backmarket.co.uk Reviews

"I had a terrible experience with Backmarket as I was sold a defective phone in poor condition that was listed as in 'good' condition.\u00a0\r\n\r\nWithin only two weeks of purchasing the phone the volume buttons fell out on their own.\u00a0\u00a0There were scratches on the\u00a0screen when it arrived and now the camera screen is crumbling away. \r\n\r\nI bought the phone in good faith, with a warranty and with additional insurance that I purchased via Backmarket.\u00a0 Backmarket is now telling me that the warranty does not\u00a0apply\u00a0to this 'situation', whatever that means. The insurance company is telling me that the phone is not covered because there was no 'incident'.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nSo Backmarket won't honour the warranty and the insurance, that I paid \u00a370 for only weeks previously, won't cover it because I didn't cause the problem. \r\n\r\nWho IS responsible for this?\u00a0 Apparently me for believing that Backmarket is a reputable and trustworthy\u00a0place to buy a phone from. It clearly is not.\u00a0 \r\n\r\nThe reviews on the Backmarket site are all \u2018validated\u2019 by them so negative ones, such as this one, do not get approved.\r\n\r\nBackmarket says this is a technical issue. The buttons physically falling off the phone without any incident is not a 'technical issue' it is a physical one. They claim that Google will honor the warranty, that they will not, despite my not buying the phone\u00a0with Google and presumably knowing, as I do, that Google will not repair or replace a phone that has been refurbished.\r\n\u00a0\r\nThis is entirely unacceptable. DO NOT make the mistake I did of buying a phone on Backmarket."

"I had a terrible experience with Backmarket as I was sold a defective phone in poor condition that was listed as in 'good' condition.\u00a0\r\n\r\nWithin only two weeks of purchasing the phone the volume buttons fell out on their own.\u00a0\u00a0There were scratches on the\u00a0screen when it arrived and now the camera screen is crumbling away. \r\n\r\nI bought the phone in good faith, with a warranty and with additional insurance that I purchased via Backmarket.\u00a0 Backmarket is now telling me that the warranty does not\u00a0apply\u00a0to this 'situation', whatever that means. The insurance company is telling me that the phone is not covered because there was no 'incident'.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nSo Backmarket won't honour the warranty and the insurance, that I paid \u00a370 for only weeks previously, won't cover it because I didn't cause the problem. \r\n\r\nWho IS responsible for this?\u00a0 Apparently me for believing that Backmarket is a reputable and trustworthy\u00a0place to buy a phone from. It clearly is not.\u00a0 \r\n\r\nThe reviews on the Backmarket site are all \u2018validated\u2019 by them so negative ones, such as this one, do not get approved.\r\n\r\nBackmarket says this is a technical issue. The buttons physically falling off the phone without any incident is not a 'technical issue' it is a physical one. They claim that Google will honor the warranty, that they will not, despite my not buying the phone\u00a0with Google and presumably knowing, as I do, that Google will not repair or replace a phone that has been refurbished.\r\n\u00a0\r\nThis is entirely unacceptable. DO NOT make the mistake I did of buying a phone on Backmarket."

"Customer service ZERO\r\nRefund STILL WAITING \r\nPrice OVERCHARGED ON CREDIT CARD\r\nReturns SEND IN COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT or DRIVING LICENSE \r\nI have begun a credit card dispute with help from my bank that supplied the credit card to get a full refund.\r\nAVOID at all costs and buy a refurbished iPhone from the Apple Store which has ALL genuine new Apple parts including Apple battery for less money and a superior service."