Best/Easiest way to sell one item?

Jay-Jay_4

Hullo


My husband wants me to sell a mobile phone for him. I've bought a lot from ebay but never sold on there, I don't want the hassle of scammers, don't want the hassle of NPB's, chargebacks or negs.

I tried Loot and got no response.

Struggling to think of another way to sell it

I looked on Envirophone but it's a phone that's £300 new and it only offers £74 for it. They go on ebay for over £200.


Any ideas please? he's driving me mad :rolleyes:

vmaster

Try https://www.gumtree.com. Quick & easy, works quite well particularly in London.

Amazombie

Have you checked to see how much its selling for on Amazon?

http://www.amazon.co.uk

kevinyork

Phones do sell well on eBay. However as you have said there are risks:

If you list as a buy it now then require immediate payment via paypal to avoid non paying bidders/scammers.

Say you will only ship to a verified Paypal address in your listing in large letters.

Set your preferences to exclude people with -1 or less feedback, people in countries you dont ship to, and people with the relevant unpaid item strike quota.

Dont ship outside of UK. Royal Mail won't offer increased insurance on overseas shipping if its a mobile phone. Offer UK Special Delivery Only and keep a note of the IMEI number before shipping.

I would go for a well produced Auction listing over 7 days ending on a Sunday late afternoon...thats my preferred slot-others may differ. Describe it exactly as it is-every single blemish or defect however small. Ive found the more detailed you are about scratches or missing accessories etc the more interest you get because people know you are being honest. Use you own picture of the phone-not a picture of a brand new one.

Get the phone unlocked-usually costs about £10 at a local mobile shop but this will increase interest considerably. At the very least you will get your £10 back.

If its a popular phone you should get a good price. Dont offer to sell it to any enquirers as the listing progresses (you know the type 'How much to Buy this item now??')

If you cover these bases you should be fine. Im sure others will have further refinements to this advice. Yes there are scammers but there are thousands of successful mobile phone sales on eBay daily.

Kev

Jay-Jay_4

Thanks

Gumtree looks good but I'm in Lancashire, Amazon doesn't have any of that phone listed.... that could either be a good or bad thing???

I think I might give ebay a try with those helpful instructions. I could always come back here for help and advice.... I've not quite decided on it yet :eek:

Mado

I do understand your concerns!
I only sold 1 item on ebay (my last baby's buggy... sniff sniff...) about a year ago and it went really easily.
I know phones are probably more risky but kevin has put some really good advice....
Go for it girl!!!!


(Just don't log on every 5 minutes to see if someone has bid on it like I dd the first day!!!!)

mfboss

Just to add.. I think for an expensive phone, you should offer bank transfer instead of paypal. Of course the downside is that you may not get alot bidders because you don't accepted paypal but it will save you so much time and the hassle, if someone tries a chargeback or something.
That's just my opinion of course, I would rather lose a little (the price you pay for not accepting paypal) rather than the phone and the money

Jay-Jay_4

Well after some thought I've decided to risk ebay. It will probably take me a week to figure it all out

I'm not sure about bank transfer, would welcome some more opinions on this

How does one go about postage and packing on an expensive item like this? I know that special delivery is recommended and the item weighs 650 grams but I can't find a price scale on the Royal Mail website. Any ideas where I can find out how much to list postage as without having to tramp down to the post office?

frivolous_fay

Bank transfer is far less risky for you as a seller than paypal... (and fee-free) but people are less used to using it and can be wary.

You could offer payment by cheque as a compromise.

Jay-Jay_4

Thanks fay, I don't like the idea of a cheque simply because the drawer can stop it for various reasons for so long after it has been paid in. Hubby and I both worked in banks for many years and we've seen cheques returned months after being presented.

With Paypal.... if I can proove posting (special delivery) and if the item is exactly as described what else can go wrong?

frivolous_fay

Jay-Jay wrote:

With Paypal.... if I can proove posting (special delivery) and if the item is exactly as described what else can go wrong?

- They might have paid you with a stolen card. The money will then be recalled from YOUR account at a later date.
- They could CLAIM that the payment to you was made fraudulently, and their CC provider will have to give them the benefit of the doubt, taking the money off YOU.
- They could claim that the phone you sent was faulty. You'd be forced by paypal to accept a return, but they'd have the opportunity to switch phones and send you back a dodgy one instead of the one you sold.

I'm not trying to frighten you but these are scams that can be, and regularly are, pulled.