How to Buy Pay As You Go SIM Cards on eBay

Buying SIM cards on eBay is brilliant, because you can save money, and usually get deals you wouldn't find elsewhere. This guide will give you some basic tips on finding the cheapest SIM card out there.

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   Decide what network you wish to be on (e.g, o2) and what tarriff (e.g, o2 online). Enter this in the basic search box at the top of every eBay page.
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   Note the postage costs. A standard o2 SIM card can be posted for 46p, plus a few pence for the packaging and time, say 60p-80p is a fair amount to pay. To avoid checking every listing, simply click "Customize my Search Results" and make the "Postage" columm appear alongside the actual price, that way when browsing results you can see the postage costs aswell.
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   Consider avoiding the auction. Bidding on SIMs is easy enough, it's just like any other item, but if you really want to see the quick deals, click "Show buy-it-now items only" on the left. Then, you can choose to sort from low to high priced items. This way you're seeing the cheapest items that can be bought literally within the next few seconds (no waiting for auctions to end). Remember, as a general rule: The lower the cost is, the higher the postage is.
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   Purchase like any other eBay item, and wait for your SIM card to arrive in the next few days!

Tips

• Is the item new? A used SIM may be cheap, but you don't want the seller's contacts on there, or people with the number calling you!
  
  
• As always, reading feedback is essential when buying on eBay.
• O2 gives away free pay as you go simcards, with great deals on them for free texts and calls - also many other companies are now doing the same, so looking on google may be better than paying for a free simcard!!

Warnings

• When buying a gold/platinum SIM card, is the full number posted in the listing? If so, avoid! Many companies will add this number to mailing lists, etc. - Make sure at least one number has been censored.