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 14, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of CellStar Corporation and subsidiaries as of
November 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended November 30, 1999, and the
related schedule, which report appears in the November 30, 1999 annual report on
Form 10-K of CellStar Corporation.


                                         /S/ KPMG LLP

                                         KPMG LLP


Dallas, Texas
February 25, 2000