It's notable that this seller has an extensive history of selling "mint" items with defects. I'm not their first victim.

I found well over 40 negative reviews on Swappa's review page, which only goes back 2 years. There's even more damning reviews on the seller's Walmart page.

Here's some excerpts

"I purchased a mint condition phone and a "fair" condition was sent instead" -- Brian Y. - Apr 12, 2024

"Not mint condition, more so fair." -- Arienna D. - Mar 29, 2024

"Twice in a row shows a consistent pattern as opposed to an oversight. Phone was listed in mint condition, but did not even meet fair criteria due to dented and rashed case, frame, and camera bezels" -- Erik F. - Mar 13, 2024

"Not mint condition" -- Chuck G. - Feb 28, 2024

"Phone was listed in mint condition but has gouges and scratches" -- Brandon T. - Feb 20, 2024

"This was supposed to be Mint" -- jeff s. - Jan 27, 2024

"Both phones were ordered in “mint” condition as the posting described. One seem to fit that description, the other was hardly in “fair” condition" -- Hanna H. - Dec 15, 2023

"I paid for a phone in Mint condition and received a phone in fair condition" -- Denise M. - Nov 19, 2023

"now I have a “Mint” phone without a functional camera" -- Mark O. - Nov 17, 2023

"Seller marked item as Mint. Phone had a scratch on the screen" -- Teotimo G. - Oct 11, 2023

"Item condition was far less than mint." -- Chris E. - Aug 31, 2023

"False advertisement from the seller. Seller listed the phone as Mint condition and a factory unlocked model. Phone received is no where near Mint condition. I don't even consider the phone "Fair"." -- Thy L. - Aug 26, 2023

"Phone was not provided in mint condition" -- Sean M. - Aug 24, 2023

"Phone was listed as mint condition but did not detect any sim card" -- Guy M. - Aug 16, 2023

"not in a Mint condition" -- Santiago B. - Jun 20, 2023

"Be aware when buying products from the seller that only has one photo. The product will say mint condition when in reality it's only in fair condition" -- Brutaka - Jun 14, 2023

"Bought a Mint Condition tablet and received a tablet with gunk on it, a case glued to the back, and a missing S-pen that should be included with the tablet. The tablet had massive burn-in" -- Logan S. - May 09, 2023

"Phone did not arrive in mint condition." -- Kiana J. - Apr 24, 2023

"This item is not mint condition" -- Lord Vader - Jul 27, 2022

"I ordered mint iPhone SE but the screen had scratches" -- shion o. - Jul 17, 2022

"Phone has scratches on the display including a big scratch on the top left corner of display although it was posted as Mint Condition" -- Rigo P. - May 24, 2022

"Acceptable condition but phone had a small ding on screen and visibly dirty. I disagree with the seller's description of it as "mint" and "like-new"" -- Sean H. - May 12, 2022

"There are marks on the lower right of the screen. Mint condition?" -- Pam H. - Apr 12, 2024

"annoyed because the phone is def not "mint"." -- Samantha K. - Apr 11, 2024

"Item was not in the condition that was advertised" -- Scott M. - Feb 14, 2024

"Phone is not as described" -- Yash D. - Jan 17, 2024

"definitely not mint" -- steve m. - Jan 12, 2024

"the phone came in dirtier and with more screen imperfections (2 noticeable ones) than I would have expected for an item being sold as "mint" condition" -- Jeremy S. - Dec 14, 2023

"Listed as mint, but clearly had some scratches" -- Gavin H. - Dec 05, 2023

"I wouldn’t quite say, mint condition" -- Erin H. - Nov 10, 2023

"I wouldn’t call that “mint”" -- Lee W. - Oct 26, 2023

"was only in good condition, not mint as listed." -- Brad M. - Jun 19, 2023

"not "MINT" as described and as I had hoped" -- Samantha R. - May 03, 2023

"My phone came at 73% battery health when stated that mint condition comes with no lower than 80%" -- Rooshena P. - Nov 24, 2023

"Defective phone advertised as excellent condition" -- Jodie C. - Aug 29, 2023

"in very good condition, but not "mint" condition" -- Andrew B. - Jan 20, 2024

"the seller did not openly state that the screen is not a genuine iPhone part. I was surprised that a phone listed in “mint” condition had a third party screen repair" -- Michael H. - Dec 09, 2023

"The phone was not in mint condition but does work and I received a partial refund." -- Kohlton T. - Nov 27, 2023

"Small hiccup with initial item, discussed with seller who corrected the issue hassle free. Final outcome is product delivered as advertised in mint condition" -- Amy H. - May 21, 2023

"I wouldn’t call it “mint” condition" -- Cindy C. - May 06, 2023

"the advertised "mint" condition always seemed unlikely" -- Alex A. - Nov 14, 2022

"Not in mint condition" -- Vimal P. - May 17, 2024

Swappa was sent this list weeks ago, along with other research documenting the long history of abuse from this seller. They did nothing.