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The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about how changing smartphone markets are opening up business opportunities in the used phone sector.
According to the article, five years ago, about half of used phones purchased from auctions run by California-based B-Stock Solutions went to U.S. buyers, and the other half went to customers internationally. Now, about 93 percent of purchases are made by U.S. consumers, according to B-Stock.
Every January hands retailers the same reckoning: a wave of returns and unsold seasonal stock landing in the warehouse all at once. Warehouse capacity tightens, capital gets tied up, and traditional resale channels face more supply than they can absorb. …
Some of the world’s largest wireless OEMs, carriers, and trade-in companies leverage B-Stock’s B2B marketplace to maximize their profits on trade-in mobile devices and accessories. Get insight into secondary market trends to fetch the highest prices for your devices.