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Selling XDA's

For reasons too dull to go into, i, or rather the company i work for, will be selling a few XDA's over the next few months - starting with about 20, but ultimately i'll have about 100 to get rid of, some II's, mostly IIi's, and a few IIs's.
The nick they're in varies from "scratched to buggery" to "brand new".
I have no idea what a fair price to put on them is - i was going to shift them on eBay, and just offer a "buy it now"price, depending on conition - say £50 for a working but ugly II to £150 for a shiny new IIs, still in its packaging - i can crack them, obv.
So, what's a sensible price that will get the company some money - thats my job after all, while still being reasonable considering what it is i'm actually selling -
Thanks

There are specialist companies who will liquidate your old phones but they pay silly low money eg about £20 per PDA style phone...
You need to complete the accessories bundle for as many of the good condition ones as you can and if you have any of the installation CD's perhaps copy them so all have one - a pdf of the manual is a good idea too. Use pictures of the actual item not a generic photo, unlock them using the tools on this site and maybe even throw in a PAYG sim - available cheaply on ebay, but above all be honest in the description of the unit. And test them all if you can. Note the seriels and if the warranty sticker intact before sending ( if not, apply your own)
Even faulty ones with smashed screens get £50 so your 'rough but working' should make at least £70 hopefully.
Hope this helps.
Richard

Thank you Richard - I should have mentioned i have all the accessories, though i'm perhaps 10% short on stylus's. I could easily offer two each of charger battery and case, if that would be an incentive.
Personally i'm a fairly well established eBayer, so i'll be inclined to use my own account rather than start a new one, and i wouldn't want to do anything that would merit negative feedback, so i'll be scrupulously honest -
if it would be in the spirit of the thing once i've decided a sensible price, i'll offer them here first less 10% or so

i've stuck a sort of "feeler" on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9715068209&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1
i KNOW the pictures are awful, but i'm assuming most people who would buy an XDA know what it looks like. Feedback appreciated as i'm REALLY good at buying on eBay but not so good at selling.

Too cheap? :lol:
Richard

flip!
it sold already!
i'm obviously not asking enough

Touch Cruise for sale

5 month old Touch Cruise for sale. In fine working order with all packaging and acc. Will include full TomTom Navigator 6 in the deal. No SD card. Screen protector installed from unboxing. Only one small wear mark on case by bottom left edge, I think it is from the belt pouch I was using. This phone was bought in the USA, so it is quad band .
Will take $500.00US or best offer. I will also ship it for free in the USA.
I accept Pay Pal. Will discuss other payment arrangements with serious buyers.
Please feel free to contact me with questions.
[email protected]

If my price is too high let me know. I'm open to offers.

How about $425.00 or best offer?

Maybe better luck on eBay?

still availble

Still available, but going up on eBay soon. Any takers?

Considering we all probably have Touch Cruises, either eBay or the Artemis forum might be better posting options.

sonus said:
Considering we all probably have Touch Cruises, either eBay or the Artemis forum might be better posting options...
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...and for a used one, you're going to have to go down quite a bit. With each new Touch model that comes out, the price of the Cruise continues to plummet -- brand new ones are available for your starting price: $499 at SmartMobileGadgets...
Good luck!

are you crazy?I at least get a new one with$450

Here you can buy a new one with garanty from €456,-
http://www.gsmweb.nl/forms/los005.htm

I would better buy brand new Diamond for 573€ then this, its not too much difference.

I'd guess those of us who purchased a Cruise might just as well keep it, unless we're willing to part with it for a couple hundred US dollars; though, even that is likely to go down as the market becomes flooded with new stuff.

Well I sold it, got 410 dollars. I appreciate all of the helpful comments.

How much is my mint HTC HD2 worth?

I am going to upgrade my phone soon. So it will be mint. I am getting a new one sent to me from tmobile because I have device protection plan and a button is not working correctly. So the back cover and battery are the only things that wont be new. It will come with all original things in the box and an otterbox case in ok condition. So new phone old back and battery but in good condition. How much?

There is a recent completed auction on ebay where a new one went for $270. An unlocked used one went for $240.

85gallon said:
There is a recent completed auction on ebay where a new one went for $270. An unlocked used one went for $240.
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Just put it on e-bay and you will find out for sure!

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So do u think that it would be fair to put it up for $200 o.b.o?

Is time critical?

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Is time critical?
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No I will be selling it about the 15th of this month because it will be paying for some of my HTC One S that I will be purchasing on the 22nd when it is released for tmobile.

