| When I mention to one of my family members | | | | know about it. The honest people who actually |
| or friends that I would only buy a refurbished or | | | | advertise their phones as refurbished generally sell |
| slightly used cell phone they look at me like I may | | | | the phones for less money. The ones advertised |
| be crazy. I just do not understand why, since | | | | as new are in fact refurbished and the seller |
| people buy pre-owned, refurbished and other | | | | banks on the customer not knowing the |
| already used large ticket items such as cars, | | | | difference. |
| laptops and other electronics all the time. What is | | | | Reason #4 - The impacts on the environment are |
| the big deal about buying a previously used phone | | | | devastating. As with any electronic device out |
| that looks like new, costs a lot less money, and | | | | there, technology improves and at some point |
| works the same as the new phone you just paid | | | | you end up throwing away your device and |
| 3 times the money for? I could have purchased 3 | | | | replace it with a brand new one. With just cell |
| different refurbished phones for the price of what | | | | phones alone, upwards of 100,000,000 (one |
| a new cell phone costs. | | | | hundred million) cell phones end up in landfills each |
| In this article, I have put together some reasons | | | | and every year. Just think about all the 3rd world |
| why I would personally buy a pre-owned, | | | | countries who are growing and are just beginning |
| refurbished, or slightly used cell phone. | | | | to use cel phone Could you imagine if more and |
| Reason #1 - Insurance replacement cell phones | | | | more people purchased a slightly used or |
| are in almost all cases refurbished cell phones. | | | | refurbished cell phone? Most people do not know |
| People who replace their broken cell phone under | | | | how to fix phones so they just toss it away not |
| their cell phone companies insurance plan almost | | | | realizing that most of the issues with phones can |
| always receive a previously used, refurbished cell | | | | easily be fixed and there are literally millions of |
| phone. So if you have previously replaced your | | | | people out there that purchase used and |
| phone under a cell phones insurance plan, chances | | | | refurbished phones every year. The number of |
| are you have already used a refurbished cell | | | | people purchasing refurbished cell phones is |
| phone. | | | | growing drastically with companies like AT&T |
| Reason #2 - Save a ton of cash! Well obviously | | | | selling their refurbished cell phones on their |
| the cost of a pre-owned anything is generally | | | | website. |
| going to cost less, but people do not realize the | | | | Reason #5 - Technology has not really changed |
| large amount you can save by buying used or | | | | that much with cell phones in the past 5 years. |
| refurbished. Generally the price of buying a | | | | Well maybe it has with the launch of the iPhone |
| refurbished cell phone over a brand new one | | | | and Blackberry cell phones and what not but even |
| from your cell phone store will save you 33% or | | | | then you can get a used or refurbished version |
| more! That same phone in slightly used (preloved) | | | | for way less money! I personally do not know |
| condition will on average save you 50% or more | | | | what I would do without my Blackberry cell |
| over its brand new counterpart. These are some | | | | phone. I used it to email, txt friends and family, |
| tough times... I would rather keep my hard earned | | | | watch you tube videos, surf the net, check |
| cash in my pocket for travel or for doing | | | | sports scores, listen to music (check out "slacker |
| something else fun. Sure you can save a lot at | | | | radio" - its amazing!), use it as my alarm clock, |
| the end of your 2 year contract when you are | | | | plan meetings, etc, etc, etc. I can go on for a long |
| eligible for an upgrade, but the average person | | | | time, but you get the point. Any of the features I |
| replaces their phone every 18 months. Kind of | | | | just mentioned you can find a refurbished or |
| ironic o the cell phone companies to make your | | | | previously owned version. Once again, saving you |
| contract every 24 months, don't you think? | | | | a ton of your hard earned cash. |
| Reason #3 - A lot of sellers online sell refurbished | | | | I could list many other reasons as to why buying |
| cell phones as "new". Most people can not tell the | | | | a used or refurbished cell phones just makes |
| difference between a refurbished cell phone and a | | | | sense, but I think these 5 reasons should get my |
| new one. This goes back to reason #1 with the | | | | point across. When buying your next cell phone, |
| insurance companies. You probably had a | | | | would you now consider buying a used or |
| refurbished cell phone in the past and did not even | | | | refurbished phone? |