These days, the mobile devices, as cell phones, smartphones, tablets, etc. they became luxury items, with high prices practiced in the Brazilian trade. It turns out that today, society has become accustomed to doing everything by the cell, pay bills, produce content, consult benefits, watch movies, series and football, and see the social networks like Instagram and Tik Tok.
In this sense, it is not always possible buy that top of the line cell phone, for example, the iphone latest generation, as they are very expensive devices.
Thinking about it, there is an alternative, for you buy cell phone, very cheap, for prices never practiced in the electronics market, these are the Auction cell phones. Check below how to buy one of these smartphones.
How will these Cell Phones end up at the Auction?
There are two ways for the cell phones go to auctions, being that:
- or the Brazilian citizen traveled abroad, on his return his luggage exceeded the limit of value allowed for importation, and the same citizen refused to pay the taxes, abandoning the cell phone with the Federal Revenue, in Brazilian ports and airports;
- or are cell phones seized in joint operations between the Federal Revenue Service and the Federal Police or Federal Highway Police, which dismantle smuggling of devices, what would be resold in the gray market.
Therefore, it is quite common for the cell phones that are made available in Auction, they are new devices, without ever having even been used.
How much do these cell phones cost at Auction?
Since it is a auction, the highest bidder wins, however, there have already been reports of gadgets with initial bids of R$ 50 reais. And many cell phones being auctioned for R$ 100 reais, R$ 130.
Are cell phones auctioned from different brands, such as Iphones, Samsung Galaxy, Moto G, and Xiaomi, including, has Iphone latest release for R$ 450 reais.
Anyway, there are wide range of brands, models and devices, for those who have patience, and do a good research, we Federal Revenue open notices.
How to participate in Mobile Auction?
On several occasions, the auctions are carried out by the IRS, however, this is not a rule, often the auctions are in charge of partner auction houses.
to participate in cell phone auction, you must register on the website of the IRS, requesting the access key to the e-CAC portal.
From there, you are ready to participate in mobile auction, just be aware of the opening of new public notices.
Cell Phone Auction Rules and Criteria
Products sold in auction for the Federal Revenue Service, they can be either for individuals (CPF) or legal entities (CNPJ), in the case of individuals, it is prohibited to resell the cell phones purchased at auction, thus being restricted to personal use.
In addition IRS does not have a delivery service, leaving it up to the buyer to pick up the purchased cell phones.
You auctions are being carried out by electronic means, as a way to prevent the population and avoid agglomerations. A IRS, makes video calls, so that the participants of auction, be able to see the cell phones live. Last year alone, the institution made more than R$ 315 million reais, just in auctions of seized electronics.
