I've used Evolve, Green Hippo, and Toner Buyer. Staples is not even worth the time. Too many hoops and too much time involved. I've only done parcels, by the way.
Evolve is great for loads of obsolete or valueless material, since they offer free shipping and recycle everything. They send a check after $25 so I just fill boxes with carts that are non-virgin or don't ring a bell as being in demand. Eventually, I send them enough incidentally valuable units that they cut a check. And they will provide a cool pie chart to their users, showing the recovery rates and the breakout of materials sent. Very handy if you need to complete a report or show customers how sincere you are in your environmental efforts.
Toner Buyer was a wild hair, stemming from a sudden surge in older, OEM toner carts. Their website just looks so scammy and the list is so huge, I was sure I was going to get burned but they were the only ones offering to buy what I had. I figured, for free shipping on stuff I didn't pay to get, I could stand to take a chance. I thought what I sent was too old but a couple of the unopened HP's netted me $20. Very fast turnaround.
I have reservations about GH. Lengthy entry process, fussy packaging requirements, and a weird phone call to verify what I was sending, even after two separate confirmations were made over email. The quote was about $50; the check came to about $26, just enough to get a check sent ($25 payout minimum, like Evolve). The list they sent of what I had shipped identified a lot of damage, though I don't recall shipping any questionable units. I also sent them some cameras, iPods, and phones. I'm not sure I would do it a second time.
My real takeaway is regarding branding. HP is almost always a moneymaker for ink, Brother for toner. HP toner carts are valuable, too, but not on the same level as Brother. Canon and Lexmark are unlikely to get you much but it's worth a look at someone's list. Epson is almost all worthless, but for a handful of fairly uncommon ink carts, and it's not worth picking them out of a pile. Kodak is pure garbage. The real oddballs, like Panasonic, are not common entries on most cart buyers' lists and are probably best sold through eBay, though Toner Buyer appears to accept a few rare units. OEM is the best bet for anything, including normally low-value ink and toner. Even refilled/drilled carts have some worth, as long as they are OEM and of a popular brand (HP and Brother).
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