2020: Best place for buying used IPhones?

March 9, 2020 4:01 PM

As question says: looking to buy a iPhone XS used, looking for best combination of price, non sketchiness and quality phones
posted by sandmanwv to Technology (8 answers total)

I’ve bought two phones from Swappa and had a very good experience with it.
posted by hungrytiger at 4:25 PM on March 9, 2020 [6 favorites]

Seconding swappa!
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 4:26 PM on March 9, 2020 [2 favorites]

I've had good experiences with Glyde, I bought a used iPhone 4 that served me faithfully for about five years, till I dropped it on hard tile and shattered the screen. I probably could have repaired it, but at that point I opted to move on to a newer, and got a used SE. That was two years ago, still no issues or complaints. Not sure how the prices stack up against similar competitors (I've heard Gazelle is good too) but I've been very pleased with with the quality both times I purchased from Glyde.
posted by Ornate Rocksnail at 4:29 PM on March 9, 2020

I've had multiple good experiences with Swappa. I've heard some people say they had bad experiences/gotten lemons--I think some of my luck(?) has been because I've always bought from private sellers who had been using the phones themselves until quite recently rather than people who make a business of (I gather) fixing and reselling broken phones.
posted by needs more cowbell at 6:56 PM on March 9, 2020 [1 favorite]

There’s a seller with on ebay called ‘mywit’ who is based in the US. I have bought several used and/or refurbished products from them, including an iPhone XS last year, and there have been no problems. Ebay ratings are high. Not associated with seller.
posted by sudogeek at 5:37 AM on March 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

I've bought literally ten used iPhones/iPads/MacBooks from Swappa and have never had a bad experience.
posted by rabbitrabbit at 7:46 AM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]

I've bought two iPhones off of Ebay. Both worked as advertised.
posted by Vhanudux at 10:54 AM on March 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

Very happy with my Swappa iPhone 7.
posted by en forme de poire at 3:35 PM on March 10, 2020