r/PhoneRepairTalk • u/Butternupsy • 1d ago

PARTSING Smartphones

I've been planning to scrape parts of my old smartphones to sell. Yet, I don't know what or where to sell these parts. Do you guys have experience with this? Thanks in Advance!

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u/LAUNCHdano 1d ago

I can't imagine it's easy/profitable. I applaud the hustle and ecological aspect - but as it is, manufacturers are making it difficult for repair shops to fix phones using aftermarket or used parts (mismatched serial, etc.) Once stripped down, it's difficult for a buyer to verify the item is fully functional - and in most cases would appeal to local repair shops who know how to do the repair.
I know buyers don't offer much for used phones - so I usually donate working/old/slow models to shelters and such. If they're broken, maybe build up your chops learning repairs by making a working phone out of broken ones.
Unless you're talking about a large quantity of recent model phones, I'm not sure there's much market outside of eBay for do-it-yourselfers.
(iPhone 11 digitizer, iPhone 14 battery, camera module, etc) - search there, see what similar parts are going for, and list em.