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No I will be selling it about the 15th of this month because it will be paying for some of my HTC One S that I will be purchasing on the 22nd when it is released for tmobile.
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Here are some links to recent closed auctions on new HTC HD2's. Draw attention to the newness but let them know the truth. Used ones are going for a lot less.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-HD-2-Bl...0949268003?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3f15d5ba23
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-HTC-HD2...0693935639?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item43aeb57217
If time is not of the essence, then put it up for 7 days set to end around 10-11PM Pacific. (most of the US is at home around those times so they are more apt to be near their computer if they are watching the item.) But don't set it to end on a Friday or Saturday night.
I would start bidding off at $1 with a buy it now of $230 or so. Buy it now is for the sap that just has to have it and you take a little trade in price for the early sale. The $1 opening bid will attract a lot of watchers thinking they will get a good deal. They may, but you will most likely get what you want.
Look at the links of the high sellers that I cited above and copy their auctions. Read the text well and make sure it is truthful. Since yours is not completely NEW, be sure to list that it is pristine EXCEPT for the following....... blah, blah, blah. Do that part at the top of the details so there is no excuse if they don't see it.
Don't use a generic picture. Take pics of the actual phone you are selling, including the parts that are not new like the battery cover so the people will see that it still looks brand new even though the battery cover is used.
Most important..... Put in the auction title/description the carrier name and NO CONTRACT!!. THAT DRAWS THE MOST ATTENTION TO YOUR PHONE.
Something to the effect of " Never used HTC HD2 T-Mobile Smartphone. NO CONTRACT"
List the auction as new with the exception of .....
List your accessories in the body and picture them. List in the title if you have the room. Simply add "w/accessories" and list the items below in the details.
Shipping is your choice. I would list it as being able to ship out the next business day after confirmed payment or ships same day if payment is early enough. You can charge for shipping or offer free expedited shipping. (Flat Rate Priority USPS box will run you $5 plus a couple of bucks for delivery confirmation)
I would do paypal only. If they want to send a check, pass on it or let them know it will not ship until 5-7 days after receipt of the check for it to clear completely. But really I would not even go there.
Good luck.
That is what I would do. Just my two cents. This is how I sell my old phones and I have always been successful at getting top dollar.

Thank you so much. I will do exactly this when it is time to sell. I will start bidding around the 11th or so so that I will have time to sell it and get the money so that I can purchase a new phone. I just need it as long as I can because I dont want to be without a phone for to long. Again thanks for the help!

Post back here when you start our finish so we can see how it went.
Good luck.

Ya for sure! I will post a link to the auction when I start it.

Buying from Chinese websites.

Has anyone had any luck buying from what seems like a good deal on phones from one of these Chinese sites? Particularly Actual wares. Com
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium

would rather suggest dont buy
there are imei prob
bt worst is battery life for such phone

I bought a phone from some seller on Alibaba a few years ago. It was my first chinese android phone. You can base your decision on things like seller reputation and such. Only problem I found were shipping times. Got it after 3 months. I bet it's not always like that.

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Buy only from online shops that have been selling goods for many years. You can check some phone models and reviews here: www.chinaphonereview.com

Focalprice
You try focalprice there are a lot of android phone and they send

Anything over $50 and I prefer to keep it in the same country. Things have a higher chance of being lost and getting bad customer service when the people who you are buying from don't speak the same primary language as you.
Also, unless you pay more for shipping (or it is included). Shipping time from China can range from less than two weeks, to over a month.

(I) tried ordering a (S)mall battery once, it (W)as lost (I)n shipping somewhere at a pos(T) office, w(H)o knows where...

If anybody is still interested in this topic, I ordered a ZTE V970 from etotalk recently. I chose them mainly because they accepted paypal. Order was placed on Friday evening, shipped on the following Monday and was delivered to me in Belgium on Wednesday. I can't fault the delivery time, the phone has been great so far. Only problem was the custom charges (an extra €25).

[Q] shipping non removable battery phone

Hi, i am about to buy a cellphone from a member here on XDA. He reside in Ohio (u.s.a) and i am in canada. I have read somewhere that shipping some sort of batteries are prohibited so i would like to know if there would be any problem if he ships the cellphone (declaring the package contain a cellphone) will there be any problems crossing the border? (the phone have a non removable battery)
Sorry i don't remember/can't find the thread where i read this (not sure if it was for U.S/Canada neither)
Thanks!
(Also, can he ship it as a "gift" with usps so i don't get crazy import(duty) fees?)