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The refurb market seems like a crap shoot still. I tried to buy an "excellent" rated refurb iPhone SE from backmarket.com 2 weeks ago but returned it for a ref
by bradfa 3y ago
The refurb market seems like a crap shoot still. I tried to buy an "excellent" rated refurb iPhone SE from backmarket.com 2 weeks ago but returned it for a refund because the physical quality of the phone was VERY clearly NOT excellent (maybe I would rate it "fair" at best).
I've personally had good luck buying refurb phones direct from Apple. The discount isn't as good as 3rd parties, but they've all arrived with 0 defects and new batteries. I even got to exercise the warranty on a directly purchased from Apple refurb phone once, it was easy at an Apple store (about 30 minute drive from my house).
- ghaff 3y agoManufacturers in general seem to be a safer source for refurb gear even if you're not going to get a "killer deal." However, I still personally tend to question the economy of buying something that has two or three years shorter support life out of the gate--unless you routinely trade-in anyway and then you have to run the numbers on the trade-in value.
- dudefeliciano 3y ago> the economy of buying something that has two or three years shorter support life Unfortunately there are no other options in that form factor. The closest would be the iphone 13 mini, which has an even earlier release date than iphone SE 3rd gen.