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GameStop Increases Buyer Base and Speeds Sales Cycle for Trade-in Mobile Phones
The Challenge: GameStop was selling large volumes of previously traded-in mobile phones via negotiated prices to a small group of buyers. As its mobile trade-in business grew, it became clear a more scalable solution was needed. The Solution: To achieve…
R2 Certifications and Why They Matter
If you’re a buyer who purchases and resells used cell phones (or maybe you’re thinking about getting into it), you’ve probably seen the term “R2 Certification” floating around. Several of the big carriers and manufacturers of electronic devices require that…
Q2 2020 Mobile Digest: Industry Insights
Every quarter, we compile data from across our B2B Mobile marketplaces to create an overview of secondary market industry insights, including pricing data for devices across model, carrier, condition, and SKU. We’ve compiled the data across our Mobile marketplaces from April-June,…
Smartphone Slumber, or Smartphone Surge?
Despite many industries being affected in recent months due to a global pandemic, smartphone releases aren’t slowing down. Apple recently launched a more affordable iPhone SE, complete with formidable features for a fraction of its $1,000+ flagship models—and another phone…
The Future of Smartphones in a Still-Undefined Market
Over the past several months, it’s become clear that people all around the world have to embrace a new normal. With businesses of every size and industry affected, mobile is not the exception, and different processes and device developments will…
Mobile Digest: Q1 2020 Insights
We’ve compiled data from across our B2B mobile marketplaces and plugged it into the Mobile Digest for Q1 2020, which features: The impact COVID-19 had on the mobile secondary market Month-over-month pricing trends across top iPhone models Pricing behavior across…
What the iPhone SE Launch Means for the Mobile Secondary Market
When new models launch, there’s an increase in trade-ins; a majority of these devices are then pushed to B2B secondary market channels. On the heels of today’s iPhone SE launch, B-Stock is breaking down what impact Apple’s newest model will have on the mobile secondary market. …
Thought Leadership Thursday (#TLT): The Effect of External Events on Mobile Supply Chain
Whether a tariff, a health epidemic, or a new device launch—when a large or outside event occurs—there is often an impact on the mobile supply chain and a trickle-down effect for smaller wireless and prepaid retailers. In this edition of…
COVID-19 Impact on the Mobile Secondary Market
As COVID-19 continues to escalate and impact businesses around the world, we wanted to share the latest trends B-Stock is seeing in the mobile market and specific data related to the mobile secondary market. Given our work with today’s largest…
Mobile Madness – the Explosion of the Mobile Secondary Market
If the mobile market has shown us anything, it’s that phones are living longer and longer. No, this doesn’t mean flip phones with green screens are making a comeback. But it does mean that in today’s technology world, it’s not…
Mobile Digest: Q4 2019
We’ve compiled data from across our B2B mobile marketplaces and plugged it into the Mobile Digest for Q4, which features: The impact the iPhone 11 launch had on the secondary market Month-over-month pricing on top iPhone models Pricing behavior based…
iPhone 11 Hits Secondary Market
As new models like the iPhone 11 launch, trade-in rates of older phones rise; a majority of these devices are then pushed to secondary sales channels. On the heels of the iPhone 11 release, the data generated across B-Stock’s B2B…