Safest way to sell iphone?

wonder_lander · 1 Sep 2009 at 13:27

I'm looking to upgrade to a 32GB 3GS and will therefore have an 18 month old iphone 3G 8GB to sell.

Having heard plenty of horror stories about ebay I either want to avoid selling via them but what could I do to avoid issues with ebay?

Other option seems to be to just use a mobile recycling company as at least you know what you'll get!

Anyone offer any advice?

J1234 · 1 Sep 2009 at 13:41

I would have suggested eBay, but you have to pay so much in fees now it's just not worth it :/

Have a look here as that recycling company offers fairly good prices compared to others.

It seems http://www.bananagreen.com/ offer the most.

Vonhelmet · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:04

Try cex. See what they'll offer you compared to the mobile recycling companies.

LittleChimp · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:11

As long as your careful ebay isnt so bad. You get afew scalywags trying stuff but as long as you put a reserve on your item you should be ok. If you use paypal you can get your money back if they try anything. Your in a stronger position as a seller than a buyer to be honest, thats where the real horror stories are lol.

wonder_lander · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:18

LittleChimp said:
As long as your careful ebay isnt so bad. You get afew scalywags trying stuff but as long as you put a reserve on your item you should be ok. If you use paypal you can get your money back if they try anything. Your in a stronger position as a seller than a buyer to be honest, thats where the real horror stories are lol.

I'm an ebay powerseller so am not sure if you have this right. Paypal always sides with the buyer in my experience!!

Looks like a recycling company could be the easy option, thanks for the replies.

iMacMart · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:26

wonder_lander said:
Paypal always sides with the buyer in my experience!!

Would have to disagree with you there, I thought I was buying a iPhone 3G last year and got a load of get rich quick files zipped and emailed instead :rolleyes:

Paypal paid back some of us that got scammed but not all and I argued it for days and they just said no!

Think selling is ok as long as the funds clear paypal and they don't reverse the payment..

Or cash on collection is best... No fee's

(Sorry don't mean to put you off, thats the worst issue I've had on the bay and still buy and sell there now)

mOdO · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:47

wonder_lander said:
Paypal always sides with the buyer in my experience!!

This. If paypal is the only way, make sure they have a confirmed address so that your covered.

LittleChimp · 1 Sep 2009 at 15:47

Yeah from my experience I always come off worse buying goods than selling :/.