CeX Reviews

1.8 Rating 656 Reviews
19 %
of reviewers recommend CeX
1.8
Based on 656 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
Not allowed to test or view proudect till you buy it
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Posted 5 months ago
Hi I look forward to receiving my full refund. I want to feedback to you regarding this matter. Although the case has been financially resolved. I feel it important to express my disappointment in how this has been handled from your end. As you are now aware the handset was a faulty handset. Cex failed to identify this issue and I had to take it upon myself to prove this to you. You had my handset for 5 months and had only sent it to motorola 3 weeks ago to be assessed. You then didn't share the vital photographs that showed the fault developing. The handset was only sent after I started legal action as you incorrectly assumed the device had been damaged.I think an apology and recognition or your poor handling is something that I shouldn't have to ask for. For a company to offer a two year warranty and treat a customer with such a poor attitude is appalling. I will make sure that I share my experience with as many people as I can reach via social media and word of mouth. I have two teenagers at school, they will also be sure to share my experience with their friends. Please try and improve how you handle future complaints
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Posted 5 months ago
Where do I start with this outfit! I bought a preowned Samsung Galaxy S22 and chose a Grade B device. The reason for choosing a Grade B device was the price difference and also my partner had recently bought a Grade B phone from them and, cosmetically it was in superb condition. Anyway, the device arrived without any charger and with the screen covered in scratches. I contacted CEX to highlight that I had ordered a Grade B device and to my disbelief, I was informed that the device I had recieved was, according to CEX, in Grade B condition. Anyway, let's move onto my (attempted) trade in of my old device. Rather than try and explain the circumstances, I feel it would be easier to just copy and paste the email exchanges with their customer services. Dear Sir / Madam, I recently checked the CEX website to enquire how much i may get for my old phone (Samsung S9+). I was quoted £100 for my phone being in a Grade B condition. As I was content with this price, I booked it in to be dropped off at my local CEX store at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, Edinburgh. I attended at the store this afternoon and spoke with the store manager who introduced himself as Craig. Craig checked the phone and questioned why the back was a different colour from the edges. I explained that I had the screen replaced a while back and, after consulting with a couple of his colleagues, he stated "I'm going to make the call and say we'll accept it". Craig did explain that as I didn't have the charger the price would be reduced by £5 and as the back was a different colour, it would be reduced to a Grade C resulting in the price being dropped to £80. Although this was significantly less than the original offer, I accepted after which, Craig proceeded to complete the paperwork. Once completed, Craig informed me that I should recieve a confirmation email shortly however he also provided me with a paper receipt. I thanked him and he informed me that the money should be in my account by Tuesday 17th at the latest. However, as I was about to leave, he stated "we can't take it as the back is a different colour" I was stunned by this and explained that as far as I was aware, the transaction was already complete. I also pointed out that he had clearly stated that the phone would be accepted. Although he stated that the phone was still to be tested, surely these tests are to confirm that the device is in full working order, NOT a cosmetic check as this had already been completed and agreed by Craig himself. When Craig attempted to hand me the phone back, I obviously refused to accept it as the transaction had been completed and I felt this was completely unacceptable. Craig then calmly stated "well, we will store it here for two weeks then we'll send it for destruction". If I had been told from the outset that CEX we're unable to accept my phone, I would have been disappointed however, able to accept the decision. However, given the way this situation has unfolded, I feel this is completely unacceptable and feel extremely harshly done by and would hope that CEX do the right thing and honor what was initially agreed in store by manager Craig. As he has stated that the device will go for destruction in 14 days time, I hope this matter can be dealt with as urgent and in a timely manner. I look forward to your response in early course. Robert H Duffy .....their reply! Hi Robert, ​ Thank you for your continued patience while I was getting this investigated. ​ On reviewing this with the store management team, it appears to be a breakdown in communication from the staff member when the phone was originally inspected. Our store team has apologised for any miscommunication, and they will speak to the staff in question to provide the required training in order to avoid any repeated instances in the future. ​ I am afraid we are unable to accept this phone, and our staff informed you of the same before leaving. I request that you please collect the item within 28 days post which it will be processed/recycled as per our abandoned stock policy. ​ In case you are unable to collect it as per the specified timeframe, do let me know the exact date and time of your visit, so I can notify the store accordingly. ​ If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know and I'll be happy to provide further assistance. ​ Regards, Sagar Senior Customer Support Associate All that's left to say is AVOID!!!
