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.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Wipe an iPhone Before Selling It (the Right Way) Before you sell your iPhone, you need to back up your data, sign out of iCloud, turn off Find My, and factory reset the device. Skip any one of these steps and you risk losing your data or locking the buyer out of the phone entirely.
Buying & Selling Guides Used iPhone Buyer’s Guide: Every Generation Ranked (2026) Which used iPhone should you buy in 2026? We rank every supported generation by value, highlight the sweet-spot models, and tell you which ones to skip.
Buying & Selling Guides Used Phones: The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Everything you need to buy or sell a used phone with confidence. This complete guide covers iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel, plus IMEI checks, carrier compatibility, unlocked vs. locked, battery health, resale pricing, and how to do it safely on Swappa.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Sell Used Smart Home Devices Selling a used Ring, Nest, Echo, or other smart home device? This seller playbook covers deregistering your account, factory resets, clearing personal data, bundling accessories, pricing, and listing it clean so it sells fast.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Sell Used AirPods and Headphones for the Most Money Ready to sell your AirPods or headphones? This playbook covers resetting, cleaning, pricing, and listing audio gear so it sells fast and for the most money.
Buying & Selling Guides Swappa vs. Gazelle vs. Decluttr: Which Pays More? Gazelle and Decluttr make selling your phone quick and easy, but buyback services build their profit margin into your quote. Here's how much that gap typically costs you, and why selling direct usually pays significantly more.
Buying & Selling Guides Swappa vs. eBay for Selling Tech eBay reaches more buyers, but its fees can eat 13% or more of your sale. Swappa charges a flat 3% seller fee and vets every listing. Here's how they actually compare for selling tech.
