Are Refurbished Phones Worth Buying? - eBay Refurbished

Thanks to eBay for sponsoring this video!

Shopping refurbished is the perfect hack to save on your tech purchases. Watch as these two take on the challenge of guessing the condition grades of these eBay Refurbished phones before revealing their true conditions. With eBay's Refurbished program, you can save up to 50% off the price of new on like-new products from premium brands you know and love, like Apple, Bose and Dell. With 4 different condition grades that range from Good to Certified Refurbished, there is something to fit any need and budget. All the products were in great condition, and eBay backs you with a 1 or 2-year warranty, eBay's Money Back Guarantee and a free 30-day return policy for all purchases.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:20 iPhone 12 Pro Max
2:02 Samsung A71 5G
2:37 Google Pixel 6a
3:34 Samsung Z Flip 4
4:55 Ranking the phones
5:28 Good Refurbished
6:18 Very Good Refurbished
8:23 Excellent Refurbished
9:52 Certified Refurbished
10:46 Why buy refurbished
11:19 Which grade would they go with
13:09 Outro

[benzeboy]

I'd be curious to secret shop this program because i could imagine this being pretty easy to cherry pick

[FelipeModestoBR]

You guys should have checked the cycle count in the batteries. That would help determine how much that 22% discount on an "EXCELENT" device relates to just wear on the bats.

[The_Voluptuary]

Riley seems like he’s withholding his usual lightly chaotic Wisconsin dad energy.

[Souchirouu]

This needs a secret shopper one. All phones being nearly perfect is sus.

[ptchPL]

tbh, most of the time refurbished phones are like new, without the 'new' feeling. if youre willing to sacrifice the feeling of a new phone then go ahead, its still basically the same quality

[alfredoaraujo]

I'd love to see them do this with amazon, bestbuy, and other well known companies that do refurbished or renewed.

[Aidmo]

I like the dynamic of having two hosts together! Hope there will be some future videos with both of these guys behind the table.

[Tridaak]

Im a big promoter of buying used and refurbished, I'm glad you made this video. I think a lot of people are worried that they're buying a used or worn down product, when sometimes it really can be just someone who opened the phone, didn't like it, and returned it.

[KiteAndKeyProductions]

I bought a refurbished Pixel 6 from eBay a few months back, saved a good bit of money and I love it. Will continue to buy my phones this way.

[ChannelS]

I always go for a flagship refurbished from 1-2 generations back whenever I buy a new phone. Hasn't let me down yet.

[DoRC]

Got a certified refurb iPhone 12 for my mom about 2 months ago. It came through in essentially new condition. I think my biggest concern with refurbs would be that they probably often have one or more of the panels replaced and very likely are no longer waterproof.

[ItsAnotherDanny]

I'd have liked to see the battery conditions of each of these phones. that's a big reason I don't buy used phones.

[paulpetzar]

Were the phones provided to you or did you buy them independently of the sponsorship?

[justinbuckley]

This sort of video idea might be better in a more secret shopper format.

[vexelghost]

My last three phones were from eBay and no issues. You just need to choose the right seller.

[skippy]

Hey to be honest it is not clear if ebay sent you these phones or if you picked them yourselves. The reason being if it was ebay themselves who sent you this the video could be biased. But if it was you guys buying it on ebay that would make it sound more fair.

What im trying to say clarity on how the phones were recieved would help :) 👍

[nintendork]

the return policies and warranty included with eBay certified refurbished things are usually pretty good

[TexasTimelapse]

I bought my Pixel 4a used from Swappa about 2 years ago. Still going strong today. I'll probably get a newer Pixel by the end of the year.
It's like buying a car... buy a good lightly used one and let someone else take the depreciation hit.

[ShhTime]

I wish they did with this sponsor like they did with the pcs. the ones send for review and the ones bought to see what to expect

[BLAZINGwaffle]

You need to order these refurbs secretly, i cant trust them not to cherry pick.