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How European VAT Taxes Impact Mobile Phone Wholesalers
Understanding VAT (value-added taxes) is crucial for used smartphone retailers and wholesalers doing business in the European market. To understand why this is the case, let's answer some of the biggest questions surrounding VAT on mobile phones.
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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…
WeSellCellular's End-of-Year Volume Analysis: Comparing Device Trade-in Trends for 2019 vs 2020
As a leading supplier of wholesale iPhones and Android devices, WeSellCellular is able to track trends in used cell phone supply on a weekly basis. In this post, we share our insights with you regarding volume trends over the last four months…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…