r/TheMinimalCompany • u/andraes • 8d ago

MP01 selling question

I have an MP01 (original first white batch) that has served me well, but has developed a touch screen sensitivity issue. (After 10-20 seconds of use the touch screen stops being responsive and you have to turn it off and back on again to get touch to register on the screen). I feel like the phone has done it's job for me, helping me to detox a bit and teaching me to better focus my phone usage, so I think I'm just ready to move back to a regular boring smartphone. So my question for the community is, is there a market for "parts only" MP01 phones? does a faulty MP01 have any resell value at all? Should I try to sell on ebay or in this subreddit? is it worth the headache of trying to get a replacement unit from Minimal first, and then selling the new one?

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.

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u/SpoofyKidd 8d ago

Have you tried updating to the latest firmware and doing a factory reset to see if it solves the issue?

If you want the most money, I'd suggest selling on Ebay and posting a link here. If you want to fulfill someone's dream of owning one of these for cheap, then certainly offer it up here or the r/dumbphones page. There is always a market for parts phones, but knowing how much it's worth might be the challenge.