Your guide to buying and selling

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Welcome to the Classified section. Here are some guidelines and suggestions to help you make your purchase or sale go smoothly. Please remember that this section is only for the purchase or sale of privately owned merchandise. Retail sales are not allowed, and will be removed by the moderators and/or administrators.

Sellers:

When selling your phone, try to list as much information as possible. Phone model, provider if it is locked to one, condition, accessories, box, usage, price, location, shipping preference, payment method accepted. Include pictures if possible.

Example of a bad listing:

Blackberry for sale. email iloveblackberry@blackberry.com

Example of a good listing:

Blackberry Pearl for sale. BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Pearl in near mint condition. Used for about 3 months. Locked to T-Mobile. Includes all accessories including box. Asking $280.00 + shipping. Will ship internationally for extra, ask me about it. I am located in Los Angeles, CA. Contact me at iloveblackberry@blackberry.com and I only accept Paypal. Here are some pics:

Buyers:

So you want to buy a new phone? Make sure you are buying the right phone for your service. If you have a GSM provider, make sure that the phone is either unlocked, or locked to your current provider. Make sure that it has the proper bands, like 850 if you are on AT&T. GSM dual band phones that only have the 900/1800 bands WILL NOT work in North America. Be sure to double check the compatibility of the phone on sites like GSMArena.com - GSM reviews, opinions, votes, manuals, ringtones and more... which provides the proper information regarding what bands each GSM phone has.

If you have a CDMA provider (Sprint, Verizon, Altell, MetroPCS, etc) make sure that the phone will work with your provider. Sprint (NYSE: S) will only activate Sprint branded phones onto their network as of now. Some of the other providers may be able to flash the phone so that it works with their network. Not sure? Double check with your provider before buying, to save yourself some money and heartache. Be sure to ask any seller for the ESN number beforehand so that you can confirm its status with your provider before purchasing. You do not want to end up with a blacklisted ESN phone. It will be a paperweight for you, and that is about it.

If you have questions, or are not sure about something, do some research. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) can be your best friend when looking for information. This forum can also be a big help. Use the search function to find helpful posts. Be sure to use good judgment. Remember, anything that sounds too good to be true, usually is too good to be true. Very few things in life are free, or are massively discounted.

If you see something listed here that is inappropriate or is a retail wholesaler trying to list multiple phones or electronics, please report the post. The moderators and administrators will be notified, and we will remove it.