Need extra cash for Christmas? You can trade in your old tech and get paid fast

This can help towards Christmas season funds

With Christmas fast approaching, shoppers across the UK will be looking for the best ways to make their money go further.

Thousands are turning to musicMagpie to fund and save on their Christmas shopping - by trading in old tech and media for instant cash.

If you've got old iPhones collecting dust in a draw, a gaming console that hasn't been turned on in months, or a box full of old DVDs and CDs, then you can get money by trading them in.

musicMagpie's easy-to-use trade-in service allows you to pop them in post - and not pay a penny in postage - and get paid the same day that musicMagpie receives them.

Or if you want to get cash even quicker, phones traded in through one of musicMagpie's SMARTDrop Kiosks or at a participating Timpson store are paid out on the spot.

And even better? While you're making some extra money for the Christmas season you'll also be decluttering by getting rid of old devices sat around your home.

Those who have used the service have said on Trustpilot: "Never knew this existed. Very easy to sell your phone and get cash quickly. musicMagpie gives a great valuation for your phone. I wish I could give it 10 stars."

As well as earning money you can also make some savings on refurbished tech including iPads, smart watches such as the Apple Watch, phones, gaming and more through the store.

Every refurbished product is tested by musicMagpie's technicians, backed by a 12-month warranty, and priced hundreds of pounds below the cost of buying new.

Plus, the website's Christmas sale offers further discount on the its range of refurbished tech, just use the code MAGIC at checkout for 10% off selected devices.

This means you can bag a PS5 for £368.99 or an iPhone 16 Pro Max from £749.99.

To find out more and to start trading your old tech and media for cash head to the musicMagpie website here.