Steps to Take Before Selling your Damaged iPhone

With the prices at which they are available for purchase, it can be unfortunate news for you to break your iPhone, either by dropping it accidentally or some other unforeseen circumstances that render your device useless.

People tend to believe that once their significantly broken, there is no use of it and end up throwing it away in the trash. However, what they do not realize is that they can sell damaged iPhones to buyers that can utilize the parts within them. No matter what the problem with your phone is, a significant amount of money can be made by selling your iPhone.

Furthermore, there are some steps that need to be taken before you take the route to selling your iPhone. They are mentioned below:

Confirm that it cannot be repaired

Sometimes people tend to break or damaged any part of their iPhone and decide themselves that it is not fit to work anymore. This can be due to the obvious reason of the iPhone not working. But it remains a possibility that the iPhone can be recovered to a usable state with some repairs, barring of course the really obvious cases. Another thing one can do, is get some repairs done either way before selling their iPhone in order to get a better price for it.

Check for warranty

The iPhone is comprised of multiple parts and Apple provides warranty for those different parts separately. The date of the warranty of the device can be checked on Apple’s website, where you enter the hardware serial number of your iPhone and it will provide you with the details. The iPhone or a specific part that has been broken or damaged could then be replaced or repaired by Apple, thus you might not need to sell your iPhone after all.

Get a quote from a reputed buyer

There are quite a few websites out there that are willing to buy your iPhone, even if it seems to be damaged beyond repair. Despite your device not being in working condition, these buyers often provide the option to sell your phone and other broken technological devices that you might have. They also provide a fast payment option and you can get a good price, depending upon how damaged your iPhone is and how old the model is.

Getting a quote on an auction site

Sometimes it can be difficult to get a good price on your broken iPhone from the reputed buyers, as they have certain checks and criteria that needs to be met, thus leaving you looking for alternatives. One such option is putting it up online on auction websites such as e-bay or craigslist, as there can be an individual buyer who might be interested in what you have to offer. This might enable you to get a better deal, as opposed to the one you would have gotten from the reputed buyers.

Perform a factory reset

Once you find a suitable buyer for your phone, you have to make sure that you back up your data. After that task is completed, you should perform a factory reset to deleted all the data and remove the iCloud account from the device.