Buying & Selling Guides How to Get a Phone Without a Credit Check A phone without a credit check is easier than it sounds: prepaid plans, buying outright, or a used phone you bring. Here's what each path costs.
Buying & Selling Guides How Much Does Condition Affect Resale Value? A scuffed phone sells for less than a pristine one, but the gap is smaller than most sellers fear. Swappa sale data from October 2026 shows what each grade is worth, and why a broken device is where value really drops.
Buying & Selling Guides Expected Wear by Device Age: What Is Normal vs. a Red Flag Some wear is normal on a two-year-old phone. Learn what normal aging looks like by device age versus a red flag, so you can judge a used device fairly.
Buying & Selling Guides What Certified Refurbished Means: Inside the Refurb Process Certified refurbished can mean a factory rebuild or a quick wipe. Learn what real refurbishment covers, who certifies it, and if it is worth the premium.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Grade Your Own Device Accurately for a Listing Overgrading gets listings flagged, returned, or stuck. Learn to grade your phone, laptop, or tablet honestly so it sells faster with fewer disputes.
Buying & Selling Guides Screen Defects: Dead Pixels, Burn-In, Ghosting, and Bleed Dead pixels, burn-in, ghosting, and backlight bleed have different causes. Learn to spot each screen defect on a used device and which ones are permanent.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Spot a Water-Damaged Used Device Liquid damage can hide for weeks. Learn to read damage indicators, spot port corrosion, and catch the red flags on a used phone, laptop, or tablet.
Buying & Selling Guides Phones vs. Laptops vs. Consoles: Which Holds Value Best? Device category depreciation in Swappa sale data: how much value phones, laptops, and game consoles keep, and what it means when you buy or sell.
Buying & Selling Guides How Tariffs and New Releases Move Used Prices Tariffs and new releases move used tech prices. See how, with October 2026 Swappa sale data on iPhones, game consoles, iPads, and more.
Buying & Selling Guides Sales Tax on Swappa: What Buyers and Sellers Should Know Why Swappa collects sales tax under state marketplace facilitator laws, what it means for buyers and sellers, and which states had these laws in 2021.
