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Second hand phones are a shit-show, full of hidden costs (often at least new batteries and paying to check if it has been stolen) and people treat their phones
by worldofmatthew 5y ago
Second hand phones are a shit-show, full of hidden costs (often at least new batteries and paying to check if it has been stolen) and people treat their phones like crap, meaning once the often one-month warrently you often get will not matter much once the phone starts bootlooping after three months from damage caused by the last owner.
- morsch 5y agoUsed goods sold by a business carry a 1 year (minimum) warranty in the EU.
- worldofmatthew 5y agoGood luck proving that the last owner dropping the phone over and over caused the bootlooping and you would have to spend more than the cost of the device to take someone to court. Poor people de-facto don't have those legal rights, only what the seller is willing to allow.
- morsch 5y agoIf it happens in the first 6 months, you don't have to prove it, the seller has to prove you did something to cause the bootloop[1] (and it's usually not worth it to them). I've had good luck with warranty claims beyond the 6 month period, when sticking to reputable sellers. [1] https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/faq/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua...
- Hackbraten 5y agoAll those same problems have applied to used cars for more than one century. There’s still a billion people who drive used cars.
- worldofmatthew 5y agoPhones are always going to be harder to repair, because of their size.