Exhibit 23.1


                         Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
CellStar Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 33-87754, 333-23381 and 333-77415) and Form S-3 (No. 333-41753) of
CellStar Corporation of our report dated January 12, 2001, except as to note 6,
which is as of February 27, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
CellStar Corporation and subsidiaries as of November 30, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended November 30, 2000, and the related schedule, which
report appears in the November 30, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of CellStar
Corporation.


                                         /S/ KPMG LLP

                                         KPMG LLP


Dallas, Texas
February 27, 2001