While sites like eBay can help you turn old gadgets into cash, they’re also kind of a hassle.
You’ve got to create a listing with photos and a description, figure out a competitive sale price, and pay for shipping. Selling locally on Facebook Marketplace, meanwhile, means dealing with flaky buyers and awkward meetup locations. You’d be forgiven for just leaving your old phones or tablets in a drawer instead.
Fortunately, there are easier ways to offload your used tech gear while still fetching fair prices in return.
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Turn old gadgets into cash—without the headache
For an easier way to sell your old phones, tablets, game consoles, and other tech gear, check out SellCell.
➜ SellCell helps you find the best buyback prices for your used gadgets.
⌚ It takes just a minute to see what your device is worth, with no registration required.
Instead of buying back your gadgets directly, SellCell looks up prices across dozens of buyback companies, then links to their respective websites to complete the deal.
✅ Let’s say, for instance, that you’ve got an old Galaxy S20 to sell. Type the phone’s name into SellCell’s search box and select your phone model. On the results page, make sure to select your phone’s condition and which carrier it’s tied to.
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SellCell shows you all the details for easy buybacks in a single streamlined spot.
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You’ll see a list of offers from various buyback sites, along with details on how you’ll get paid and how long you’ll have to ship out the phone. Selecting an offer will take you to the buyback site to complete the sale process. Most sites provide a free shipping label, though you’ll need to provide your own packaging.
☝️ Make sure to back up any important data and factory reset your phone before shipping it off. Also, don’t sell any phone that’s still on a payment plan from your wireless carrier.
Who’s it for?
If you’re sticking with a major carrier such as AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon, you probably shouldn’t sell your old phone through SellCell when upgrading to new one. Those carriers tend to offer much better trade-in values in exchange for multi-year service agreements. In many cases, they’ll give you a new flagship phone for free.
Still, buyback sites can be useful if you have a cheaper prepaid wireless plan or don’t want to be stuck with your carrier long-term. They can also help you offload other gadgets, including tablets, smartwatches, and game consoles.
More comparison shopping
Before you complete a sale through SellCell, I also suggest checking trade-in values on Back Market.
Back Market connects you directly to refurbishers that want to buy and resell used tech gear, and its offers aren’t indexed by SellCell. In some cases, it may offer better prices. (For instance, it’s currently buying Xbox One consoles for $50, while the highest offer through SellCell is $40.) I’ve personally used Back Market to sell an old console without issue.
Of course, you’ll likely get the most value by selling directly to other buyers on sites like eBay or Swappa. But you’ll also spend way more time and deal with more headaches. Who wants to put in all that extra work?
- SellCell is a website that you can access in any web browser.
- It’s free to access with no subscriptions or registration.
- Like many sites, SellCell users personal data for targeted ad purposes, but you don’t have to provide any data to use it. The site only collects your email address if you sign up for optional price alerts.
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