Buying & Selling Guides Seller-Side Scams: How to Protect Yourself When Selling Sellers face their own scams, from fake payment screenshots to overpayment, chargeback and shipping fraud. Spot the red flags and protect every sale.
Buying & Selling Guides Selling Accessories, Bundles & Lots for More 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 broken or for-parts phone or laptop still has cash value. Compare trade-in, buyback, repair shops and parts buyers, and avoid junk offers.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Handle Lowball Offers When Selling Tech Lowball offers are normal when selling used tech. Price from market data, leave room to negotiate, and use sample replies to counter, hold or walk away.
Buying & Selling Guides Do You Owe Taxes Selling Used Electronics? A 1099-K for selling an old phone or laptop doesn't always mean you owe taxes. See how personal-item losses, hobby sales and resale businesses differ.
Buying & Selling Guides Swappa Seller Types: Individual, Power, Enterprise Swappa has three seller types: Individual, Power and Enterprise. See how to spot each, the trust signals behind them, and how to shop individuals only.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Avoid Scams When Buying Used Electronics Most used electronics scams follow a few patterns. Spot the common scam types and red flags, and see why staying on-platform stops most of them.
Buying & Selling Guides The Pre-Purchase Checklist for Any Used Device The pre-purchase checklist for any used device: verify the seller, confirm it's lock-free and paid off, test condition and contents, and pay safely.
Buying & Selling Guides Best Time to Sell Your Phone (Before Value Drops) The best time to sell your phone is 4 to 8 weeks before a new flagship is announced. See the windows for iPhone, Galaxy and Pixel and why values drop.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Sell Your Used Phone for the Most Money Sell your used phone for the most money: wipe it, remove account locks, price it from sold data, shoot clear photos and skip low trade-in offers.
