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Can you explain why you wouldnt put working used parts in a customers phone (excluding time degrading parts like a battery I guess). I'm sure in Asia all little
by sitepodmatt 9y ago
Can you explain why you wouldnt put working used parts in a customers phone (excluding time degrading parts like a battery I guess). I'm sure in Asia all little 1-2 people phone and laptop stores (which are very popular - in some cases whole shopping centres floors dedicated to such repeated stalls) do? If I need a new headphone jack in an out of warranty phone I guess a second hand part is probably much cheaper for everyone? Ignoring the stolen issue (and morality around stolen) for a second. Same reason independent mechanics will often source from a scrap yard where appropriate - say a cheap phone $150 (like my y6-ii) with one thing broken?
- mwgalloway 9y agoUsing used parts might be twice as much labor for one thing, you have to remove the part carefully from one phone and then install it into another one. Another is that you can't always guarantee the repair is done well if it's done with used parts as you can't really be certain what kind of conditions they were subjected to over time. Also, as you have to charge less for used parts, you might not have as good of a margin on the repair. I don't work in phone repair, but I used to work as a bicycle mechanic, and sourcing used parts for repairs was generally not considered worthwhile in most shops I've worked in.
- sithadmin 9y ago>I'm sure in Asia all little 1-2 people phone and laptop stores do? Can't speak for all of them, but one that I visited in Hong Kong to do a screen replacement definitely had a guy sitting at a counter breaking down a stack of used iPhones for parts.