Selling my old phone

goodfelladave

I've got an iPhone 5s, it's in pretty good condition. Anyway, I'm economising at the moment and have decided to part company with it. I've been looking at phone recycling sites, Mazuma and the like don't seem to be paying the best prices (they can probably do this because so many people know them and will look at them automatically and accept whatever). Anyway, I was going to sell it on eBay, probably get £220-£250 (before eBay/PayPal fees). Then I saw a poster for a company I hadn't heard of called phonejackpot.co.uk offering £350 for an iPhone 5s in good condition!!! Anyone had any dealings with them? :beer::beer:

goodfelladave

I saw an advert for a company called phonejackpot.co.uk; anyone had dealings with?? Offered a very good price of £350 for a 16gb iphone 5s.

grumbler

Only scammers would offer a price higher than they would have paid on ebay for the same phone. I think this is obvious.

J_B

I suspect that it will be worth more if *you* get it unlocked (if it is locked) by *your* network.
Don't use some dodgy back street unlocker, iPhones are a PITA in that way!

forgotmyname

site registered in India... Registered recently

office 58 in colmore row. Just maybe just a desk or maildrop.

links to .com site which is registered in panama.

AVOID like the plague....

goodfelladave

Thanks for the replies, I've taken the advice onboard and was going to pass but then I saw a phone number, so I decided to call them today.

Got through to a nice (well nice sounding lol) man. He took me through the steps, explained the price is £350 yes but only if you have the phone in perfect condition, charger and the box. I said I didn't have the latter and he said the price would be £320 (it's unlocked btw, otherwise deduct a further £15). Anyway, they're sending a freepost bag or somesuch (similar to Mazuma I guess)....so we'll see :beer: £305 is still a lot better than I can get elsewhere.

SteveHenshaw

goodfelladave wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I've taken the advice onboard and was going to pass but then I saw a phone number, so I decided to call them today.

Got through to a nice (well nice sounding lol) man. He took me through the steps, explained the price is £350 yes but only if you have the phone in perfect condition, charger and the box. I said I didn't have the latter and he said the price would be £320 (it's unlocked btw, otherwise deduct a further £15). Anyway, they're sending a freepost bag or somesuch (similar to Mazuma I guess)....so we'll see :beer: £305 is still a lot better than I can get elsewhere.

You're in for a whole world of pain if you send it to phonejackpot. I would avoid like the plague, the site has zero credibility.

Sell it on eBay, you will get far more than a recycling site. Just make sure you send via recorded delivery and don't accept returns on the listing.

goodfelladave

SteveHenshaw wrote: »

You're in for a whole world of pain if you send it to phonejackpot. I would avoid like the plague, the site has zero credibility.

Sell it on eBay, you will get far more than a recycling site. Just make sure you send via recorded delivery and don't accept returns on the listing.

:undecided have you had bad dealings with them or something? They seemed fine on the phone. I couldn't find anything out about them online.

Quiet_Spark

goodfelladave wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I've taken the advice onboard and was going to pass but then I saw a phone number, so I decided to call them today.

I can post a landline number of my choosing here right now, but it won't put you through to a landline as I'd have it routed to a throwaway PAYG mobile which cannot be traced back to me.
As for him being "nice" when you spoke to him, of course he was nice to you....he wants you to trust him so he can sell your phone and keep the money he gets for himself.

goodfelladave wrote: »

£305 is still a lot better than I can get elsewhere.

You won't be getting £3 if you are daft enough to post it off, Street View confirms what forgotmyname has already said about it being a mailbox dropoff address.

Having the phone barred once you realise you have been conned won't matter either, because that phone will no doubt be in another country where the bar cannot be enforced.

goodfelladave wrote: »

I couldn't find anything out about them online.

Is that not ringing the alarm bells for you already?
If not, I have a bridge for sale you may be interested in.

goodfelladave

A lot of negativity flowing here....I've heard of people using small recyclers before and being fine. Thanks for the advice nonetheless.

goodfelladave

Quiet_Spark wrote: »

Is that not ringing the alarm bells for you already?
If not, I have a bridge for sale you may be interested in.

Presumably they're just a new company, hence the poster I saw that had been stuck up.