How to Sell Your Cell Phone
When you decide it's time to upgrade your cell phone you may not be sure what to do with your old one. If it is still in working condition and didn't have any defects then you should consider selling it. You could use those few extra dollars to put toward the purchase of your new cell phone. You could also use the money to pay your new first month's wireless bill. Read on to learn how to sell your cell phone.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Internet
- Picture of your cell phone
- Information on your cell phone
- Telephone
- Local newspaper
Instructions
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Find out the value of your cell phone. This can be easily done by searching eBay and comparing the selling price of similar model cell phones. Remember your phone is used so don't charge the price for a new one. If you can only find new models for sale than mark your cell phone for half that price. So if your brand X is selling new for $125 then you would want to sell your used one for $62.
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List your cell phone on eBay. Now that you know what your cell phone is worth you can list it for sale on eBay. Make sure you have a digital camera handy and take a few shots from several different angles and upload them to your eBay listing. Having pictures is key when selling used items so that potential buyers can see how many scratches are on the phone, and other attributes. List all the details you know about the phone and make sure to highlight it's good qualities. If there is any type of defect you better tell them or they are going to ask for their money back, plus give you a bad rating.
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Use a website like Sell My Old Cell Phone. This eliminates having to wait for someone to make a purchase on eBay. It's more like instant gratification. There are only three simple steps to sell your cell phone on this site. Click on the manufacturer of your phone, click on the specific model, and check out. You will receive an email containing your free postage paid stamp that you can print out and attach to your package. Then take your phone to the post office and drop it off. Once the company receives the phone they will issue you a check.
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Place an ad in your local paper. After you have found out the value of your cell phone in Step 1 you can type up an ad including the selling price and have it printed in your local paper. Include your telephone number so anyone interested can contact you. Let the interested parties come over and take a look at your cell phone to decide if they like it. This is a great way to sell your old cell phones because people are always looking to save money. More and more people are buying used products including cell phones.
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Take your old cell phone to a cell phone store near you. If you have a Sprint cell phone go to the nearest Sprint store and see what they will offer you to buy back the phone. Many stores will do this because they have the ability to refurbish the phones and turn around and sell them rather quickly. If you don't want to travel to the store first you can always give them a call and get a quote.
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Tips & Warnings
Call around until you get your best offer to maximize profits.
If you are leery of giving out your address you can ask callers to meet you at a neutral location such as a McDonald's.
