Don’t Fall Behind…Start Sourcing for the Holiday Season
Don’t Fall Behind…Start Sourcing for the Holiday Season

Crisp air, changing leaves and pumpkin spice everything… while it’s only the beginning of fall, if you’re a reseller, it’s time to think ahead! Four in 10 people begin holiday shopping by November 1. If you want your shelves (virtual…

Sep 19 2019 · 2 min read

iPhone & Samsung Secondary Market Pricing & Trade-In Data
iPhone & Samsung Secondary Market Pricing & Trade-In Data

At B-Stock, we eat, sleep, and breathe the secondary mobile market. As trade-in rates rise and more companies push devices to secondary sales channels  – including B-Stock’s B2B marketplace – the data generated is extremely interesting. We recently released our…

Sep 19 2019 · 3 min read

eCommerce Expo – September 25-26 – London
eCommerce Expo – September 25-26 – London

Onto the next European show! From September 25-26th, the team is heading to eCommerce Expo in London. As the UK’s largest event on the eCommerce and retail calendar, the show features hundreds of ecommerce specialists, including 350 expert speakers. If…

Sep 17 2019 · 1 min read

IAW Trade Fair – September 18-20 – Cologne
IAW Trade Fair – September 18-20 – Cologne

B-Stock’s EU team is heading to Cologne, Germany from September 18-20 for the IAW Trade Fair. The show is Europe’s number one event for business buyers from across the EU, showcasing innovative promotional and trend-led products from sellers across the…

Sep 10 2019 · 2 min read

Live Video Chat: Consumer Electronics Secondary Market Insights
Live Video Chat: Consumer Electronics Secondary Market Insights

Around 20% of consumer electronics purchases are returned: the biggest drivers include customer dissatisfaction and frustration with the product. Given constant technology upgrades and open boxes or torn packaging, many of the items cannot be resold as new, at full…

Sep 05 2019 · 1 min read

Mobile Secondary Market: Q2 2019 Insights
Mobile Secondary Market: Q2 2019 Insights

Each quarter we compile data from across our Mobile Marketplaces to create an overview of secondary market industry insights, including pricing data for devices across model, carrier, condition, color and SKU. The world’s largest wireless manufacturers, carriers, and trade-in companies…

Aug 27 2019 · 1 min read

New Data on Ecommerce & Return Policies
New Data on Ecommerce & Return Policies

Quick Facts: 93 percent of shoppers say a free return policy is important 60 percent of respondents “would buy again” from a brand that offers free returns and exchanges 70 percent of consumers say they’re “deterred from buying online by…

Aug 01 2019 · 4 min read

How Resellers Can Navigate the Secondary Retail Market
How Resellers Can Navigate the Secondary Retail Market

Lots of people make a business out of buying and then reselling liquidation inventory. To be successful, it’s important to learn about the secondary retail market, especially when it comes to sourcing inventory for your business. In this article, we’ll…

Jul 31 2019 · 5 min read

Why the Trade Wars May Lead to Excess Inventory (and what to do about it)
Why the Trade Wars May Lead to Excess Inventory (and what to do about it)

The ongoing trade war with China and the threat of increased tariffs coming down the pike has many retailers buying increased amounts of inventory now to avoid higher pricing later. While at first blush this sounds like a good strategy—buy…

Jul 23 2019 · 3 min read

Selling Secondary Market Consumer Electronics
Selling Secondary Market Consumer Electronics

The secondary market for consumer electronics consists of refurbishers, repair technicians, and manufacturers all networking with each other for the common goal of extending the life of electronic devices. When the life of a consumer electronic is extended, it does…

Jul 18 2019 · 5 min read

Major Appliances, Trade Tariffs & the Secondary Retail Market
Major Appliances, Trade Tariffs & the Secondary Retail Market

Recent reports by Reuters show that U.S. retail sales increased in May by 0.5%; an indicator that the economy could be on the upswing after many reports showing weak data. In addition, after releasing negative losses in April, financial reports…

Jul 16 2019 · 3 min read

CTIA 2019 Survey Shows Explosive Mobile Growth
CTIA 2019 Survey Shows Explosive Mobile Growth

Quick Facts: 82% growth in mobile data from 2017 to 2018 Mobile data traffic grew from 12.89 trillion MBs to a total of 28.58 trillion 9.6% increase in time talking on mobile phones from 2017 15.8% increase in text messaging…

Jul 08 2019 · 4 min read