If you buy used electronics on eBay long enough, you’re going to see one word over and over again: Untested. Sometimes the seller doesn’t have the battery. Sometimes they don’t have the charger, cable, or other equipment needed to test the item. Sometimes they sell mostly clothing or household items and simply don’t know much

Used electronics have become one of the main things I sell on eBay. Phones, iPods, cameras, portable audio players, game systems, older electronics — basically anything relatively small that can still have decent value. I didn’t start out knowing that was going to be my category. When I first started reselling, I tried clothing too.

Broken electronics can still be worth selling. I sell a lot of used electronics, and not everything I buy ends up being fully functional. Sometimes a phone turns on but the screen doesn’t work. Sometimes a CD player powers on but the disc won’t spin. Sometimes an iPod works except for the battery. Sometimes I

“Tested” sounds like a simple word. But on eBay, it can mean different things depending on the seller. One seller might say something is tested because it powers on. Another seller might have checked the buttons, screen, charging, battery, playback, camera, speakers, ports, and everything else they reasonably could. I sell a lot of used

One of the questions people have when they start selling on eBay is: How long does it actually take for an item to sell? The answer can be anywhere from a few minutes to several months — or even longer. I’ve had items sell within five or ten minutes of listing them. I’ve also had