When you buy from a
commercial party, you have some certainty that some
recourse can be taken if you are not provided with what
you purchased. The exception to that is the scam artist
that puts up a website or hangs a sign on a shack and
takes your money, never to be seen again. We have seen
a couple of scam artists who would do exactly that. And
if they had a web site get closed down, they would just
go to another resource and open a new one claiming to
be in business. The good part is that the majority of
companies out there are legitimate.
Purchasing from a
legitimate business affords you some protection. You
know up front what type of warranty you will get with
your phone. And you can file official complaints with
the Attorney General should a business fail to carry
out its end of the deal.
We have already said
that most rebuilt phones come with only a 30 to 90 day
warranty. There are actually a few companies out there
that will offer a 6 month warranty and in a even more
limited number of companies, a full one year warranty.
The same warranty as would be offered on a new phone.
Even if the phone costs more to buy with the one year
warranty, you still got a good deal. Try purchasing
that phone brand new and see how much it will cost you.
You could pay double or in some cases triple the cost
of the used phone.
About the only time you
will need to look at a used phone is if your phone was
lost, stolen or damaged. Your only other option is to
replace it with a new phone at full retail price. The
price could be a real whopper too. Consider your
options before you make a decision either way.
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