handsets. CellForCash.com was located in Ocala, Florida. Its website allowed consumers and business to sell their cellular phones for cash.[1] The website listed over 200 cell phones the company is willing to buy. Users selected a manufacturer and model and complete a registration. The company provided a box and a prepaid shipping label for mailing.[2]
Environmental research organization Inform, Inc., projected that 130 million cell phones were retired in 2005 in the U.S., from which CNN estimated that undiscarded phones were approaching 500 million.[2]
CellForCash.com shipped most non-charity phones to Latin America due to high demand.[2] It had retrieved and recycled hundreds of thousands of unused phones since its inception.[3]
Ratings
editThe Better Business Bureau rated RMS Communications Group, d.b.a. CellForCash.com, a grade F, with many complaints regarding its legitimacy and practices,[4] noting the number of complaints filed against them, their failure to respond to most of the complaints, and the seriousness of many of the complaints. The largest categories of complaints are "Refund or Exchange Issues" and "Contract Issues".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Christie, Les; Contributing, /Money (2004-06-23). "Turning old cell phones into new cash". CNN. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Azuri, Calvin (2008-04-25). "CellForCash.com Encourages Mobile Phone Users to Recycle their Phones without Having to Leave Home". Green Technology. Technology Marketing Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "RMS Communications Ratings". BBB. Better Business Bureau. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-06-21.