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Back Market Reviews Summary

Back Market has a rating of 2.5 stars from 1,557 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Back Market most frequently mention return label, credit card and third party. Back Market ranks 7th among Electronic Component sites.

service
1,049
value
1,082
shipping
1,078
returns
550
quality
1,053
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Pennsylvania
1 review
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First purchase
October 27, 2022

I'm thrilled with the price and the quality of my purchase. I can not tell this isn't a new phone. It looks perfect even though I purchased one that said fair condition. It's fast and the battery lasts all day. It arrived before the estimated delivery date. The website has a sense of humor that makes you feel like your dealing with a friend or family member. Oh and it's helping the environment.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
California
1 review
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Extremely Impressed
October 28, 2022

The entire process was wonderful, I bought a phone for my friend and one for my mom... Both came in a few days(2 and 4). Both iphones were in great condition. I ended up using customer service, and I was impressed at the speed at which they responded and assessed my situation. There is literally no reason not to buy refurbished from back market, it's cheaper and helps the environment, like? It's literally a no brainer. Happy with my purchases, saved hundreds, never buying new again. (You get pics of my friends phone because my mom took hers on a trip so no pics... But that one is also in great condition! Lol)

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought From Them For Years
October 25, 2022

I have been buying from BackMarket over three years. Probably a dozen devices, and if there is ever a problem, the seller gives excellent satisfaction (with one small exception concerning a power supply). I will keep buying from them as the quality and service are quite good.

Date of experience: October 24, 2022
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Perfect Condition!
October 25, 2022

My Samsung S20 5G in a very good condition is actually in a perfect condition, works great and it arrived right on time. I love it! I recommend!

Date of experience: October 24, 2022
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Transparency and Integrity
October 22, 2022

We ordered from Backmarket the first time when my son was ready for his first smartphone. Backmarket's site makes it easy to search and filter the results to find just what you are looking for. We've found that their representations about the appearance of the products they sell are well described and accurate. We were happy enough with our first purchase for me to buy a laptop from them. Again, the robust search and filter capabilities helped me find several laptops that met my very stringent guidelines! Backmarket purchases have a 12 month warranty, which is the same as I'd get if I purchased new. I just bought a 2021 model laptop that normally would cost $1100-$1200, for $659 in excellent refurbished condition. I'm pretty happy right now!

Date of experience: October 21, 2022
Colorado
9 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Should've stuck with Amazon
November 19, 2022

I was sold a crappy phone that didn't work within the first week. I had to pay $150 for a new display and also have the local repair shop replace screws that were missing inside the phone and fix the connection of the battery. (My repair shop has almost 5 stars by over 1200 people.) They said the phone had not only been refurbished but repaired from damage and poorly done. The seller, imatch, discouraged me from taking the phone to a third-party and no wonder, considering the mess that was inside. Now they are unwilling to reimburse me for even part of the repairs. Every message they started with hoping that I was having an "excellent day" even though they knew that I wasn't. Would not hear back from imatch (Julia) until a day later and finally had no choice but to take the phone somewhere else as I had already been 3 days without my phone (which is crucial for my line of work). Then after 3 days they wanted me to mail the phone back to them -after I provided photos and everything- not committing to whether or not they were going to deal with the problem and thus leaving me without my phone for at least another week, possibly more. Who can go a week without a phone?! BackMarket has not advocated for me or done anything about it. I am so disappointed that I could've now spent this much money on a phone with Amazon and at least had peace of mind and better customer service. My initial excitement at finding BackMarket has now turned to a sick feeling in my stomach. Very unhappy.

Date of experience: October 20, 2022
Washington
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I love it, would definitely recommend
October 21, 2022

I love it, would definitely recommend. I got a £400 phone for £140 in perfect condition. I could have got it cheaper but I wanted white. The condition was "excellent" from seller The iOutlet, it does not have a scratch on it, works perfectly and the battery is lasting 2+ days.

Date of experience: October 20, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Why buy new?
October 1, 2022

Old phone was getting slow. Was about to buy new but then found out about Back Market. Picked a phone with all the features, GB, unlocked, etc that I was looking for and saved about 80% of what I was prepared to spend. Shipped fast and everything's been working great since.

Date of experience: September 29, 2022
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Phone was kept in a case at all times. Not a scratch on it.
It was sold as "good condition".
Once they received they dropped the offer by 50 stating a "chip oh the case".
If there is a chip they must be looking very closely, and it certainly wouldn't be enough to make a description of "good condition" not accurate.
I assume they pull this nonsense on a lot of customers to maximise their profit margin.

