SellCell

What is SellCell?

SellCell is a shopping comparison site for people who want to peddle a used cell phone, gaming device, tablet, computer or other electronics.

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How it works

You plug in whatever you want to sell and the site will come back with offers from dozens of different resellers willing to buy your device. You click through the offer you want and negotiate directly with the buyer.

SellCell is not involved in the final sale. The site simply makes comparison shopping easier.

SellCell review

SellCell aims to be the Kayak of electronics sales. Whether you want to sell a used smart phone or an iPad, this site says it can show you where to get the best price. Comparing offers from dozens of potential electronics resellers, from TheWhizCells to ItsWorthMore, SellCell can save you a significant amount of time and effort.

It’s worth noting that when we first reviewed SellCell, we were not impressed. In the site’s early days, it missed comparing some of the better cell phone resellers. And, it included a number of sites that were dishonest in their dealings with consumers.

But as of May 2024, our opinion of the site has changed dramatically for the better. Although no comparison shopping site surveys every buyer, this one does a good job of gathering the major players willing to make an offer on your cell phone.

SideHusl.com’s review process not only checks the prices you get offered on SellCell, it verifies that you couldn’t do better by going to those sites directly. Based on numerous spot checks, you appear to lose nothing by shopping through SellCell versus going direct.

SellCell does still recommend some buyers that SideHusl.com considers sketchy, such as DeClutter, EcoATM and Gazelle, however. (These sites have been known for their bait-and-switch tactics. You can see details by clicking the links above for our reviews.) So be sure to check out the final buyer before sending in your phone.

Cautions

However, like all comparison shopping sites, this one is only going to point you in the direction of the actual buyer. And some buyers are better/more honest than others. You still need to check the reputation of the company that’s actually buying your phone to avoid problems. (You can find honest reviews of many of these cell resellers on SideHusl.com. Use the search bar to find the company you want.)

And, while SellCell does compare offers from most of the major electronics resellers, it does not provide quotes from direct sellers like Swappa. Swappa does not buy your electronics for resale. It allows you to connect directly to the final buyer. Taking out the middle-man means you can often get the best price for your phone, tablet, computer or game console. (Sign up with Swappa here.)

If you want to sell directly through ItsWorthMore, click here.

SellCell’s guarantee

SellCell maintains that if you could have sold your device for more, it will pay you double the difference through its “best price guarantee.”

However, there is a lot of fine print that goes with that offer. Specifically:

The terms of the deal require that you (a) sell your phone through a link on their site even though you know you could do better; (b) file a claim within 24 hours; (c) meet a bunch of other terms that could knock most transactions out of the running.  And finally their guarantee says: “The decision whether or not to honour a claim is at the sole discretion of SellCell.com Ltd.”

Dearth of reviews

Notably, one of the things SideHusl.com checks when it reviews money-making opportunities is the personal experiences of people who have worked with the site. That’s hard to do here because SellCell is a comparison site, not a reseller. It consequently disputes negative reviews when someone gets sent from SellCell to a reseller that plays a bait-and-switch.

There are a handful of glowing reviews of SellCell on TrustPilot, but they’re relatively old and too scant to rely on.

Recommendations

In our opinion, this is a good place to price-compare if you want to sell electronics quickly through a reseller. But definitely check out the resellers it sends you to, particularly if you’re selling a valuable device. You can check out SellCell here.

However, if you want the best price for your electronics, you’re likely to find that at Swappa where you can negotiate directly with the final buyer.

What their users say: (from RipOffReport)

SellCell’s response:

“This report contains false information….SellCell is a price comparison site only and does not accept phones direct. Please remove any mention of SellCell.com in this complaint as we have no legal connection to Flipswap.com”

A similar complaint, also from RipOff Report

“Orange Offer and SellCell. This company is a rip off scam artist. They will take your phone and pay you nothing.

SellCell response:

“In this report we have been connected with Orange Offer for the services they provide. SellCell.com is a completely separate company to Orange Offer. SellCell.com acts as a comparison website for cell phone recycling, and compares a range of phone recycling companies such as Orange Offer.”

Updated 5/4/2024