Count Dead Stock or Count Money? EOFY 2025: Turn Old Tech into New Value

larapdenney
Jun 12
2 min read

Business professionals using refurbished smartphones, tablets, and laptops to improve efficiency and sustainability in the workplace.

Introduction

As the financial year draws to a close, finance and IT teams everywhere are busy balancing budgets, finalising reports, and planning next year’s roadmap. Right now, you have a choice: keep “dead stock” gathering dust, or turn it into money that fuels next year’s goals. Those retired laptops, cracked-screen phones and end-of-life servers aren’t just taking up space—they’re dormant assets that can unlock new value when handled the right way.

At PhoneCycle, we turn yesterday’s devices into tomorrow’s opportunity—helping you recover cash, protect data, and boost your sustainability credentials, all before 30 June.

Why EOFY is the Smart Time for a Tech Clear-Out

Budget Optimisation

Device buy-back revenue can offset next-gen hardware purchases or even ease year-end cost pressures. Choose money, often hundreds or thousands of dollars - over dead stock.

Clean Books, Clear Conscience

Removing obsolete assets simplifies depreciation schedules and demonstrates robust asset governance to auditors and stakeholders.

Security Peace of Mind

A certified, end-to-end disposal program removes the risk of data breaches while providing the documentation your compliance team needs.

Sustainability Wins

Responsible refurbishment and e-waste recycling keep toxic materials out of landfill and extend device life—supporting your ESG and CSR goals.

The Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing

Dead stock ties up capital and clutters storerooms - an invisible drag on operational efficiency.
Storage overheads: old smartphones and IT hardware consume valuable space and, in some cases, attract storage fees.
Data breaches: obsolete devices that aren’t sanitised properly still hold sensitive data.
Missed residual value: market prices fall every month a device sits idle.

A proactive EOFY device-lifecycle program puts you back in control.

How PhoneCycle Makes It Effortless

Hassle-Free, Free-Courier Collections – Our trained drivers arrive when it suits you, with secure, tamper-evident bins that accept everything—from smartphones to servers.
Certified Data Erasure – As a Blancco Gold Partner, we perform government-grade data wiping and provide audit reports for full peace of mind.
Buy-Back – We evaluate each item, pay you competitive market rates, then refurbish or responsibly recycle. Donate the value to charity or put it toward your next upgrade—the choice is yours.
Single-Vendor Simplicity – One partner, one invoice, one point of contact—no juggling multiple suppliers for phones, PCs and e-waste.
ESG & CSR Alignment – A full audit trail with social impact metrics for your sustainability reporting.

What Happens to Your Devices?

Asset Registration – Each item is scanned on arrival at our secure facility.
Data Sanitisation – Certified erasure using Blancco software with individual certificates.
Value Recovery – Functional devices are refurbished for a second life; non-repairable units go through our specialist e-waste partner.
Payment & Reporting – Funds are transferred to your nominated account, accompanied by a comprehensive audit trail for finance, IT and ESG teams.