How to Sell your used smartphones thru Flipkart Sell Back Scheme?

Now, customers can sell their used mobile phones while receiving a buy-back value in the form of a Flipkart Electronic Gift Voucher.

Walmart-owned Flipkart has introduced a new ‘Sell Back Program’ allowing users to sell their old smartphones on the e-commerce giant regardless of the brand, whether purchased on Flipkart or not. This will lessen the amount of e-waste created by used smartphones and different gadgets. The new program will, in its early phase begin with allowing users to only sell smartphones, however, the company says that it will be expanded to other categories as well. Flipkart’s Sell Back Program comes after the Walmart-owned E-commerce platform acquired YAANTRA which is an electronics re-commerce company. This scheme is a work by Flipkart to turn into an all-service platform for buying and selling, alongside upgrading after-deal offerings for smartphone purchasers. The program is live across 1,700 pin codes in cities such as Delhi, Kolkata & Patna.

How does it work?

Flipkart has launched a truly necessary "Sell Back Program" in India for cell phone users to effortlessly sell their gadgets. The Walmart-supported online business monster declared the program in the country to lessen how much e-waste is created from used smartphones and to assist people to sell any smartphone, no matter what the brand. This is how you can sell your smartphone using Flipkart's new Sell Back Program.

Step 1

Flipkart said that the new Sell Back program is live on the Flipkart app. The Sell Back option can be seen at the bottom bar. In order to sell their used smartphones, customers can visit the app and select “Sell back”. Sellers will be told the value of their smartphone, based on their answers to simple questions – similar to the exchange program on the e-commerce site. (Right now, the option of sell-back choice doesn't show on the Flipkart application on Android or iOS. Checking on both the apps, the option wasn’t available till the time of publishing this article.)

Step 2

Post customer confirmation, a Flipkart executive will pick up the product from their doorstep within 48 hours, the company said.

Step 3

Once the verification is done, Flipkart will verify the product and send an Electronic Gift Voucher to the customer in return for the confirmed sell-back value of the smartphone.

Help reduce the wastage…?

In general, each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the world uses grows by millions of tonnes. Along with radios, toys, and laptops, smartphones have also joined the growing mountain of “e-waste” after use.

Flipkart in its official statement referred to an IDC report that recommends that there are almost 125 million (approx.) used smartphones in India, out of which just 20 million arrive at the revamped market. Almost 85% of the used smartphones end up in the garbage, which eventually increases the amount of e-waste in the environment. This program has been sent off to address this issue and furnish clients with a solid stage to sell their cell phones and get the right repurchase value.