many including me are happy on iphone 8 or even 7, hahaha
When I go on vacation each year I like to get the best photos and 4k videos. I didnāt join the upgrade program because its actually a waste of money, Iām not paying $650 a year just to lease the pro 128gb model. I rather just pay $999 each year and sell it back on ebay to trusted buyers or I could just trade it in at Apple each year and pay $500 each year. I sold my 14 Pro and someone bought it for $944 with tax a month before the 15 pro came out.
How do you determine on ebay who is a ātrusted buyerā as I didnāt think ebay allowed you to pick and choose who you are selling to?
You could see how many reviews a seller or buyer has over the years I have 91 100% reviews over the years since Iāve been selling on eBay.
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Sure, but you canāt stop a buyer with crap or no reviews from buying or bidding, or stop a person that just created an account that day from doing the same.
The reviews (or lack of them) for a buyer are meaningless to you as a seller. This happens all the time and sellers get burned.
You said sell the iPhone to a ātrusted buyerā and I would love to know how to do that!
Even if a new seller buy the iphone I just refund the money I donāt trust them. Before I ship an iPhone I make sure that the full name on the property search website match whats on ebay. I usually find there phone number and verify with them, some buyers were shocked that I know there phone number even though its not listed on ebay.
The best you can do is set buyer requirements and limit shipping locations
Itās not perfect but seems to help filter some fraudulent accounts. Requiring ebay to process payments (get their skim) and require immediate payment goes a little further.
97 for me since 1999 but the ratings actually roll-off after a period of time, the count doesnāt drop.
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Yes, that is unfortunately as good as it gets as we all know. Still hasnāt stopped the fraud and hiccups.
It is sometime more āworthwhileā to jump into the Wild West shitshow of CL and FB Marketplace depending on the item, ebay fees and your tolerance for being potentially robbed and/or kidnapped.
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For non-electronics I typically just sell those on OfferUp. Depending on the FMV of the phone, I have resorted to trade-ins on the past couple, juice wasnāt worth the squeeze. I canāt imagine selling an iPhone that way because I canāt imagine BUYING an iPhone that way, too many fakes from strangers with no social proof, even if you did transact in the parking lot of a police station.
For laptops, spendy iPads, and more expensive phones IMO eBay is still the best way to get the most value for the least aggravation. People who are shopping for something specific are there, you just have to find them among the tire kickers. The last 27" iMac I sold was about a year old, pretty well specāed (non-Pro but IIRC upgraded i9 with 64GB Ram and 1TB SSD) that you could still build it new for ~$3500. IIRC I was selling for ~$2k, but you could buy a new stripper 27" iMac for ~$999 with 8GB Ram and 256GB SSD. Plenty of lowball offers comparing to the bean can, I just had to filter until someone who wanted that exact spec came along, had been looking for a used one for months, we made a deal and I shipped it the next day.
I always price to sell, but maybe a few bucks higher. I never choose Auction only āBuy it Nowā, I accept offers and set thresholds to ignore the lowballs. Only ship to the US, only accept filtered buyers.
The only issue Iāve ever had: once I listed an item, someone sent an offer that I accepted, and then they decided they didnāt want it, so we cancelled and I re-listed.
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Yes, very similar to my experience as well, even with OfferUp (which has been a mixed bag). Electronics for sure need to go on ebay, and big stuff local on FB and CL if shipping will kill you.
I have had two bogus buyers on eBay that were an issue in 20+ years, so that is not bad. FB and CL have a had a few no shows and a cancel or two at the last minute and that really is not bad as well. It is the scam FB Messenger and CL emails that get tiresome.
Iāve had good luck with Swappa for iPhones. Ive purchased and sold a few phones on Facebook marketplace but itās not the most ideal, an handful of scammers but mostly people that reach out with interest but never follow through.
For me, the Swappa sellers set the price too low. You get more money back if you were to sell on eBay.
Awesome! Iāve only sold once on Swappa, usually sell on Facebook marketplace but Iāll look closer at EBay for next time. Iāve purchased 3-4 phones from Swappa, I tend to look for individual sellers that are selling because of upgrade and that claim to have kept good care of be device (always in case, with screen protectors, etc). Iām glad they have āexclude businessā filter now, Iām hesitant to receive a a device that has been repaired with aftermarket components.
Selling my 15 Pro 128 GB Natural Titanium for $900