Return Rates to Measure

Using Return Rates to Measure the Quality of a New Supplier

As you know, finding a reliable supplier of wholesale iPhones and Android devices is critical to the profitability and stability of your business. One way to gauge the quality of a new supplier is to inquire about their typical return rates.…
WeSellCellular Improves the Sourcing Experience with Self-Service Options and New Supply Sources

WeSellCellular Improves the Sourcing Experience with Self-Service Options and New Supply Sources

As part of our vigorous commitment to streamlining the sourcing process for customers, WeSellCellular unveiled several self-service options in 2019. The new options are accompanied by WeSellCellular's introduction of a major new source of supply…
European VAT for Smartphone Resellers

How European VAT Taxes Impact Cell Phone Wholesalers

Understanding VAT (value-added taxes) is crucial for used smartphone retailers and wholesalers doing business in the European market. All European countries implement VAT on purchases relating to any goods or services, and VAT is assessed in…
What to Consider When Sourcing Devices from Abroad

What to Consider When Sourcing Devices from Abroad

Phone resellers require a consistent inventory source that hits the right price point. It can be easy for some of the newer resellers in the industry to fall into the trap of simply signing on with whatever wholesale supplier promises the lowest…
Why Many Carriers Require R2 Certification

Why Many Carriers Require R2 Certification

Anyone operating in the used mobile phone ecosystem has heard of R2 certification (responsible recycling certification). R2 certification is a company-wide certification that follows the industry-recognized R2 standard seat by the R2 Technical…
What Rumors About Apple's 5G Release in 2020 Could Mean for Resellers

What Rumors About Apple's 5G Release in 2020 Could Mean for Resellers

It is looking likely that Apple's 2020 iPhone launch will include a total of four new 5G-capable devices. Most insiders had suspected this and many were confident that 2019 would be the year of 5G-capable devices for Apple. As resellers know,…

How Apple's Aggressive Trade-In Promotion and Shipping Schedule Are Impacting the Secondhand Market This Winter

The secondhand iPhone market recently paid close attention when Apple CEO, Tim Cook shared that the company is seeing five times the trade-in volume when compared to this time last year. While at first glance this is a surprising metric, it…

How to Unlock Cell Phones

Unlocked cell phones are handsets that aren’t tied to a particular carrier or contract. They are popular with wholesalers and retailers because unlocked phones have a larger market than locked phones. For instance, a device that is locked…

Why Resellers Need Shipping Insurance

Shipping insurance exists to protect you when incoming inventory gets lost, stolen, or damaged in transit. You might think your suppliers will cover the cost of replacement handsets, but it’s common in the used phone industry for orders to…