We'll Match or Beat CeX
Got a current CeX cash price for the same device? We'll match or beat it on a like-for-like basis.*
*Like-for-like means the same device model, storage capacity and equivalent condition or grade. The CeX cash price must be current and verifiable, and refers to the CeX cash value rather than the higher voucher or exchange value. Final valuation is subject to inspection of the device. Terms apply.
PhonesForCash is not affiliated with, endorsed by or partnered with CeX. CeX is named only as an identifiable competitor for the purpose of the comparison. Read the full CeX price match terms.
Get Your ValuationHow Sheffield customers sell with us: PhonesForCash has no Sheffield premises. Selling from Sheffield is by tracked, insured post: guide valuation, sending instructions, inspection and IMEI check, confirmed offer, bank transfer.
Our nearest counter is St Helens, well over an hour and a half across the Pennines. There's no advantage to travelling — the postal valuation matches the counter valuation.
Selling from Sheffield works entirely by post: message the model, storage, condition and photos, get a guide valuation back, then send the device on a tracked, insured service using the instructions we give you. Nothing is posted until you've seen a figure and agreed to go ahead, and if the confirmed offer after inspection isn't what you want, the device comes straight back to you.
A common Sheffield question is about phones with replaced screens from the city's many repair shops. We buy them, but the offer differs depending on whether the part was a genuine or aftermarket panel — an aftermarket OLED usually shows a warning in the phone's parts history and reduces resale value. Tell us up front and the guide figure will hold at inspection.
Phones we buy from Sheffield
- Apple iPhone
- Samsung Galaxy
- Google Pixel
- OnePlus
- Motorola
- Xiaomi
- Huawei
- Sony Xperia
- Other smartphones
- New & sealed phones
- Unwanted upgrades
- Broken or damaged (where viable)
How the process works
- 1Tell us the model, storage and condition.
- 2Send photos of the device — front, back, screen on, settings panel for battery health if iPhone.
- 3We reply with an initial guide estimate based on what you've shown us.
- 4Bring the phone to St Helens, or arrange a posted send-in if a visit isn't practical.
- 5We test, IMEI-check and inspect — the confirmed offer is shared with you.
- 6Payment is made by cash or bank transfer once you accept the confirmed offer.
What affects your valuation
- Exact model and storage capacity
- Cosmetic and screen condition
- Battery health (iPhone) or panel wear (Samsung)
- Network and activation lock status
- IMEI status — blacklisted phones cannot be bought
- Whether the box and accessories are included
- Current second-hand demand for that model