23 worksheets + 2 phone spreadsheets
Used Electronics Buyer's Kit
Walk into the meetup with a fair price and a walk-away price, the questions already asked, and the right checklist for the device, so you pay for what you tested, not what the listing promised.
- 23 fill-in worksheets, 51 print pages
- 8 device checklists and 2 filled-in examples
- 2 spreadsheets and an online buyer guide
Replaces the quick look in a parking lot, the guess at a fair price and the "it worked when I sold it" message.
30-day money-back guarantee. Use it all; if it doesn't help, every dollar back.
This kit pays for itself
Our used electronics buying guide lists 10 to 15% off for battery health of 80 to 85% and $20 to $50 off for missing original accessories. Find one flaw like that before you pay, ask for the discount, and on most devices it is more than this $19 kit.
- The flaw nobody mentioned: the checklists send you through battery health, the screen tests, every port and the accessories. Our used electronics buying guide publishes what each finding is worth: 5 to 10% off for minor screen scratches, 10 to 15% off for battery health of 80 to 85%, $20 to $50 off for missing original accessories. The Fair Offer worksheet turns what you find into an offer with a reason attached.
- The bad buy you walk away from: a phone or tablet still locked to someone else's account, a blacklisted IMEI, a console banned from its online service. Each checklist puts those checks first, before any money moves. Walking away from one locked device keeps the whole price in your pocket.
- The deadline you do not miss: used and refurbished buys often come with short return windows. The Return Window Tracker and the First 7 Days Check make you retest while you can still send it back.
Worked example
For example: a used phone listed at $300. The checklist finds battery health at 82% and no original charger. Our used electronics buying guide lists 10 to 15% off for battery health of 80 to 85% (that is $30 to $45 on $300) and $20 to $50 off for missing original accessories. Ask for the low end of just one of them and the discount is more than the $19 kit. For example only: sellers can say no, and results vary with the device and the market.
Sources on this site: Used electronics buying guide · Used iPad and tablet testing guide · Used console testing guide
Not a promise of any saving. Sellers decide their own prices, and used prices change with the market. The adjustments are starting points from our guides; check recent sold listings for your exact model.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF you download, including both filled-in examples. Swipe or scroll.
What's in it
See all 23 worksheet titles
- My Used Buy Plan
- Price Check & Fair Offer Worksheet
- Buy Timeline & Trigger Planner
- Listing Comparison Scorecard
- Kit Pays For Itself Tracker
- Seller Questions Script
- Red Flags & Scam Checklist
- Meetup Safety & Bring-Along Plan
- Phone Inspection Checklist
- Laptop Inspection Checklist
- Monitor & TV Inspection Checklist
- Camera & Lens Inspection Checklist
- Game Console Inspection Checklist
- Tablet & E-Reader Inspection Checklist
- Headphones & Speakers Inspection Checklist
- Any Other Device: 30-Point Checklist
- Tested It: Inspection Result Record
- Private Sale Receipt
- Return Window & Warranty Tracker
- First 7 Days Check
- Testing Bag Budget Planner
- Selling It Later: Wipe & Condition Report
- Fair Price & Condition Reference
Also included
- 2 filled-in examples. My Used Buy Plan and Price Check & Fair Offer Worksheet, worked through for a sample buyer with round illustrative numbers, so you can see a finished page before you start.
- 1 phone-ready spreadsheet. Used Buy Workbook: Compare listings against your fair price, turn inspection findings into an offer, track every return deadline with a days-left count, and total what the kit has saved you. Opens in Google Sheets, Excel and Numbers. Tabs: Settings, Listings, Offer, Returns, Payback.
- 1 phone-ready spreadsheet. Resale Tracker Workbook: For when you sell a device on, or buy to resell: what you paid, what you spent on it, fees and shipping, and the profit and days to sell on each one. Tabs: Items, Condition log.
- 1 bonus printable. Meetup Pocket Card: Cut out, fold, and keep it in your pocket at the meetup.
- 1 bonus printable. Condition Grades Card: One shared language for condition, whether you are buying or selling.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, which sheet to reach for when, and the free calculators that fill them.
Plus the online buyer guide
Three testing bags at three budgets, every item linked with its budget range, plus every product the kit names, kept current on this site. The kit links to it, and each link opens Amazon's current price.
Who it's for
- Anyone buying a used phone, laptop, monitor, camera, console or tablet from a marketplace or a stranger
- Buyers who want a fair price with reasons, not a guess made in a parking lot
- People buying refurbished or open-box who want to catch a fault inside the return window
- Regular buyers and small resellers who want the same checks and records every time
Who made this
Built by Glen Meade and the TestBeforeYouBuy team, the people behind the free dead-pixel, screen, audio and controller tests on this site and its used-buying guides, from manufacturer support pages and our published buying, testing and pricing research. Researched guidance, not hands-on testing of every model.
Researched guidance, not professional advice. Price ranges are from our own guides and change with the market; recent sold listings for your exact model always win. Meet in a public place and never pay before you have tested the device.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form (contact page, Refund request) within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
How do I get it?
Pay on the secure Stripe checkout and you land on your download page: the full PDF, a ZIP of every sheet as its own printable page, and two spreadsheets that open in Google Sheets, Excel or Numbers. Bookmark that page to download again later.
Can I use it on my phone at the meetup?
Yes. The PDF reads on any phone, and every checklist names the free test to open in the phone's browser. Most buyers print the one checklist they need and the pocket card, and keep the rest on the phone.
Which devices does it cover?
Phones, laptops, monitors and TVs, cameras and lenses, game consoles, tablets and e-readers, and headphones and speakers each get their own checklist. A 30-point checklist covers anything else with a battery or a screen.
The tests on the site are free. What does the kit add?
The free tests check a screen or a speaker. The kit is everything around them: the fair price and walk-away price, the seller questions, the red flags, the account and IMEI checks that come before any test, the written result and receipt, and the return deadline.
Will it tell me what a device is worth?
It shows you how to work it out from recent sold listings for your exact model, and it prints the condition adjustments and price ranges from our own guides as a starting point. Used prices change quickly, so the kit never pretends a printed number is today's price.
What if it is not what I expected?
30-day money-back guarantee. Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form (contact page, Refund request) within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
I bought the older Electronics Flipping Toolkit. What changed?
The same link now sells this kit, rebuilt for buyers: eight device checklists in place of one generic list, fill-in worksheets with filled-in examples, a seller script, a scam check, a fair-offer worksheet, a return tracker and two new spreadsheets. If you bought the older version and want the new one, use the contact form with the email you paid with.
Used Electronics Buyer's Kit
23 worksheets · 51 pages · 2 examples, 2 spreadsheets and the online buyer guide