It can be a pain to sell your current smartphone when you want to upgrade, but a new eBay program aims to make the process easier.
eBay Instant Selling will let you quickly get an eBay voucher for your phone rather than listing your phone and waiting for bids and eventually a payment to come in. With this program, you visit eBay's site, enter the info about your phone, and determine if it's eligible for Instant Selling. If so, you'll add images of your device and accept the terms. eBay will also provide a shipping label for your device that you can print off yourself.
Once you've listed your device, eBay will give you an instant voucher that you can put toward a purchase on eBay. The company says that on average, it provides a higher return on value than other services. For example, eBay says it'll give up to $639 for an iPhone X, while AT&T will give you $550, Verizon will give $585, and Apple will give $525. eBay says it'll give up to $406 for a Galaxy S9, while AT&T will give $300, Verizon will give $325, and Gazelle will give $240.
Selling your phone through services like eBay or Craigslist can be a difficult, time-consuming process for some folks as you list your phone and wait for bids or offers to come in. That's what makes trade-in services appealing. eBay Instant Selling is the company's response to that, simplifying the process of selling your phone on eBay while touting a higher return than competing trade-in services. So long as you're okay with getting an eBay voucher for your new phone or some other product, eBay Instant Selling could be a worthwhile option when you decide to sell your current phone.
