The Consumers ‘Association (Dutch Consumers’ Association) Points Out That Several Online Sellers of Refurbished Phones use Fake sacrifices. These sellers use tricks that are not allowed. Moreover, the price advantage is of Disappointing.
The Consumers’ Association Examined the Prices of Refurbished Phones at Sixteen Online Stores. Eight of Them Appeared to Be Using Prohibited Sales Tricks. For Example, Discount percentages Were Incorrect, The Stores Used Crossed-Out List Prices, Or Before-And-After Prices Were Shown.
Stores Can also Mishlead Consumers by Comparing the Price of the Used Phone With The Price of the Device When It was introduced. The Consumersbond Points Out That Practice Has Been Legally Prohibited Since 2022. Instead, The Price Should Be Compared With The Current or Last Known New Price.
The Consumers’ Association has contacted the stores about the fake sacrifices. The Organization Keeps Track of which Ones Stop Using Them.
The Price Advantage of A Refurbished smartphone is of Disappointing, The Consumersbond also concludes. The Organization Compared 24 Popular Models. Compared to a New Device, The Average Saving is 22 percent. If a device is ‘as good as new’, that is 20 percent. And for Visible Used Devices, The Average Saving is 27 percent.
Refurbished Phones Are Better For The Environment
Those who buy a used smartphone on marketplace (dutch online marketplace) save as much as 37 percent. “But on the other hand, you don’t get a warranty and the phone has not leg checked by the seller,” Writes The Consumersbond.
Incidentally, The Consumers’ Association Emphasizes That Refurbished Smartphones Are Better For The Environment, Because Most Pollution Occurs Duration Production. If devices are used longer, feer need to be produced. Buying refurbished Phones Takes Care of that. “However, you can assume that such a device will last a little less long.”