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Best way to sell a new phone

Post by jjmartin349571 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:56 pm

Hi folks,

I've got a new Samsung Galaxy S3 16gb that I want to sell. It's brand new and sealed in box, but I'm not sure of the best place to sell it. eBay is the obvious one, but a couple of mobile phone places have offered enough to tempt me to send it in. igadgetsrecycled have offered £180 for a new phone, but after reading their reviews they seem a bit hit and miss. Surely they can't try and knock me down on the price of a phone which hasn't been removed from the box though? :? alternately, is there any companies that people could recommend? I'd like to get about £160+ for the phone really, as it's brand spanking new.

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Re: Best way to sell a new phone

Post by Donald » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:10 pm

O2 recycle. Not seen anywhere else that gives you more. Doesn't have to be an O2 phone. Sold them 3 iphones in the last 2 months and they've been spot on every time.

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Post by jjmartin349571 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:13 pm

I've just had a look, and they seem like a good option. Free return of phone if not happy, and they're a reputable company. £157 for the phone isn't far off what I wanted, just a shame they don't seem to take into consideration the fact that the phone is new!

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:21 pm

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Re: Best way to sell a new phone

Post by Donald » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:33 pm

Go in store and talk to them, you'll get a better deal. At least in my experience ;)

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Post by jjmartin349571 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:41 pm

Donald wrote:Go in store and talk to them, you'll get a better deal. At least in my experience ;)
You mean I'm going to have to leave my house?! :o But this is the age of the interwebz!

Guess I could trek over to Brighton at some point and see what they'll do for me. Was there much variation in price when you paid a visit in person?
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Just sell it straight through Amazon on to an end user you mean? Or do Amazon buy the goods off you?

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:55 pm

Just like ebay but list it on amazon. The percentage they take is lower than ebay/paypal.
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Post by jjmartin349571 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:42 pm

I ended up selling it through O2 Recycle online as I'm impatient :lol: They offered £157, and then I used their price match thing and sent a request for them to match Asda's quote of £166.10 - will have to see how it goes!

My Galaxy Tab just sold for £155 too 8-) Was hoping to plough all this back into the Preludes, but guess it's going on Laura's new car now :roll:

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Post by lewd lude lover » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:00 am

on ebay and as fast as you can. I got 450 for my galaxy s2 when it came out. Paid for the whole contract cost and I had a handset I liked already. two years of basically free phone usage.

how come its not worth that? has it been out for a while? I dont keep up on smart phones as i dont think they help people to be smart.
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