Here are some reasons you shouldn’t buy used phones
1. Theft: A rainy night in delta state, theives gained entrance into this guy’s house – took his money & phones! Once they unlock the phones, what next? Sell it. You might be using a stolen phone and you don’t know, you might be arrested and you won’t know.
2. No Guarantee, No Warranty: Secondhand phone buyers don’t have any guarantee that what they want to buy is in good condition. Neither do they have warranty incase of damages! Once you buy, you bye !
3. You May Spend More on Repairs: After discovering numbers of faults, or you decide to repackage the phone (buy earphone, change casing, screen guard etc) the money you’ll spend on repairs & repackaging may be more than the amount you bought the phone. But when you buy new and unused phones, warranty will speak for you!
4. No Receipt: Nowadays, highway search police asks for receipt of ordinary earphones, talkless of phones. Since secondhand sellers don’t issue receipts, it might be a problem if you’re called upon to provide evidence of ownership of the phone.
5. No Freebies/ Gifts: Unlike some new phones which may come with free memory cards, powerbanks, selfie stick etc. Secondhand items has no provision for that. The highest they can offer is free earphone!
6. Waste of Money: For the extremely unlucky secondhand phone buyers who buys phones which has been certified dead – infact buried, – you get this depression & pain inside of you, telling you everyday that “bros, you just waisted your money o”