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Best places to buy used phones in 2024
Looking for a used phone to save some cash on your upgrade? Here are the best places to begin your search.
Smartphones are more expensive than ever right now, with most flagship phones from the like Apple, Samsung, and Google costing hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars more than how much they just a few years ago. Thankfully, they've also gotten a lot better over the years, meaning you no longer have to buy latest and greatest phone out there to get the best experience. This also means you can get away with buying a used phone as they'll remain relevant and continue performing well with software updates.
On this day in 1995, eBay launched as an 'honest and open marketplace'
28 years ago, eBay started off as AuctionWeb and sold its first item: a broken laser pointer.
Over a Labor Day weekend in 1995, 28-year-old Pierre Omidyar began writing code for a website that would initially be called AuctionWeb. It was meant to offer an "honest and open marketplace" that would connect buyers to sellers directly. AuctionWeb went live on Sept. 3, 1995, with the first item purchased being Omidyar's broken laser point for $14.83. Omidyar reached out to the buyer asking if he had accidentally purchased the defective item. He learned that the transaction was intentional because the buyer wanted the spare parts to build his own.