CeX Reviews

1.8 Rating 654 Reviews
19 %
of reviewers recommend CeX
1.8
Based on 654 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 65%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 62%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Live Chat, Telephone
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.5 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I ordered an item on 19th October 2023. The item never arrived. I was told that they needed to investigate with Royal mail. I have had no response and they still have my money. Its an absolute disgrace. Avoid this company at all costs because if something goes wrong there is no accountability on their part. This is their issue to sort not mine, yet I am here £180 down and still no refund sight.
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Posted 4 months ago
I was quoted £234 online for my iphone 13 mini 128GB which was absolutely immaculate and grade A, when I went to the store I was quoted £181 because of 2 very small scratches on the rear side of the phone. The issue was that I could not even see these 2 scratches and when I asked for a different person to look at the phone he could not see them. I went to a direct competitor who paid me £250 and said it was a grade A++ because it was so good, total rip off.
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Posted 5 months ago
They sell damaged DVDs! Avoid! Bought Lord Of War (2005) from CEX Guildford a few months ago... Have been just watching it and 3/4 through at 1 hour and 23 minutes it gets stuck and the only way to watch it is by bypassing a really important scene as the disc has to be damaged and gets stuck there only allowing jumping to the next scene... Unbelievably annoying and Awful of this company to sell films without actually checking that they sell! From 0 to 10 they ge -1000000!
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Posted 9 months ago
l got a laptop from cex Hp pavilion G6 It failed(hardrive failure) after 2months. l had a 24month warranty l told the workers of Cex in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, shires They said they were going to fix it l was so happy because l wanted to use it for my studies.After 5days they told me that the serial number on the receipt and the one on the laptop were not the same 😕 this was soo frustrating as they were saying l had bring another item Which wasn't theirs So they told me to contact their supplier l did and they did see it was the real Thing and they agreed to take it in again then after 1week they said that they found a crack on the laptop's 15.6 inch screen Which wasn't true because the laptop had no crack l was 100% sure it didn't They sent it back l checked it out And there was no scratch or crack l sent it back to them And they said it was just a small misunderstanding and put the blame on a worker.l gave them the laptop and ever since l haven't received it It's been 4weeks now and they're still saying they're fixing it😕😕😕 l will never buy anything from Cex Ever again They're just scammers And waste customers time l wouldn't recommend buying there
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Posted 11 months ago
Do not use CEX, they scam you out of your money. I bought my mum an Apple Watch for her birthday to only have it turn up locked to someone else’s account, breaching GDPR law and I’m being refused a refund or replacement! Absolutely disgusting and money wasted! DO NOT RECOMMEND.
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Posted 1 year ago
i checked my old phone was in good working order before i took it to store i was told it was worth £23 and i had to wait 1 hour for them to check it i went back later to be told that the phone doesn't charge at all i put it back in my car charger and it worked fine and charged as usual i tried the website to complain but no customer service exists avoid avoid avoid
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Posted 2 years ago
Recently tried to sell 2 items to CEX to which they have opened from sealed condition and tested to then tell me that there is a 10% reduction for being multiple items. Despite their terms and conditions stating: 20.2.5 " The value CeX offers for your Products may be reduced upon receipt depending on their condition or quantity." And email stating: " **Multiple quantities of the same product may be subject to discount. If a discount is applied, we will notify you via email before processing your order.**" Note that in both instances, reference is made to a revised offer being made on receipt, and before processing, not after the items have been opened and tested. Currently waiting to hear back before I pursue legal action against the company, but this is a clear breach of contract and of their own terms and conditions. If you're selling to CEX I would highly advise against it as they are scammers.
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Posted 2 years ago
You guys are selling XBox series X consoles for £630, when they are selling for £449.99 everywhere else. You were obviously snapping up all the stock on launch, preventing fellow gamers from getting their consoles, so you could make £180 on each console you sell. And to think you did that during a pandemic, taking advantage of people. What happened to CEX?
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Posted 3 years ago
Ordered 11 dvd's for online delivery.....£20 postage!! No discount for multiple purchases and they are sending them out in dribs and drabs. Absolute rip off. Am done with CeX.
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Posted 3 years ago
CEX joining the low life scalpers on Ebay and ruining a lot of kids Xmas this year. I normally take my kid once a month a spend hundreds on games, they have lost me as a customer after this PS5 extortion.
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Posted 3 years ago
Cex staff are extremely rude and need to go on courses for customer service , oh and the staff need to get some deodorant ,shop always stinks of body odour.
