When we talk about buying and selling second-hand products online in Spain, there is a name that inevitably comes to mind: Wallapop. This practical and simple application makes it much easier for us to put up all kinds of objects for sale and, at the same time, gives us the opportunity to find great bargains. Here we explain how access Wallapop and create a user account to start enjoying all these advantages.
Wallapop was born in 2013. The idea of its creators was to put sellers and buyers in contact directly and without complications. It differs from other competing apps such as Vinted or eBay in that, thanks to the geolocation of the mobile, it connects users from the same area or city.
There is no doubt that the initiative became a success. Currently, Wallapop has about 15 million monthly users. If you want to join that great community, make money selling things you no longer use or get great bargains, all you have to do is open an account in the app.
Open an account in Wallapop
There are several different ways on Wallapop to create an account. We can do it through Facebook, Google or with an email.
- to register with Facebook or with Google, all you have to do is select the corresponding option on the home page.
- to register with an email, we have to enter our data, name and surname, email and password.
After completing the registration, we will receive an email with which to verify our account. We explain the process in more detail, which varies slightly depending on whether we do it from a computer or from a mobile phone:
From a computer
The Wallapop process – creating an account from a computer involves visiting the official website of the store. Afterwards, it is enough to follow the instructions that we are receiving to do so, which are the following:
To start, we go to the top of the web and click on the button "Sign up or log in."
In the pop-up window that opens later, we have to click on "Sign up".
- Then you have to fill in the Registration Form, in which we enter data such as our name and surname, an email and a password, among others.
- Once registration is complete, check the consent box of "I have read and accept the
- Wallapop's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
- Once this is done, we click on the button "Create an account".
- To complete the process, we go to our email tray and open the message that contains the verification link. Then you just have to follow the instructions.
From mobile phone
The truth is that more than 90% of Wallapop users use this service via mobile phone. That is why it is more interesting to know what is the process of opening an account from the smartphone. There are two ways to do it: downloading the official app, which is available on Google Play and the App Store, or from the web version from the mobile browser.
For the first case, these are the application download links:
Once the application has been downloaded and installed on our smartphone, these are the steps to follow to open a Wallapop account:
- First we start the Wallapop app on the mobile.
- Then click on the option "Sign up free".
- The next step is to activate our location. This is basic so that the app can offer us products and vendors in our area, thus improving the experience*, although it is a step that can be omitted.
- Next, we complete the registration form and activate the box “I have read and accept the Conditions of use and the Privacy Policy of Wallapop”.
- Finally, we click on "Get in".
To complete the process, you have to go to our email inbox and click on the verification link that Wallapop will send us.
(*) This configuration of the app that we can modify whenever we need it. We explain it in detail in this post: How to change location on Wallapop.
Some advantages of using Wallapop
Why has Wallapop achieved such success among so many users? The explanation lies in the advantages it offers, which we briefly summarize below:
- It offers us a extensive catalog of items close to our location and at very interesting prices.
- There is possibility of negotiation between buyers and sellers, so that both reach an agreement satisfactory to both parties.
- As we have seen, registering on Wallapop is very easy.
- Su app It is very intuitive and easy to use.
- Payments via Wallpay They offer an extra guarantee when it is not possible to carry out a face-to-face transaction.
- Shipments are fully insured thanks to its integrated system Wallapop Shipping.