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This Spring’s winner of Cycled Cells’ in depth review for the Best Online “Sell Cell Phone” Company is Bewoop.com.
After extensive testing, sales, emails, price comparisons and general use, we concluded that Bewoop.com was the best place to sell your cell phone online. We judged the competition based on the following criteria:
Pricing: Of the 27 companies we tested, Bewoop was always in the top 2 or 3 in terms of pricing. We thought this was impressive given the vast number of cell phone prices we compared between the 27 websites. They were the most consistent on price, and didn’t experience many “outliers” or cell phones that were way below or way above the rest of the competition. Price was our #1 criteria in grading these websites because we know that is likely your bottom line as well.
Customer Service: This is where Bewoop really separated themselves from the rest of the pack. We care a lot about customer service, and most exceptionally successful companies do as well. Their email response time averaged 1.5 hours. Are you kidding me!
More about selling cell phones
Selling your used cell phone has become all the rage over the last few years. There are countless “sell cell phone” websites all over the web. The typical site will offer you an instant quote for almost any used cell phone. Programs like this have become increasingly popular amongst cell phone users because there is a significant difference in their intrinsic value, and their market value. This value difference is driven, primarily, by the difference between contract and non-contract cell phone prices. Most people only purchase a new cell phone when they are renewing their contract. By doing this, they pay the cheaper, renewal price for their cell phone. Let’s say for example you’re an AT&T customer and you’re purchasing a new iPhone 4 16GB. You walk into the store, and you buy your phone with a new contract. It will cost you around $200. However, if you were a current customer who had upgraded only 6 months ago to the iPhone 3GS, and you decided to wanted to get the iPhone 4, then you would have to pay something like $600-$700 for the iPhone 4. This difference in prices, and the relative value in used cell phones is what drives this industry.
If you purchased your iPhone 4 for $200, and you don’t have a need to upgrade during the middle of your contract, then, in your mind, that iPhone cost you $200. It would surprise, thrill and shock you that you can turn around and sell that same iPhone 4 in two years for almost the same amount you spent when you purchased it in the first place. What a deal that is!
Today, there are hundreds of companies that are willing to purchase your used cell phone. It is becoming a tough industry to navigate because the barrier to entry is so low. Almost any Joe programmer can go out and make a website that will purchase your used cell phone or other electronic item, and you have to take special care when deciding which company you want to work with.
That is we are here. Get the latest news, reviews and tips on how to get the best deal when selling your used cell phone.