Swappa vs Back Market vs eBay used phone prices
Swappa reviews working phones and checks the IMEI. eBay is an open marketplace with a seller fee and a return window you have to read. Back Market is refurbished sellers with a grade and a warranty on the listing. BuyLow does not invent a price on any of the three.
Search live resale listings
This is the Resell search: live marketplace listings to shop. The sell quote is a separate tool, and promo codes stay on Promos. Prices below are only what the search returned.
You must be 18 or older. Google continues on the sign-up page. Guest browse opens Resell, not the sell quote.
Specs to match on a used phone
The model, the storage, and the lock status have to match before two asking prices are the same product. Open the phone guide for the chip and the factory tiers.
Storage tiers
Factory storage is on each model page. A 128GB phone is not a comp for a 256GB phone.
Condition checklist
Match the model, the capacity, and the working condition before you call a listing cheap.
- Swappa: working devices in the categories it reviews, with an IMEI or serial check.
- eBay: any condition the seller states. Parts and locked phones are a different product.
- Back Market: refurbished inventory with the grade and warranty written on that listing.
- BuyLow's live search does not include Back Market, because that site disallows search crawling. Open Back Market itself for those listings.
Marketplace fee breakdown
Seller fees for electronics you might flip are not the buyer's price and not a sold average. The ranges below are the same qualitative notes BuyLow publishes on its reselling guides. The marketplace fee page is the source of truth, because rates change.
- eBay: About 13–15% final value fee on most categories plus a small per-order fee; lower for some electronics. Fee page: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822.
- Mercari: A selling fee of about 10% plus card processing; check the current rate. Fee page: https://www.mercari.com/us/help_center/.
- Facebook Marketplace: Free for local pickup; shipped orders pay a percentage selling fee. Fee page: https://www.facebook.com/help/marketplace.
- OfferUp: Free for local sales; shipped sales pay a percentage service fee with a minimum. Fee page: https://help.offerup.com/.
- Craigslist: Free in most for-sale categories; some categories charge a small posting fee. Fee page: https://www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting_fees.
- Swappa: A small flat-style fee; listings are reviewed and IMEI/serial checked. Fee page: https://swappa.com/fees.
Back Market stays off the live search
Back Market's robots.txt disallows /search, so BuyLow does not pull those listings into the search box. Read the grade, the warranty, and the seller fee terms on Back Market. Swappa and eBay fees are in the breakdown above. None of those notes is a phone price.
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Questions
Does BuyLow show Back Market prices?
No. The search shows marketplaces BuyLow can query. Back Market listings stay on Back Market.
Is a Swappa price an eBay sold comp?
No. They are different listings. This page does not average them.
Where do I sell a phone I already own?
Quote or Sell. A shopping result is not a buyback offer, and Quote stays blank when no buyback source has published a price.
Can I try a search without an account?
Yes. Browse live deals as guest, or choose Sign up free — Continue with Google.
Search live resale listings
This is the Resell search: live marketplace listings to shop. The sell quote is a separate tool, and promo codes stay on Promos. Prices below are only what the search returned.
You must be 18 or older. Google continues on the sign-up page. Guest browse opens Resell, not the sell quote.