What cell phone should I buy? You are probably with that disturbing doubt, but if what you are very clear about is that you are looking for a good Smartphone at a low price,
then previously you must take into account a series of various important factors, such as the budget you have, the use that
you will give, your style to accompany your new mobile, the specifications, the performance, among other essential aspects to make a good
purchase.
If in itself choosing a new cell phone is complicated, imagine what it is to buy one that has already been used, you must find out its "background", it is in that
sense that in this article we will give you a few tips that can help you before making the purchase.
Recommendations for buying a used phone
1. Find out the reason for the sale
The first thing is to find out the reason why the seller wants to negotiate his mobile, it is important to know the reasons: buy a better cell phone, need
economic, device failure, and so on.
2. Brand / model authenticity
Not wanting to take us unpleasant surprises that we have bought a low-performance Chinese replica, so you must first find out on the Internet
how to identify the originality of the mobile you plan to buy.
3. Compare Prices
Ask for the cost in local stores in your city, as well as in buying and selling portals such as used phones in OLX, which will allow you
set actual prices so you have a clear idea of the price compared to your seller's.
4. Mobile age
If possible, ask for the purchase invoice as proof, if you do not have this information, you will have to physically see the mobile to see its status, although the performance and
the fluency it presents is an influential factor to realize.
5. Unlocked, rooted, custom ROMs?
They are very important points to negotiate, to know if the phone belongs to a company or has been rooted, resulting in an invalidity of its warranty or
well it has installed roms that do not belong to the manufacturer or the mobile company.
6. Accessories
The purchase price will also depend on whether the cell phone will be delivered with accessories, original or not, which ones and the state in which they are.
7. Mobile physical test
This is the most important thing, test the device, see if it is fluid or slow, if the touch screen responds correctly, scratches on the screen, the
camera clarity, bumps presented on the case, battery status ...
8. Carry out the transaction in public places
Insecurity is the daily bread in many countries, so it is recommended to do the shopping in a public place where there are many people and where possible
security cameras if you are buying from a complete stranger who does not inspire much confidence.
9. Online payments by PayPal
If you are going to buy online, be sure to make the payment with PayPal, if there are problems you can demand a refund or open a dispute to claim your
money to the company if the seller plays the disregard. PayPal is the safest way to shop online.
10. Reference Contacts
In case problems arise, it is always good to be cautious and request reference telephones, email and other means of contact.
Tell us, have you bought a used mobile? What recommendations would you give us?
Hi there! As you well say, every stolen mobile phone implies risk of tracking, it seems to me that you could install another cooked rom to avoid it and use it without problems, but frankly I do not know about the behavior of the Blackberry in this regard 🙁
Hello, I have a blackberry curve 8900 and when I went to a repair center they told me that it shows a crossed out battery (obviously it was his battery and not mine because my battery is inflated) it can be repaired but now my question is if it is stolen do you have a tracker? because if I take it off the phone no longer works
hello 5 months ago I bought the used samsung galaxy s4, the guy I bought it from mentioned to me that he had previously sent it to repair something related to the screen without specifying what it was that had been repaired to the mobile, when I checked it I gave Account that it had slight faults on the screen, the screen looked blurry when I took off all the brightness, although it allowed me to fully visualize the screen, faults that I ignored and with time they became more serious until yesterday than when I tried to turn on my cell phone only the Notification lights, showing me the completely black screen although suddenly the screen turns on showing all blurred and turning off immediately my questions are the following: is the fault that my cell phone presents is repairable? If the fault is repairable, how likely is it that my cell phone will be fine and the same thing will not happen again? Should I repair the cell phone? I would appreciate your answer 🙁
Hi! Although this damage is repairable (it will not be cheap), in my experience it is very likely that the mobile will also progressively present new failures, a case similar to yours had a friend and he preferred to buy a new one xD
If possible, with the repair technician, make a complete evaluation (plate, screen, etc.) of your cell phone and verify in what state the components are, so you will know if it is convenient for you to repair it or not, Look for recommendations from technicians with trusted friends.
Greetings.
Hi there! The positive thing about pawn shops is that they meticulously evaluate the condition of a cell phone and make sure that it is in perfect condition so as not to lose it, which in a certain way is synonymous with a guarantee, both for the pawn shop and for the buyer 🙂
Hello, what do you think of buying used cell phones at pawn shops? Do you think it is safer?
Very valuable information Thank you
If I buy a used cell phone, can it be that my information of whats, messages and calls go to the mail of the previous owner? It is that the previous owner is my husband
There are applications such as WhatsApp for example, in which it is not enough to uninstall it, as there are folders in which you can view certain information from the previous owner. To avoid leaving a trace of all information (photos, videos, calls, emails, etc.), the ideal is resetear or restore the factory settings of the device, in this way we make sure to erase everything and we can place our mail and our own applications 😀