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What 2020's Trade in Offers Mean for 2021's Resale Inventory
As expected, the country's major mobile carriers and retailers unveiled their big holiday season trade-in offers at the end of 2020. Mobile brands and retailers traditionally wait until the final weeks of the year to roll out their most enticing…
Buying on WeSellCellular’s Online Stock List vs. a Traditional Auction
If you buy and sell second-hand mobile phones for a living, you are pretty familiar with the process of purchasing inventory through auctions. Many of the large suppliers that resellers use for stocking inventory run weekly auctions. While auctions…
Industry Snapshot: A Look at Common Forms of Payment Accepted by Used Cell Phone Suppliers
Every industry has its norms, and the mobile resale industry is no different. There is one standard within the mobile industry that can leave buyers a little bit jittery: In the mobile resale world, the expectation among distributors is that…
Future Perspectives: Considering Xiaomi’s Impact on the Secondhand Phone Market
There’s no debating the fact that Apple rules the United States smartphone market. However, those in the industry would be remiss to not take a peek at what’s coming up just behind Apple’s shoulder. This is why we need to be looking at…
How iPhone and Samsung Insurance Providers Impact the Secondhand Mobile Device Market
How do Samsung and iPhone insurance providers impact price trends in the market for secondhand smartphones? As a participant in the used phone market, it is important to keep an eye on the global picture of what impacts pricing and inventory…
Our Review of Automated Data Erasure and Testing Software for Smartphone Wholesalers
WeSellCellular has earned a reputation for having the strictest and highest quality grading in the industry. As a result, one of the common questions we get from wholesalers is whether we use automated testing software. As of the writing of…
WeSellCellular’s Thoughts on Safely Reopening Warehouse Operations in New York Amid COVID-19
Industries around the country are finding ways to resume business while fears regarding COVID-19 are still very fresh. The wholesale device market is no exception. We recently announced that WeSellCellular’s warehouse in Edgewood, New York,…
How COVID-19 May Bolster Projected Smartphone Demand
The used smartphone industry is countercyclical in nature, given that when economies contract and consumers have less money to spend, they tend to opt for used devices. While the coronavirus will likely constrain the supply of devices in the…
How Demand for Different Grades Varies by Geography
If you are in the business of selling used iPhones and Samsung devices, you understand that whenever you source inventory you have to weigh the trade-off between price and grade. Whether you opt for higher grade devices that cost more or lower…
