Call them "The Brick" "Retro" "Classic" "Old School" or simply "Vintage", this site is where you can find out more about and buy those old phones. Whether you are a collector, or interested in a phone as a toy, prop or to put on the mantlepiece, we have phones from non-working to mint-in-the-box, and prices to suit all pockets. Most of the phones for sale here are Motorolas as these were the most popular of the early mobile phones, however other makes are listed for sale. If the phone you are interested in is not listed here, then please check back regularly, as other phones will be listed.

Phones fall into two categories - analogue or digital. The first mobile phones were all analogue, and these are for display only, as the analogue network is only operated in a few areas of the world now. The digital network was introduced in 1992 and within a few years became the network of choice. The early digital phones, that you will find for sale here, operate on 900Mhz, which was the first digital network. It is still widely used (02 and Vodafone in the UK). Which means that some of the big brick phones can still be used today.

There is always surprise that some of the big early brick phones were made into the late 1990s and we have seen phones advertised, where the seller swears that they bought the phone in the 1980s, when it fact it is a 1990s phone. For clarity here are the manufacture dates for the Motorola brick phones sold in the UK.

8000x - 1985 to 1987
8000s - 1986 to 1989
8500x - 1987 to 1991
8800x - 1990 to 1994
8900x - 1992 to 1994
Independent - 1992 to 1994
888 - 1995


Payment can be made from your bank account or with a credit card - via Paypal. If you wish to pay by another method, than please email us. Paypal is the safest form of payment as it means we have no access to your banking details and your purchases are protected. Paypal has over 150 million accounts worldwide. If you haven't used Paypal before or don't have an account, see their website for more details. Paypal  The "Buy Now" button under each item will take you straight to the Paypal website. You do not need to sign up to Paypal to use the service. You can simply follow the link to "Don't have a Paypal account" and pay instantly by credit card. The service is entirely free to use. We pay the fees.
 
The story of the mobile phone as we know it started in 1983, with the Motorola DynaTac 8000x. Before then phones had been available in cars, in bags and with a battery the size of a small country. For a complete history of early phones see Wikipedia and Salford

We are happy to send more information or photos on any of the phones we have for sale, but we cannot answer other e-mail enquiries. We receive a large number of e-mails every day, asking us to identify phones, asking us to give valuations, offering us phones for sale and asking us where to sell phones. Unfortunately we can no longer reply to these types of enquiry.

We have managed to source some of the accessories needed for the Motorola brick phones - See Motorola Accessories page for details.

  

We have also managed to source toy brick phones and inflatable phones in blue and pink, which are perfect for a fancy dress party or as a theatre prop - See Everything Else for details. 

Site updated on 18th May 2012. 

Below are the current phones for sale. Phones marked with * can still be used on modern networks (GSM900) and are fully operational.

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Items for Sale (Prices include delivery to anywhere in the world)

Please click on the phone to go to the page, or browse using the tabs at the top of this page.

Motorola DynaTAC 8000x              £1299
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x                £999
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x                £799
Motorola DynaTAC 8000s                £199
Motorola DynaTAC 8000m               £249
Motorola DynaTAC 8500x                £119
Stornophone 220 (8500x)                 £89
Motorola DynaTAC 8500x                  £69
Motorola DynaTAC 8500x               SOLD

Motorola Dynasty                             SOLD
Motorola 888                                      £139
Motorola 8800x                                   £59
Motorola Independent                    SOLD
Motorola 8800x                                SOLD
Motorola 8800x                                   £59

Bosch Cartel S 2G1                           £179 *
Motorola International 3000          £179 *
Bosch Cartel S 2G1                             £49

17.5cm Motorola Antenna             £6.50
8.5cm Motorola Antenna               £5.50
Battery Saver                                       £15

Motorola International 7500            £79 *
Motorola MicroTAC 650e                   £59
Motorola International 7500            £69 *

Nokia P-30                                         £349
Nokia Cityman 1320                         £119
Telekom C Pocky                                 £99
Radio Shack CT-301                           £89
Mobira Cityman 1320                         £89

Ericsson R320sc                               SOLD
Ericsson T20e                                       £39 *

Mitsubishi Roamer                            £149
Maxon EPC590E                                  £89
Philips PCR30                                     £119
Hagenuk MT 900                                 £79
OKI CDL700E                                       £69
Rabbit Phones and Rabbit Sign      £299
Maxon EPC590E                                  £79
Mitsubishi Roamer                               £69
Philips Mini Porty                                £69

Sanyo M5550                                       £79
JVC CQ-1K                                            £59
GE (General Electric) 3-5270B           £39
Infinity Intimate                                 £39
Toshiba KT-S3                                      £39
Casio RD-10                                         £39

Palm III                                                £89
Newton MessagePad H1000           £149
Palm m105                                           £79

Kodak DC120 Zoom                            £59
Sony Mavica MVC-FD5                       £59
Casio QV-100                                       £29
Panasonic KXL-600A                          £99
Olympus Camedia C-1400L                £79
Hitachi MP-EG1A                                 £79
Kodak DC40                                         £89

Toy Brick Phone                                   £16
Inflatable Phones                                 £6
Mobile Phone Lamp               See Listing
Gakken EX-100                                     £39
Gakken Walkie Talkie GT-04             £29
Science Fair 100 in 1                          £39
Armatron Robot Arm                          £49

 We have sold phones to -  United Kingdom,  Netherlands,  Malaysia,  United States,  Italy,  South Korea,  France,  Germany,  Romania,  Singapore,  Finland,  Russia,  Japan,  Thailand,  Spain,  Qatar, Austria, Switzerland,   Ireland,   United Arab Emirates,   Estonia,  Australia,  Brazil,  Turkey,   Hong Kong,  Canada,  Norway,  Sweden,  New Zealand,  Denmark  &  Belgium.

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