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Top 7 Tips for Selling Your Phone For The Most Cash

Lewis Hanney | WeBuyAnyPhone.com


Top 7 Tips for Selling Your Phone For The Most Cash

Top 7 Tips for Selling Your Phone For The Most Cash You’re thinking about selling your old iPhone or Samsung smartphone. Whether trading it in for a better deal on your new model or for cash we know you’ll want to get the most value for it.

The mobile phone recycler industry continues to grow significantly year on year. Which means that as a seller you have a prime opportunity to benefit from this ongoing hike in demand. And with a little extra know how you can profit much more, fully maximising your phones resale value.

We want to help you prepare your phone for resale so, you can get the best deal possible.

Here’s how.

  1. Clean Your Phone

Visible signs of wear and tear are the most common defects seen when recycling phones. We test for imperfections that can be invisible to the naked eye. These can include tiny cracks and scratches, dead pixels and LCD bleeding. Which can effect touchscreen registration and visual issues.

However, you can improve visible signs by thoroughly cleaning and polishing using a microfiber cloth. This could help you move your old mobile phone from an average condition to pretty good. Which can more than double the devices value.

See our condition criteria’s in full detail here.

  1. Unlock Your Phone

Smartphones can be tied to specific carriers and will only work with SIM cards made by the same network. The value of locked devices is different depending on the carrier network. You can check to see whether your phone needs unlocking by inserting a different networks SIM card into it. If its locked a message will appear on your home screen.

You can get in touch with your network provider and by law they have to provide you with a Network Unlock Code (NUC). Which simply needs inputting into the device with a new SIM card. Otherwise the network may be able to unlock your phone remotely.

If you are still within contract you do still have options. You could try your luck with your current network many will allow you to unlock it despite this. Or as a last resort there are both online and high street unlocking services available at a cost. You would have to weigh up against offered amounts for an unlocked or locked device to know whether this is worth it.

Usually, the difference gained in value is actually lower than the costs of this. So, unless you can get your phone unlocked free of charge you’re most likely better off selling your phone locked.

  1. Know When To Sell Your Mobile Phone

The simple answer is the sooner you sell your phone the higher the price you’ll get. The age of the model and the age of the device itself will gradually decrease its value over time. Generally though, the more you spend on your phone to begin with the slower this decline will be.

Phones from Apple and Samsung can lose more than half of their value in a year. The value of these phones decreases gradually every month.

We know our customers are busy. That's why we offer a 14-day price guarantee. This guarantee starts after you place your order online. It helps to ease the stress of fluctuating prices.

You can lock in today's price and have two weeks to send us your mobile phone using our free delivery options.

To lock in your price now to get the highest amount just click below.

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  1. Choose The Best Place To Sell

We know it’s in the buyers best interest to offer you, the seller the best possible price. We know if we do you'll sell to us.

At the same time we need to balance making a healthy profit upcycling the phone for resale.

At WeBuyAnyPhone.com we believe the ability to offer the highest prices for mobile phones is testament to our efficiency.

This is why we make it a daily priority to keep our finger firmly on the pulse. Regularly making our internal processes slicker. Reviewing the market and updating our pricing to ensure we’re giving the best offers. This way we make sure you get the most cash for your old phones.

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  1. Know How Much Your Phones Worth

Knowing how much you could get for your device seems like an obvious one.

But there are many options for selling your phone, including carrier networks and second hand phone refurbishing companies.

We’ve found that when it comes down to the value you get you’ll end up with more selling to a refurb company. This still leaves you with a long list of companies who buy second hand phones. They plan to refurbish these devices to a like new state and sell on for a profit.

All these companies price and grade mobile phone conditions differently. This can be confusing and the only way to truly know the best option would be to shop around and gather offers from each.

If you’ve got the time we encourage this in order for you to secure the absolute best deal. But for a shortcut, WeBuyAnyPhone.com does the hard work for you. We update our prices daily with the aim of offering our customers the highest price possible. This means vast majority of the time the prices we offer come out 1st.

See for yourself here.

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  1. Evaluate & Chose Your Phones Condition Accurately

When shopping around to sell your old phone you’ll notice every buyer will use different phrasing for phones conditions. Taking the time to know which condition your working or damaged phone falls into for each specific buyer will save you time and money.

An incorrect grading gives you an incorrect quote. We then have to send a requote and you have to reapprove this.

If we can't reach an agreement, we will post your device back to you. This takes time and in the world of second hand phones time is money. Making the effort early on will save you hassle and money in the end.

  1. Be Careful of Carrier Network Offers & Incentives

They usually market offers to you at just the right time, given their knowledge of your contract. While this offers convenience, it will normally not be the most cost effective.

Before taking their word on a sweet deal take the time check the value offered from phone refurbishing companies. A quick ' sell my phone, Google search will stun you with how much more money you could make.

Now you have all the know how to get yourself the best possible deal when selling your phone.

You just need to know, how and where to find the best deal for your specific device. How to make sure your offer will be correct and how to prep your phone before sending it off.

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