Buying & Selling Guides Seller-Side Scams: How to Protect Yourself When Selling Most scam advice targets buyers, but sellers of used tech face their own cons. Here are the seller-side scams, the red flags behind each, and how to keep every sale safe and paid.
Buying & Selling Guides Selling Accessories, Bundles & Lots for More Learn when to bundle a device with its accessories or sell a lot of gear together, and how to price, photograph, and describe the package so it sells for more.
Buying & Selling Guides Selling Broken or For-Parts Devices for Cash A cracked or dead device still holds value in its screen, battery, and board. Here is where to sell broken and for-parts phones and laptops, what each channel pays, and how to get paid without getting lowballed.
Buying & Selling Guides Do You Owe Taxes Selling Used Electronics? Getting a 1099-K after selling an old phone or laptop does not automatically mean you owe taxes. Here is how personal-item sales, hobby sales, and real businesses differ at tax time.
Buying & Selling Guides Swappa Seller Types: Individual, Power, Enterprise Swappa has three seller types: Individual, Power, and Enterprise. Each one carries its own trust signals you can read before you buy. Here is how to tell them apart, plus how to shop individual sellers only.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Avoid Scams When Buying Used Electronics Used electronics scams follow a few predictable patterns. Learn the most common scam types, the red flags every listing shows before it's too late, and the one rule that defeats most of them: stay on-platform.
Buying & Selling Guides The Pre-Purchase Checklist for Any Used Device One checklist for buying any used device with confidence. Verify the seller, confirm the device is clean and unlocked, check condition and function, confirm what is included, and pay safely on-platform.
Buying & Selling Guides Best Time to Sell Your Phone (Before Value Drops) Timing your phone sale around Apple and Samsung launch calendars can add $50 to $150 to your payout. Here is the window to hit and how to check your phone's current resale value before it closes.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Sell Your Used Phone for the Most Money Get top dollar for your old phone: how to prep it, price it right, and list it where serious buyers actually shop.
