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>Flipsy.com is a service of Direct Textbooks, Inc., which since 2003 has provided a price comparison engine for textbooks. Direct Textbook is run by a team of seven people: Morgan, Eduardo, Megan, Ben, Chris, Luc and Matt. Along with help from our growing community these seven web fans are working hard to make Flipsy.com a success.
"We want to be really good, their mission statement says. "Our aim is to provide a really good service for people selling stuff. For us really good means: you should expect easily accessible and consistently accurate information that covers a wide number of product categories. Of course if we can improve in any way, please let us know."
Flipsy.com helps you determine how much your stuff is worth and where you can sell it. Flipsy.com itself doesn't buy your item(s), but informs you and allows you to compare options for selling your item(s). At present Flipsy.com helps you sell books, iPads, iPhones, Macs, video game consoles and iphones. More products are coming soon.
If you want to sell an item through Flipsy.com, you have a couple of options:
Option 1
Sell to an online buyback company: There are companies that are in the business of buying products, reconditioning them, certifying them and then reselling them. Flipsy.com shows you what price these companies are offering for your product.
Option 2
Sell through the Flipsy.com marketplace: If you can't find an acceptable offer you can list your item for sale in the Flipsy.com marketplace using your PayPal account.
Flipsy.com provides a price range for the estimated worth of your item, taking into account what the item is currently selling for in online marketplaces and what it is selling for on popular classified ad sites like Craigslist. There are also graphs showing the device's price history.
An objective assessment of your used device's condition is of course important in determining its market price. For example, used Macs are categorized as Like New, Good, Fair, Poor, or Broken, on the basis of criteria as follows:
Like New
Flipsy Condition Summary: The computer is in near perfect condition, has no wear, and looks like it just came out of the box. System turns on and works, looks like new, has no damage, is completely intact, and is fully functional. Includes all cables and accessories.
Amazon Trade-In: Item is in perfect working condition. The original manufacturer packaging and all original accessories are intact. There is no visible wear or personalization
RadioShack Trade & Save Program: Minimal to moderate signs of use, but housing completely intact. Device is fully functional. Includes all cables
Good
Flipsy Condition Summary: The computer shows wear from normal use, but is fully functional with no technical problems. May have a few scratches or light wear, but functions as it should.
The Apple Store: Very light scratching or scuffing on house due to normal use.
Fair
Flipsy Condition Summary: The computer shows signs of regular use and is fairly worn. Item is functional, but may have scuffs, dings, or scratches.
The Apple Store: Moderate scuffing and/or scratching on the housing due to normal use, hairline cracks in the plastic, dime sized dents, and/or minor discoloration, loose hinge, missing keyboard keys.
Poor
Flipsy Condition Summary: The computer may have very minor functional damage, major cosmetic wear to exterior, cracks, dents or heavy scratches.
The Apple Store: Significant scratching and/or scuffing, dents larger than dime size, cracks longer than one inch, broken hinge, defective trackpad, and/or minor discoloration.
Broken
Flipsy Condition Summary: The computer has one or more of the following problems: broken housing or hinges; excessive or deep scratches, or other markings; dents; broken ports, input, or media jacks; the CD/DVD drive doesn't work or doesn't read discs; or the item is missing its battery cover. May have heavy damage or not work properly.
RadioShack Trade & Save Program: Cracked or broken device exterior, cracks or severe damage to screen, or device is cosmetically broken. Device is not fully functional. Includes all cables.
If you're in the hunt to sell a used iDevice or Mac it's well worth checking out the information at Flipsy.com. You'll at least get a clear and realistic idea of what the item you have for sale is worth.
For more information, visit:
http://flipsy.com
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