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April 30, 2017

How to Sell Used Phones for More Using PhoneCheck

Do you want to increase the value of your used phones? As the smartphone industry continues to grow and become more innovative, so should you.Utilizing a mobile diagnostic app and getting your smart devices certified will surely increase confidence to buy. Don’t leave any money on the table.Did you know that smartphones are in 65 percent of American households? “Nearly two-thirds of Americans are now smartphone owners, and for many these devices are a key entry point to the online world,”Pew Research Center found.That is a lot of potential customers for used phone resellers. In fact, smartphones outnumber people in the U.S., and the used phone market’s estimated value is in theballpark of $17 billion.

How to Sell Used Smartphones

First, take a good hard look at your products from a buyer’s perspective. Understand the key concerns that come with buying a used phone. After all, no one wants to get scammed or ripped off.Second, enlist PhoneCheck’s mobile diagnostic app and third party certification to boost your inventories value. Mobile diagnostic testing and certification shows your commitment to providing quality used phones, and you can price them accordingly.Here’s how you can sell used phones for more using PhoneCheck . . .

Put Yourself in the Buyer’s Shoes

Looking at your products from a buyer’s perspective is a fantastic tactic to overcome those consumer trust issues. Buying a used phone certainly comes with some baggage.For instance . . .

Despite these pitfalls, buying a used phone can be a wonderful way to save money and avoid lengthy network provider contracts. The following are a few other questions buyers may ponder prior to purchasing your used phones.

Are You Giving Adequate Information?

Providing as much information about your used phones as possible is certainly what buyers want to see. One of the most important things to provide is the phone’s IMEI or ESN.

Using this unique serial number, buyers can check the status of the phone, ensuring it is clean. If someone buys a used phone with a bad IMEI or ESN, they essentially just purchased a very innovative paperweight.One issue many smartphone buyers want to avoid is the “fake phone” scam. These fake phones are excellent replicas, but will have model names misspelled, or the design could be slightly off. Plenty of information and high quality images will assert confidence to buy.Giving in depth details about your smart devices for sale also shows potential customers that you are a reputable reseller.

Are You a Reputable Used Phone Dealer?

When someone wants to buy a used phone, especially online, they will check more than just smartphone details. They may actually do more research on the reseller than the phone itself.Why is this important to buyers? Because they want to ensure they are buying from a reputable reseller. This way they can buy with confidence and have a working used device six months down the road too.Previous customer ratings and comments are most definitely checked. Showing that you have taken steps to ensure quality of your products via mobile diagnostic testing and certification, your ratings will be higher. Thus allowing you to increase price points.

Is the Used Phone Locked?

The worst thing that can happen to someone paying hundreds for a new used phone, is finding out the device is locked. This pretty much makes the innovative smart device as valuable as a rock.Here’s how this can happen . . .

Does the Used Phone have a Third Party Certification?

Buyers are savvier than ever, and the demand for a third party certification is the result of smarter used smartphone purchases. Any reseller that offers up a third party certification with their used phones will certainly increase profit margins.It can, however, be difficult to know which mobile diagnostic app and certification platform is best. As a reseller, you want a trusted certificate that covers a variety of aspects. After all, this is possibly your most valuable marketing tool.

PhoneCheck Mobile Certification

There are a few essentials every high quality mobile certification will verify. PhoneCheck’s mobile certification combines more than 60-points of diagnostics with a number of other mobile diagnostic services.The certification checks and verifies . . .

This comprehensive certification is like a Carfax report, or home appraisal. You certainly wouldn’t purchase a home or car without one of those, and the same should apply to any used phone purchase.Resellers that provide a PhoneCheck mobile certification dispel any doubt regarding the quality and functionality of your products. You can also increase the price of your used phones as well, since most consumers will happily pay a bit more for peace of mind.

PhoneCheck’s Mobile Diagnostic Services

Giving your customers the peace of mind that their investment will be worth it is all about quality diagnostics. After all, you simply can’t certify any smartphone without a core set of failsafe tests.PhoneCheck’s mobile diagnostic app is also tailored to the needs of used phone resellers. Not only does the app check for over 60 potential defects, it can also check multiple devices at the same time. This is vital for resellers with a large inventory.

The diagnostic services provided also take environmental factors into account as well. For instance, GPS and Bluetooth functionality can be skewed by outside conditions. However, PhoneCheck ensures that all diagnostics are 100 percent valid.PhoneCheck used phone diagnostics include . . .

Selling your used phones for more is all about overcoming consumer trust issues. Utilizing mobile diagnostic services and offering a third party certification from PhoneCheck is a sure fire way to boost confidence to buy. Become a reputable reseller by partnering with PhoneCheck. You’ll simply sell more, for more.

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