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Posted 3 years ago
Sold a faulty product and blamed for the damage. On September 1st I purchased a huawei p20 from the Norwich store. It hadn't been set up for long before I noticed battery issues, sound issues, and soon after that I was in a phone call (struggling to hear so I looked at the bottom of the phone) and noticed a red water indicator meaning the phone was sold with water damage. The phone had been in my pocket since getting this. I was planning on 48hr returning this for a better phone anyway as this store had a poor selection and my local store had agreed to allow me to order a different phone online before refunding the huawei so I wouldn't be without a phone. Now I've worked for this company for 5 years total and I have experienced firsthand 1) staff making honest mistakes, which does happen. 2) staff ticking boxes on receipts they couldn't fully test (not enough signal to make a call, water indicator not visible, etc) 3) staff members blaming customers for damaging their phones knowing full well these mistakes did sometimes occur Yet CeX are denying the possibility that a staff member made a mistake in this instance and essentially, I am being blamed. Funnily enough the pocket on my trackies is dry. I have seen a shocking amount of first hand accounts of others being sold faulty products and being blamed for it, as cex have a little tick box saying a product was tested completely and customers have no protection as they do not have evidence. Thanks to cex I am now stuck with a broken phone and I have to return the phone ordered from cex online even though its over double the value of this one and also the one I've wanted for a really long time. I now cannot afford it again and after spending thousands over the years here I have now lost every bit of trust I had in this company. They reel you in with 2 years warranty but play customers like this. Will not ever be shopping here again, I have more trust in Facebook marketplace sellers.
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Posted 3 years ago
I took a Nintendo Wii to cex wythenshawe to sell told me to come back in 30 mins they changed the Wii for a tatty scratched one so that I would not get the £28 and only gave me £23 very bad people I will not use cex again iv been going for years but never again. I should of called the police.
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Posted 3 years ago
Appalling!! Bought online what was described as a grade B Xperia XA2 Ultra Dual sim. It arrived with numerous scratches, dirty, not reset & with 2 sim cards still in it..... And guess what, moments after turning it on I started receiving text messages for the previous owner. Customer support very poor, at one point they began to accuse me of lying about the sim cards... A bit odd being as I sent them pictures within a couple of minutes of opening it. Took about 4 weeks to finally get a refund even though the phone was returned immediately. Got the impression that the person in customer service who was emailing me had absolutely no interest whatsoever. An appalling experience & will not be using CEX again.
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Posted 3 years ago
I bought a smartwatch. It was second hand and I was assured it was a good price and that I would pay much more for a new one. I was lied to. In fact they had charged the same price as a brand new watch! To add to my distress, the watch was faulty and still had someone else's data. I have made 2 return visits to the store to be told I had to wait until they had " tested" the watch. I am still waiting for the refund I am entitled to. Dont fall for CEX's lies about pre owned goods at fair prices!
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Posted 3 years ago
They don't even deserve half a star. I Went down to buy Doctor Sleep 2 disc bluray + UHD for £25 which contains an extended directors cut on the second disc so asked to look at the discs and it was the normal edition with 1 disc and 1 UHD. They had this in HMV new for £14.99 and also at zavvi. They blamed it on the seller and said thats how they got it but the tray was only for the 2 disc so it was obvious they was just trying to sell it off as the rare limited version. It still remains listed on the site as well so they are still trying to sell it. Ive also had problems in the past with photo copied covers and missing booklets which was printed on the cover that it contained. I always double make sure of everything if I ever buy from them but really they are to be avoided.
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Posted 3 years ago
would not recommend buying from here , my item came completely broken and they did not offer a replacement even tho it had a guarantee . over all bad experience. do not buy from here
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Posted 3 years ago
- fake reviews on mainstream sites eg google / trustpilot - will do anything to ignore retail law and avoid having to refund - remember your bank can charge a transaction back even if CeX refuse to refund. they think they can make their own rules up eg 'you can only have store credit'. i had to follow this route after getting nowhere with customer services.
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Posted 3 years ago
Totally get that you are working with less staff but why not close orders so you can cope? At the moment you are buying and selling and getting inundated making a pretty poor experience for everyone involved. It's totally unacceptable to keep taking in orders and trades with no ability to actually complete these in a reasonable and quoted time frame, They are now saying payment will slip from 7 to 14 to 21 days and even then I'm not convinced. ZERO warning on website. This seems more like a cash flow issue than a staffing issue. They never 'test' games in store just check and pay. I fear they may be struggling for for-fill payments hence delays. Support only responded as I called them out on Twitter. In short: Slow Service Poor Customer Service Wont use again and COVID19 excuses only go so far
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Posted 3 years ago
I wish I had read some reviews before I brought from these. I took lots of items into Cex for my 11yr old son as he want to save for gaming pc which we were going to buy privately. We had £214 for goods. Staff asked son what he was going to spend money on he said gaming pc. How do i wish we never had that conversation! So long story short we went by the staffs advice and ordered one. Son so happy when it arrived untill we opened box! Which was a bog standard office pc! I was not happy. Took straight back to Cex all I wanted was a refund but as we paid in voucher as was talked into buying from them we couldn't have one even though I was told this was a gaming pc so I had no chose but to add another £220 towards another where I was told was a gaming pc this time but was coming from another shop and being delivered! When arrived son was happy excited even though it wasn't in best of condition even though grade B! 8wks down line the line pc won't update won't reset and has black screen when try any! Been in contact with Microsoft done everything they told us but still don't work. So I'm not happy to say the least and son well he is heart broken and has not gaming pc that works in this period of current lockdown. Sent email to CEX yesterday stating I want a full refund and pick up of this unsable pc. Will keep you updated on answer. Very very disappointed customer.
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Posted 3 years ago
CeX is rated 1.8 based on 654 reviews