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Posted 6 months ago
0 respect to the customers in HATFIELD
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Posted 6 months ago
The warranty is completely worthless. The staff member I dealt with at the Worthing store had a terrible attitude and tried to fob me off with some utter nonsense reason as to why they couldn't repair my faulty phone under warranty. He told me that they don't repair any defects on an item if there is ANY other unrelated "physical damage" as this "voids the warranty" - pointing out a minute and barely visible hairline crack on my camera lens which had nothing to do with the defect. Using this logic, everything they sell must have a void warranty as they sell used items! What a joke. This is a shame as I have bought several items from cex in the past, partly because of the warranty. But now I have absolutely no confidence that they would fix anything under warranty, so Cex won't be getting a single penny more of my money. Their loss, as I have spent thousands of pounds with them in the past, including two phones worth £920 each.
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Posted 6 months ago
Mam went Carlisle branch. She’s elderly asked staff for phone that did exactly same as one she had. Took it with her to show him. Then trusted he sold her the same. Turns out he sold her one with less storage. Paid £140 then I said it’s not the same she returned it few days later to be offered £20 trade in. DISGUSTING.
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Posted 6 months ago
Had a flip phone developed a crack in the screen from the inside out and they told me that its a software only warranty and not hardware. I took it to resolver.co.uk and got nowhere on there as its just the same pepole you talk to from cex. cex reply. "All customer complaints are dealt with by us only and in situations like these, the management team is also involved in order to reach a final outcome. We are not members of any third party dispute resolution groups. However, you have the option of seeking guidance from an entity that regulates such cases as per discretion. Once contacted, we would be happy to liaise and provide all the information." I asked "If you dont take part in any third party dispute resolution groups what do i do?" You have the option of approaching the court, and once the respective correspondence is received, our legal team will liaise accordingly. ​"You have the option of approaching the court, and once the respective correspondence is received, our legal team will liaise accordingly." They just dont bother, 24 months warranty is worthless
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Posted 8 months ago
Damaged the pins on a Ryzen CPU I was trading in whilst testing it and tried to blame me. CEX in the Parkway Shopping Center in Limerick. This CPU was taken out of a motherboard working perfectly and replaced with a newer model This was placed carefully into the protective pack from the replacement and remained there until brought to CEX. Somehow they managed to damage the pins on all four corners of the processor, most likely because they tried to put it into their test motherboard incorrectly and then lied to me about it saying it was damaged beforehand. As if I'd be stupid enough to chance trading a damaged CPU knowing full well it would be tested before I would get paid. WORD OF WARNING. Take detailed photos before anything is sent for testing because they have complete liars working there.
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Posted 8 months ago
We bought a monitor in December with in 5 months it developed lines on the screen so we took it back to cex as it was under warranty they refused to sort the issue out and tryed to say we had dropped the monitor even though it hadn't been dropped it's a case of they just can't be bothered to sort the issue out and will do anything to avoid taking responsibility it's common knowledge that the castleford store always do this with faulty goods
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Posted 11 months ago
Ordered a PS4 online in Dec for my son. To date I have not received the PS4 and CEX refuse to give me a refund. Despite several emails to CEX and Royal Mail who claim to have delivered the package to someone with initials PM I am dissapointed with the way both companies refuse to resolve the matter. CEX are saying its royal mail and vice versa meanwhile CEX have my £250 and I have no product. This is a simple case of fraud and theft. Until this matter is resolved and I get a refund from CEX I will keep going. CEX is a shameful, unprofessional company that refuse to accept responsibility but are happy to take your money. The next stage in this is a report to the police and trading standards.
