Comments on: Decatur City Commission Receives Robbery Investigations Update http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/04/17/decatur-city-commission-receives-robbery-investigations-update/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:25:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: brianc http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/04/17/decatur-city-commission-receives-robbery-investigations-update/#comment-378617 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:10:55 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=26905#comment-378617 Regarding those cell phone atms: Out of curiosity, I decided to try to sell an old Android phone I still had laying around. I wasn’t expecting to get much money, if any (this was an original Motorola Droid. Ancient in smart phone years). I was just interested in seeing how the process worked.

So I took the device to the ECOATM located at Northlake Mall. It was a very easy process. The machine scans your drivers license and, if you agree to sell your phone, takes a picture of you to match with your license. You also have to provide a thumb print. You don’t have to provide a phone number or any proof of ownership. It takes a few minutes to evaluate your device, and then you receive an offer. I got two bucks for my old phone.

Though the process is simple, I have my doubts about whether thieves would take a chance on selling stolen phones this way because they could probably get more money elsewhere. I suppose a desperate thief might.

According to what I’ve read, ECOATM tracks phones by serial numbers, so it might be a good idea to record that number and have it readily available to give to police in case of a theft.

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