{"id":1071,"date":"2016-04-12T21:57:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T02:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2016-04-12T21:57:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T02:57:03","slug":"pro-tips-sell-your-phone-faster-on-swappa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swappa.com\/blog\/pro-tips-sell-your-phone-faster-on-swappa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tips: Sell Your Listing Faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you list your phone (or tablet, or watch, or VR headset) on Swappa, you want it to sell. <strong>Fast<\/strong>. But sometimes it doesn&#8217;t. Here are a few tips and tricks to make your listing the best it can be.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Competitive Price<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is a big one. We can&#8217;t say that enough. We see hundreds and hundreds of listings and often the ones that don&#8217;t sell are priced too high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1088 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-12-at-9.47.52-PM-2-e1460515996606.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 9.47.52 PM\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the pricing data that is available for your specific device. Everyone wants to get as much as they can for their device, but sometimes it&#8217;s priced too\u00a0high and just can&#8217;t compete with the other listings.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swappa.com\/app\/price\" target=\"_blank\">Swappa Price App<\/a><\/strong> for Android or iOS to get the value for the phone you have right in your hand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-787 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/swappa.png\" alt=\"swappa\" width=\"442\" height=\"543\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Featured Listing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Featured listings are an inexpensive and easy way to upgrade your listing, making it more visible and more likely to sell.<\/p>\n<p>When you feature your listing for just $5 your listing is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pinned to the top in the Feature Listing section above the non-featured listings<\/li>\n<li>Highlighted in yellow and starred\u00a0to draw more attention<\/li>\n<li>Tweeted to all the followers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swappamucho\" target=\"_blank\">@SwappaMucho<\/a> Twitter account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your featured listing will look something like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1079 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-12-at-8.59.59-PM-1024x111.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 8.59.59 PM\" width=\"607\" height=\"66\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Swappa user Wesley T. mentions that his featured listings sell within 24-48 hours in his review on Sitejabber.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1080 size-large img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Wes-sitejabber-review-957x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wes sitejabber review\" width=\"607\" height=\"649\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Be Accurate &amp;\u00a0Detailed\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sitejabber.com\/reviews\/www.swappa.com#36\" target=\"_blank\">Wesley T.&#8217;s Sitejabber review<\/a> mentioning Featured Listings, he also talks about being detailed and honest in your listings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provide honest, detailed descriptions<\/strong> of your device. Mentioning why you&#8217;re selling is helpful, too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1081 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-12-at-9.14.18-PM-1024x428.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 9.14.18 PM\" width=\"607\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good pics and lots of them.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Share pictures of every angle. If there is a tiny scratch on the bottom right hand corner, show them. It lends a lot to your credibility as a seller and increases the buyers trust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1082 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.swappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-12-at-9.18.46-PM-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 9.18.46 PM\" width=\"607\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We want your experience on Swappa to be easy <em>and profitable<\/em>. 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