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Mobile Buyer Spotlight: Elizabeth Chen — Trillion Trade
The secondary mobile market is estimated at $25B and it is growing in the U.S. and worldwide. The used smartphone market will grow 4 to 5 times faster than the overall smartphone market with annual upgrades and trade-in programs playing…
B-Stock Joins CTIA Working Group
B-Stock is pleased to announce we’ve joined the CTIA Working Group dedicated to Reverse Logistics & Service Quality (RLSQ). Through this membership we’ll collaborate alongside a select group of top wireless retailers and OEMS who are thought leaders and influencers…
B-Stock Executives Honored With 2018 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pros to Know” Awards
B-Stock, the world’s largest marketplace for returned, excess, and liquidation inventory from Fortune 1000 retailers and manufacturers, is pleased to announce that Sean Cleland and Seth Blaustein have been named 2018 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The…
Your Love of Your Old Smartphone Is a Problem for Apple and Samsung
The smartphone industry has a culprit to blame for slumping sales: Its old devices remain too popular. Flashy phones of yesteryear, particularly Apple Inc.’s iPhones and Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S handsets, are getting refurbished, and U.S. consumers are snapping…
Mobile Team Heads to Barcelona for MWC
(image credit: MWC) And onto the next show! This time it’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona running from February 26 through March 1. The show is the world’s largest gathering for the mobile phone industry where industry leaders gather, network,…
Meet the B-Stock Mobile Team
B-Stock is currently growing at a tremendous rate and as a result, we are scaling in all areas: more buyers, more sellers—and, maybe most importantly—more staff. We have just created our first vertical team, dedicated specifically for mobile/wireless. Lead by…
As Samsung Releases New Models, Carriers and Retailers Prepare for Returns
When Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 in early 2017 it experienced 15 percent higher sales than the preceding S7. Also reported: in some markets sales of the S8 doubled that of the S7 and in Q2 2017 the S8 outsold…
Universal Conditioning Codes for the Mobile Secondary Market
The mobile secondary market is in the early stages of development. New rules are currently being written and it’s important to stay current with the latest information. What is decided today will have an impact on how business is conducted…
What R2 Certification Means for the Mobile Secondary Market
The current mobile phone market is growing exponentially and the rules are quickly changing. This is especially true for the secondary market, which alone is worth $25 billion. Let this data soak in: there’s an estimated 4.6 billion cell phones…
What’s your B2B solution for wireless inventory?
Between technology upgrades, trade-in programs and fickle buyer behavior, wireless dealers are left with millions of dollars in excess merchandise annually. Most of it can’t go back on store shelves and is better suited for liquidation or wholesale. That said,…