REFURBISHED AND LONDON USED PHONES

This confusion will keep on going on  in  the mind of used phone buyers  which one is  refurbished and which one is London used .I have been privileged  to deal with phones  I also import and can tell exactly what it means by having a refurbished phone or a London used phone.

In Nigeria when people want to buy a used phone they always fall to the idea of  buying  a London used phone  which  is  believed  to  be used  in  the UK or other part of Europe and America .Sellers also disguise  refurbish, Nigeria used ,Chinese Used as London  used  but  there  is  a  vast difference in all of these  phones  especially   between  the refurbish and London used.

Refurbished  phones  are defect phones returned by a company to it manufacturer after complains and in  return  this  phones are repaired and  sold  cheaply  to wholesalers  who  then  resell  it  as  refurbished .In Nigeria  mainly ,refurbished  phones  are  imported   from China because china serves as a  base for manufacturing many phone brand ,Refurbished phones are not only used in Nigeria but used across whole world .It is very cheap to compare their original new prices or even worth of the phone. The defect before  return  comprise of operating system  to hardware issues .They are repacked  refurbished(as in the name ) and serviced before reselling ,some of the issues may not be fixed but there is enough room for returns if found not still working  properly .Every Chinese  dealer  leaves  it  initial in a form a sticker with  Chinese alphabeth  written all over it in order to recognize own goods in case of returns  .it is always  mixed  with Test phone(which are not meant to be sold),fake phone s(imitations made in China),Originals and depreciated phones but all are packaged in the same casing .The duration may not be too long because of their old issues coupled with  their cheap casing and version .Refurbished phone are best to buy in  selling  outlet  than buying  online. Buying  is always a game of Luck even the best of phone technicians  may not know which is good or bad until they are fully tested .Nowadays Nigerian  retailers  tends to sell refurbish phone as London use ,they tell their   customers its used in Uk and customers buy them as Uk used or semi-new  phones. London used phones  in  the other  side is  also available but very costly compare to refurbished phones.

TO IDENTIFY A REFURBISH PHONE

1.       There must be a sticker around the casing or inside the   battery cover .These stickers  are initials from the Chinese  sellers and they are not removed by the retailer incase of return.

2.       They are very cheap, unlike London used phones  that are 30% cheaper than the new ones depending on the defect.

3.       They are packaged as in New or semi-new with nylon in some part of the casing but London used phones have scratches ,depreciated looks and even repair surfaces which is vividly seen if you observe well.

4.       Refurbished phones has variety because it is mixed up with different kind of phone but London use has only the variety manufactured to a company and the specifications  are Online.

CONCLUSION

Refurbished phones are more available  than London used and if you see a London used phone the  seller will tell you  it’s a   London used because their  prices are always higher but refurbished are so cheap and always come with a Chinese sticker .Refurbished phones  come with a lot of issues but London used comes with one or two issues or non . Refurbished  is all over the nation  but London used are mostly found in the hand of their  importers  and  some  few dealers in Lagos and in PH.

It is best to buy  a London use phone online from the like of  ebay,com  and  amazon.com or other internet site that deals on used phone.