Sell Your Cell Phone or iPhone for Cash in Columbus

Columbus, within 5 mi of the center: Tech This Out (1.8 mi), Wireless Dealz (2.1 mi), Xtreme Wireless (2.1 mi) and 6 more; Columbus, 5 mi or more from the center: Mobile guru cell phone repair and Car programming Service (5.4 mi), Tech race (5.5 mi), VIP Wireless-Phone Repair, Sim card Activation, Money Transfer, Console Repair (5.7 mi) and 7 more; Gahanna: CPR Cell Phone Repair (7.8 mi); Grove City: GameStop (Grove City) (8.1 mi). The full list, with hours and directions, is above.

National trade-in values pulled Nov 10, 2026 put a flawless, unlocked iPhone 17 Pro Max at up to $945 (about $167 if faulty), Galaxy Z Fold7 at up to $830 (about $115 if faulty) and Pixel 10 Pro Fold at up to $855 (about $94 if faulty). The buyer sets the price after checking it in hand, so ask Columbus buyers for a quote with the model and condition.

14 of the 23 with a full week of posted hours: Wireless Dealz (10am–8pm), Xtreme Wireless (10am–7pm), Mobile guru cell phone repair and Car programming Service (11am–6pm), Tech race (11am–7pm), GameStop (Morse Rd) (11am–7pm), East Star Wireless (11am–8pm) and 8 more.

Usually not until it is. A phone on a carrier payment plan is carrier-locked and can be blacklisted if the payments stop, so most buyers want it paid off and unlocked. Your carrier can tell you the payoff amount.