01-08-2020, 03:55 PM
Either Swappa or local, always not only ask for the battery health but a screenshot of that screen - the percentage alone can be misleading
I just had my 2+ year old iPhone X battery replaced by Apple b/c although the battery health screen showed 91%, there was also a message on that same screen:
"Important Battery Message" - battery's health is significantly degraded; an Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the battery"
Unless you know what you're doing, buying local can be dangerous - there are just too many ways an iPhone can look and work fine during a brief meeting, but then you find out later that either this or that doesn't work or the phone still has payments left, has been blacklisted, etc. I believe Swappa has a free service that you can enter any phone's IMEI and it will spit out some basic info, though I don't think it can tell you if the phone is paid off, etc.
So, Swappa is definitely the safest bet but b/c it *is* the safest bet, you're not going to get as good a deal on Swappa that you could probably get locally (either Craigslist, fb marketplace, Offerup, 5 miles, etc.)
Having said all this, if you know what to look for and if you ask for all pertinent information up front, you can get a great deal locally from someone who has upgraded and wants to sell their old phone, etc. You just have to be careful
I just had my 2+ year old iPhone X battery replaced by Apple b/c although the battery health screen showed 91%, there was also a message on that same screen:
"Important Battery Message" - battery's health is significantly degraded; an Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the battery"
Unless you know what you're doing, buying local can be dangerous - there are just too many ways an iPhone can look and work fine during a brief meeting, but then you find out later that either this or that doesn't work or the phone still has payments left, has been blacklisted, etc. I believe Swappa has a free service that you can enter any phone's IMEI and it will spit out some basic info, though I don't think it can tell you if the phone is paid off, etc.
So, Swappa is definitely the safest bet but b/c it *is* the safest bet, you're not going to get as good a deal on Swappa that you could probably get locally (either Craigslist, fb marketplace, Offerup, 5 miles, etc.)
Having said all this, if you know what to look for and if you ask for all pertinent information up front, you can get a great deal locally from someone who has upgraded and wants to sell their old phone, etc. You just have to be careful