I also liked OfferUp a lot until they changed their selling guidelines, now you have to send them a copy of your license, why do they want my personal information when I’m selling cash and local?
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Same thing happened to me, sold a 11 basic and the guy said he bought by accident and filed a chargeback. He ended up keeping my phone but PayPal took the hit and didn’t take money from me.
big reason I went to Apple was to avoid that new gadget bug and always selling electronics I want to keep a phone for years now and just trade it in to Apple when the time is right.
Also offer up is filled up of cheapskates I haven’t seen so many low ballers in my life at the site.
but cash is king and that. PayPal plus shipping stuff isn’t for me.
a lot of scammers out there man.
Tried listing on offer up this morning, already had 3 scammers trying to dupe me and one person offering me half of what it was listed at and kept bugging me after I said no. Looks like I’ll be going with Apple
So OfferUp it might depend on area, I guess? I’m in Chicago so if I list any electronics I’m automatically offered half the market price by a bunch of people… Honestly it’s better used for things you would sell at a garage sale.
For Swappa it actually used to have lower fees, but now they are higher. So far I’ve only had good experiences and if you’re just a regular seller I’d say you have a advantage just be open about the condition and answer any questions. Many resellers fix and replace the displays on some of the phones and they don’t disclose it…
For Swappa it actually used to have lower fees, but now they are higher. So far I’ve only had good experiences and if you’re just a regular seller I’d say you have a advantage just be open about the condition and answer any questions. Many resellers fix and replace the displays on some of the phones and they don’t disclose it…
Long time swappa user here. The site is definitely not what it once was and I find myself looking elsewhere first when trying to sell.
It used to be mostly individuals selling their phones but now it's overrun by resellers and eshops like eBay is, as well as lowballers and foreign buyers asking to ship internationally. But I guess when anything grows too big, that's what happens.
Paypal didn't help when they changed their buyer protection policy to 6 months a couple years ago. Now a sleazy buyer can use the phone for half a year, then claim there's a problem and demand a refund. They won't necessarily be successful, but it's not a fight I want to have when phones are pushing $1000s nowadays.
It used to be mostly individuals selling their phones but now it's overrun by resellers and eshops like eBay is, as well as lowballers and foreign buyers asking to ship internationally. But I guess when anything grows too big, that's what happens.
Paypal didn't help when they changed their buyer protection policy to 6 months a couple years ago. Now a sleazy buyer can use the phone for half a year, then claim there's a problem and demand a refund. They won't necessarily be successful, but it's not a fight I want to have when phones are pushing $1000s nowadays.