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Posted 1 year ago
Here's what they don't tell you Here's what they don't tell you Do not buy high end phones from this company no matter what. If you buy a high end phone from CEX you are then automatically stuck with them. For instance, let's say you buy the latest iPhone from them, some time down the line the phone you bought get's black listed (reported lost/stolen) and becomes unusable. They will NOT give you your money back. They will give you a voucher, sometimes not even that. Instead they'll tell you that they'll replace it for you. This will take at least a week if they don't have in the store that you visit, this could be even more. So they finally replace it for you, however, that phone gets blocked again. Another week of emailing back and forth to get that replaced. Guess what else? This new phone that is being replaced will only have the remaining warranty left on it. In other words, you purchased your original phone from them 1 year and 6 months ago. The phone that they've replaced for you will only have 6 months of warranty left. So now after 6 months if it get's blocked they will hang you out to dry by saying it's out of warranty. Don't let them fool you with the classic "we test them before we buy them and do a check to make sure that it's not been blacklisted" The truth is that they might do those checks but there's absolutely nothing they can do to check that your phone will not be blacklisted in the future. I repeat nothing.
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Posted 1 year ago
Sent me games which never worked. They obviously hadn't even been tested before being sent out and when i emailed to get a refund or replacement they reply with an automatically generated email. If you order anything from them online be prepared for it not to work. I wont order another thing from them because yhey send out untested products and their customer service is absolutely terrible.
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Posted 1 year ago
Now tried contacting CEX on numerous occasions and it seems not an ounce of give a £#!@ was given. Parcel not turned up after 2 weeks and after sending emails and filling out online forms still no joy, I think I'm dealing with bots rather than real people. All I want is my money back for an item I haven't received, not much to ask. Date of experience: 29 January 2023
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Posted 1 year ago
CEX aim Widnes, Cheshire Customer service reassured for taking used items with out giving any proof of receive as well giving misleading information to the customers with no comply on the time was agreed, that customer have chasing all and finally taking back those items back to the fact on unreliable service.
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Posted 1 year ago
CEX (the shops) are pretty good from my experience, I've only ever had 1 issue from the shops where an externa Hard Drive was mislabelled as an SSD. The biggest issue is with the repairs side, where you can take something in for a repair, wait 7+ days, only for it to be returned because they don't repair that item but were never told that they don't repair the item, absolute joke!
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Posted 1 year ago
Absolutely awful experience, I saw a Apple iPod classic I wanted so decided I would exchange a perfectly good iPod touch that was running out of space, I was offered a either £40 or a voucher for £60 since I had already picked something to buy I chose the voucher. The iPod classic arrived and despite 3 tries at transferring songs these all failed, I therefore took it into my local store they tested it was found to be faulty I asked for an equivalent replacement and they couldn’t supply one. I do not wish to buy anything else so asked if the voucher could be replaced and a cash alternative given, this was refused. This company obviously operates on the assumption that they can treat customers with utter contempt my advice to anyone thinking of dealing with them is that you will get more satisfaction giving your items away. A disgusted customer.
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Posted 1 year ago
My wife was ripped off by the shop in that she was sold an old controller for a out of date system for ridiculous monies shame on you CEX
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Posted 1 year ago
bunch of theifs stay way. i had a brand new item worth £90. they offered £20 yet they buy an older model for 35. absolute criminal
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Posted 1 year ago
Bought a PS4 game as a gift but told the cashier that i wasnt sure it was the right version. Was told it wasn't a problem as i could return it. 20 mins later I took it back once i got a phone signal and had checked it wasnt the right one. CEX didnt have the one i wanted and now I cant buy the pS4 game anywhere else as my £45 is tied up in a CEX voucher - refused to return the credit to my card 😫
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Posted 1 year ago
Ordered x2 fire HD 10 tablets. one turned up and was very impressed. The other still hasn't turned up. Cant get hold of anyone quickly to solve issue. Only by email. It's been 15 days now and all I'm told is that the store has sent it and to wait another 72 hours! I want my money back or a replacement and they ignore it everytime.
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Posted 1 year ago
CeX is rated 1.8 based on 656 reviews