Buying & Selling Guides How to Ship Cameras, Lenses & Fragile Gear Cameras and lenses are high-value and fragile in ways most electronics are not. This seller's guide covers protecting glass and sensors, whether to ship a body and lenses together, and how to match insurance to value.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Ship a Laptop Safely Shipping a laptop safely comes down to a few key steps: prep the machine, protect the screen and hinges, and match your carrier and insurance to the laptop's value. Here's how sellers do it without a damage claim.
Buying & Selling Guides Shipping Devices With Lithium Batteries Nearly every phone, laptop, or tablet you ship contains a regulated lithium battery. Here is what sellers actually need to know about carrier rules, labeling, and staying compliant.
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.
