Swappa Local now available in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Swappa Local now available in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina



[UPDATE] This program has been discontinued and is no longer available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

 

Anyone who’s ever tried to buy or sell used tech in the Triangle has likely come across the frustrating experience that is online meetups. Instead of risking your hard-earned money on Craigslist or Facebook, we’re thrilled to announce that Swappa Local is now officially available in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Swappa Local is a trusted online marketplace and the perfect solution for residents in the Research Triangle looking for a safe, worry-free experience when buying and selling used tech with locals in their area. By avoiding shipping charges and making devices available for local pickup, Swappa Local is looking to change the way people think of traditional face-to-face marketplaces.

Swappa’s claim to fame is a hotshot support team that spends endless hours moderating our marketplace, manually verifies listings, performs background checks on phones, and provides 24/7 support to address any questions or concerns. It’s with these safeguards in place we can confidently say that Swappa Local is the only used marketplace where you can actually trust the tech you buy.

 

The greater Raleigh area officially joins of a handful of US metros carefully selected to join the second round of Swappa Local’s nationwide rollout. Home to over 2.8 million people, Swappa’s online-only marketplace already sees a significant number of transactions taking place in the Triangle. This is why introducing our local buying solution made perfect sense.

Swappa Local is also a great fit for college students attending North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By providing students with a safer marketplace for buying and selling used tech, Swappa Local makes it easy for college students to find deals on used MacBooks online or used MacBooks in Raleigh-Durham, cheap iPads, and more, all priced significantly lower than retail.  

Whether you’re looking for a cheap iPhone in Cary, a Samsung Galaxy in Clayton, an Apple Watch in Holly Springs, a MacBook Pro in Morrisville, a DSLR camera in Wake Forest, home tech, or video games in Apex — you’ll find the lowest prices when buying them gently used on Swappa.

 

What is Swappa Local?

Swappa online-only marketplace has been around since 2010, offering a safer alternative to sites like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. This is due to our strict ‘no junk’ policy that requires all devices to be fully functional and ready for activation. Our staff manually approves each listing before it goes live in our marketplace, and we perform background checks on used phones to ensure they haven’t been reported lost/stolen.

Swappa Local is built upon this same foundation of safety and support, only now we’re providing our users with next-day pickup and delivery for local transactions. Whether an item is available for shipping or next-day local pickup and delivery, Swappa users can rest easy knowing the devices they’re shopping for is legitimate and our support team is available 365 days a year to answer any questions or concerns along the way. With Swappa Local, you always get the best deals on newish tech without having to pay the full MSRP.

Swappa Local highlights:

  • Next-day local pickup and delivery
  • Get your newly purchased items fast
  • No junk, broken, or blocklisted devices
  • Trusted community of buyers and sellers
  • 24/7 support, 365 days a year
  • Swappa Local allows you to trust the tech you buy

Swappa vs other online marketplaces

Most online marketplaces offer little-to-no moderation, do nothing to verify listings, and more closely resemble device junkyards with iCloud-locked or broken devices commonly being sold by completely anonymous (and sometimes even fraudulent) users.

While other services have become a breeding ground for fraud and scammers, Swappa Local allows buyers to trust the tech they’re buying. This makes Swappa Local the best choice for buying and selling used tech in your local community — hands down.

Whether it’s our photo verification system or background checks we manually perform on used phones, there are plenty of reasons to check out Swappa Local. For more on how Swappa Local stacks up against the other guys, check out our post comparing Swappa vs OfferUp vs Letgo.

Best phone repair shops in Raleigh / Durham, NC

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There’s a good chance that if you’re shopping around for a new or used cell phone, it’s because your current one is cracked, broken, or otherwise damaged. While Swappa Local is a great way to find deals on cheap phones in your area, you may find it more worthwhile to simply repair your existing phone. No matter which option you decide to go with — Swappa has you covered.

With the newly revamped Swappa Repair Network, we’ve put together a collection of the best phone repair shops near Raleigh / Durham, NC. Should you find yourself with a cracked iPhone screen, water damage, or a bad battery, the Swappa Repair Network provides you with easy access to trained professionals standing by to repair your phone, tablet, or laptop. This allows you to shop, compare, and quickly find phone repair services around the Raleigh / Durham area, all of which offer a minimum 30-day warranty, so you can rest assured that your device will be good as new.

Whether it’s buying a gently used phone in our marketplace, shopping for the best deals on new phones or phone plans, or repairing your current phone to like-new condition, Swappa’s goal remains the same: do everything in our power to help save you time and money. For more on phone repair services in Raleigh / Durham, check out the revamped Swappa Repair Network finder by hitting the button below.