Date of experience: September 28, 2022
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Sold me a broken phone and will not provide reimbursement for the fix. Their only fix option is a 7-14 day repair or a refund, both leaving me without a phone instead of just reimbursing a third party's fix. A third-party fix (me taking it in somewhere locally) would be done in 1 hour; id keep my phone, no shipping days, packaging or more money, and im not left without a phone.

Date of experience: September 26, 2022
GB
1 review
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I needed a new laptop, ordered a Mac laptop, when i received the goods the charger didn't work with the laptop, my partner checked it out and he said it needed a service and a brand-new battery would need to be fitted.

I sent the laptop back and asked for a refund, this morning i received another laptop. Which wasn't ordered. I now have to send this back. I have sent back market a message.

Very disappointed as this site was recommended. I will never purchase form here again.

Date of experience: September 23, 2022
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Product did not last
October 21, 2022

Purchased an iphone 11 in May 2022. 3 months into having the iphone the screen is black
I purchased the warranty but back market states I can not use it because its outside of their scope to fix it. Customer service is only via email which can be very frustrating.
I do not recommend buying from this company

Date of experience: September 21, 2022
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scammers
October 14, 2022

Their products are more expensive than you can buy somewhere else. The only reason I bought from them is that they promised $199 for my trade in. When they received it, they only offered me $6 for a perfectly good phone

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nooot iets bestellen.
October 14, 2022

Een waardeloos bedrijf met een nog veel slechtere klantenservice
Nooit iets bestellen!
Een bagger ervaring.

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent product
September 14, 2022

I have bought multiple items from here and they are always perfect. Will continue buying from here as long as they are around.

Date of experience: September 13, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Order one item and completely messed up.
October 13, 2022

I've only ever ordered one item off of Back Market and they messed up the order. I've received the incorrect item. I sent it back to get it replaced but instead they refunded it when I put down replacement on their website.

Date of experience: September 13, 2022
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Stolen phone
October 10, 2022

Back Market sold me a STOLEN iPhone 13. I am currently dealing with this massive headache of a situation. Basically, my iPhone suddenly stopped getting service so I called my service provider and they informed me that the phone and been reported stolen. The approved Back Market seller stole this phone when it was in transit and sold it to me. Now, Back Market is ignoring my plea for help that they contact their approved seller and make them pay T-Mobile for the phone they stole. Their response was "Sorry to hear that". Are you $#*!ing kidding me?! Don't buy a phone from Back Market because you might end up like me; with a stolen phone with no service. They have absolutely horrible customer service and don't seem to care that a crime was just committed.

Date of experience: September 10, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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Excellent value, environmentally righteous
September 11, 2022

I used Back Market this spring to purchase a used Apple iPad. The site offered a good price. The device shipped promptly and works very well. I wish Back Market well in their mission of cutting down electronic waste.

Date of experience: September 9, 2022
Spain
1 review
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Worst desition ever
October 6, 2022

Not recommend this at all... I bought a Macbook charger and after only 7 times of use was death. When this happened I ask for a quick solution which they dont offer... they only allow you to send back the product, so they can check it and then send it back. As I work with my computer and couldn't be a week without it I had to buy another charger, of course not with them. I explain the situation and asked them to refund me, which they send OK but only when I send back the product which I did. After they receive it they told me they wouldn't refund. I insisted a lot as they told me they would, but they didn't mind and they send me another charger without my authorization to an address which was not even the place I was. They didn't give me any solution by mail, and treated me in a very disrespectful way, just repeating same things like robots... Very disapointed of Back Market for not giving any solution and MaFabrik (the provider of the product), which really cheated me telling me lies to manipulate me as a client. Horrible experience.

Date of experience: September 6, 2022
Illinois
1 review
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Asschecks
October 1, 2022

This business took my money and gave me a very used product when I bought a very mint condition product didn't give me the right product. I ordered AirPod pros with MagSafe charging I got sent generation one AirPods with a regular case. So scared of getting scammed again I'm just gonna keep the regular AirPods and delete the whole app

Date of experience: September 1, 2022

From the business

Freeing the planet from electronic waste, leading the shift towards a circular economy, and building a global billion-dollar tech company are three solid reasons to wake up in the morning. Founded six years ago in Paris, Back Market is the world's first online marketplace dedicated to refurbished consumer electronics. Back Market connects the best sellers of refurbished consumer electronics with consumers looking for a more affordable, reliable, and environmentally-friendly alternative to buying new.


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