Originally Posted by Ads:
“Just had my upgrade phone from 02, and I would like to sell my old phone on Ebay. Its currently locked to 02, is that likely to mean I would get a lot less money for it than an unlocked phone? Would it be worth me getting it unlocked first?
Also as there won't be a sim card with it, will that also mean I would get less money for it?
thanks for any advice”
A few tips for selling anything like a phone on eBay:
- search around and suss out what price your phone is going for and price it £5-£10 cheaper than the average.
- sell it as a Buy it Now, with immediate payment required upon purchase. Auctions are a waste of everyone's time - you either get Chongo Tightropes from Nigeria offering to send you £10,000 in return for keeping £2000, or it fails to sell for the average price
- set your eBay settings to reject buyers who have a rating of zero or less or have had an unpaid strike in the last month
- set your eBay settings to reject users who do not have a credit card on file and who do not have a PayPal account
- only accept PayPal. Sure, the fees are a pain, but it's safer than just about any other method out there.
- weigh the item and check the postage costs at the Royal Mail website - and make sure you get it insured up to its value when you post it
- take a decent photo of both the phone (in close up) and the phone alongside the kit/box etc. and put them both in the listing - and put one of the pics in a gallery listing
- be as honest in your description as possible, including the condition of the phone, its locked/unlocked status and its reliability
I've sold almost every phone I've every owned on eBay, going right back to my original Sony I got in 1992 - and I've never been stung once following the methods above.
CDC