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A Guide to IMEI, ESN, and Other Numbers on Your Phone
Robert
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Robert joined Swappa as part of the Support and Moderation team in 2015. He spent a few years with the support team, during which time he assisted thousands of Swappa users, before transitioning to the Content Marketing team in 2019. Prior to joining Swappa, he spent 5+ years covering technology and has written everything from news coverage to product reviews and how-to articles, as well as provided coverage at events such as CES in Las Vegas and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He is a frequent early adopter who happily wore Google Glass and once implanted an NFC chip in his hand. Robert is a fan of Android, and mobile tech in general, but is currently immersed in the Apple ecosystem. When not behind a screen, you will find Robert hanging out with family or running. The running may be a hobby or an addiction, but regardless of the applied label, Robert has run every day since May 2014 and has twice completed 100-mile ultramarathons.

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Buying & Selling Guides

A Guide to IMEI, ESN, and Other Numbers on Your Phone

What IMEI, ESN and MEID numbers are, how they differ from each other and from a serial number, and why to check a phone's IMEI before buying used.
April 13, 2022 • By Robert
A Guide to IMEI, ESN, and Other Numbers on Your Phone

Buying & Selling Guides

How to Find Your Phone’s IMEI

How to find your phone's IMEI on an iPhone, Galaxy or Pixel, then check it for free to see if a used phone has been reported lost or stolen.
April 13, 2022 • By Robert
How to Find Your Phone’s IMEI

Buying & Selling Guides

How to sell your iPhone for the most money

Get the most money for your used iPhone: why selling for cash beats trade-in programs, where to sell it, and how to back up and factory reset it first.
May 8, 2020 • By Robert
How to sell  your iPhone for the most money

Buying & Selling Guides

What Is a Verification Photo on Swappa?

A verification photo shows your device next to a handwritten Swappa listing code. Learn what to include and how to take one that's approved the first time.
June 5, 2019 • By Robert
What Is a Verification Photo on Swappa?

Buying & Selling Guides

Swappa and PayPal for Marketplaces – 2019 Update

A 2019 guide to PayPal for Marketplaces on Swappa: how to verify your PayPal account, link it to Swappa, and what each requested permission is for.
February 6, 2019 • By Robert
Swappa and PayPal for Marketplaces – 2019 Update

Buying & Selling Guides

Swappa and PayPal for Marketplaces

Selling on Swappa requires PayPal for Marketplaces. Here's how to link your PayPal account from your Swappa profile and check that it's working.
August 7, 2018 • By Robert
Swappa and PayPal for Marketplaces

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