Selling a Blackberry Pearl - tips

stolt

i think £130.00 may be too much for the pearl, the new pearl 8120 is out now and seems to be commanding a price around £170.00-£200.00 if you are just going to a by it now might be betterto tic the make me a offer and set the min offer around £80.00.

Cerenia

stolt wrote: »

i think £130.00 may be too much for the pearl, the new pearl 8120 is out now and seems to be commanding a price around £170.00-£200.00 if you are just going to a by it now might be betterto tic the make me a offer and set the min offer around £80.00.

Still making £150, once just finsihed for £170 - the satnav trial boosts the value a bit

Hintza

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

Don't take paypal.

Don't ship abroad.

Ask for a cheque, and after 6 working days when it's clear send your phone via special delivery.

Some of us have to live in the real world. Would you pay by cheque to someone you have never met and then wait 6 days?

soolin

Hintza wrote: »

Some of us have to live in the real world. Would you pay by cheque to someone you have never met and then wait 6 days?

I agree. The majority of buyers will not buy unless they can use paypal..so by not offering it you lose the majority of bidders and possibly the best prices. Use paypal but make sure you follow the check list for using it safely and make sure your auction is set up with all the seller preferences mentioned earlier in the thread as well as stating up front that buyer needs a confirmed paypal address otherwise payment will be returned and a bank transfer or cheque accepted instead.

I have sold a number of £150+ items, have never come across a scammer yet, but I always offer immediate payment required on a BIN, only take a confirmed address and have a statement in my auction that I am aware of the 419 scam and wil not ship overseas.

stolt

Cerenia wrote: »

Still making £150, once just finsihed for £170 - the satnav trial boosts the value a bit

really, thats amazing that there selling for that much now, as i say the 8120 which is the next Uk model up that has wifi etc sells for about £170.00 on average.

has the op got the 8100 pearl? looking at some of the 8100's that have sold over the last couple of days the average seems to be about £100.00.

Cerenia

stolt wrote: »

really, thats amazing that there selling for that much now, as i say the 8120 which is the next Uk model up that has wifi etc sells for about £170.00 on average.

has the op got the 8100 pearl? looking at some of the 8100's that have sold over the last couple of days the average seems to be about £100.00.

The 8110 is the more popular due its mainly a multimedia device, the 8120 have had problems for a few phone retailers. I just won the pearl in a work competition, and I asked mum to ask for me as I was up there and she was on the PC

Brooker_Dave

Hintza wrote: »

Some of us have to live in the real world. Would you pay by cheque to someone you have never met and then wait 6 days?

Better than paypalling the funds to a hotmail email addy of a stranger would you not agree?

Expensive phones and paypal payment always seem to end in tears for someone?

soolin

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

Better than paypalling the funds to a hotmail email addy of a stranger would you not agree?

Expensive phones and paypal payment always seem to end in tears for someone?

I wondered how long it would be before you came along again with your very unusual interpretation on things.

Sarah-Jane_2

shelly wrote: »

I'd definately open the box just to do this. She has to cover all bases. Then just state in the listing that box has only been opened to record the IMEI numbers on the phone. That might in itself stop a few potential scammers if you tell them you have recorded the IMEI number.

Or just say the box is opened to check the contents Saying you've recoreded the IMEI may put off potential scammers, but could also put off buyers thinking they're being judged as dishonest unfairly:o

bees_2

Also state on your listing no idders with private feedback!