Breaking down cell phones...Is it worth it? (PICS)

It just so happens that was the exact same phone I was using before I upgraged to a smart phone. Now I know what it's worth in scrap.

Don't forget that you can also sell the li-ion batteries. That would change the price ratio, even if just a little.

50% of that board is solid gold plated so .2 ounce at $13 per ounce = $2.60, .2 ounce of high grade board so 8 cents, 5 cents for the battery, so $2.73 total

if the plastic has metal studs attached it can be sold as shred

you didnt show the other side of the board but it has gold plated contacts for the buttons

base price of Fingers are $7 per ounce, mid thickness solid plated is $13 per ounce or about $200 per pound, solid plated has different grades just like fingers, I ask and get $13 per ounce for this material on ebay, scrappers usally only pay base rates for this type of material, thats why you are better off selling on the open market, ive been paid $50 for 1 ounce of superthin substrate solid plated before

this lot is mostly solid plated cell phone board trimmings i sold, it has some fingers and plated metal parts / pins in it that hurts the value of the solid plated:

gold lot scrap ultra high yield 2.4 ounces gold fingers / trimmings solid gold | eBay