Thoughts on BackMarket?

GAILEY

Hello all, Does anyone have any thoughts on BackMarket?
I need a new mobile...i-phone but no need for latest....the screen and back were all damaged on my current phone, but I was hobbling on with it (as I am tight, and have other priorities on my pennies), but leant over my garden pond this afternoon with my sieve to gather the duckweed and fallen leaves only to feel something slide out of my pocket and into the murky deep  :'(.....my pond is 5 feet deep and tbh I am resigned to the fact that my phone now has a watery grave. It had lasted well (was about 7 years old) ...
My sim has gone with it and I hope I can sort that with gift gaff, but notice lots of deals on Backmarket, cheaper than Apple refurb (which is where my last one came from).....
Is there anything I need to be wary of?
I will obvs pay via my credit card....but if they are a shower I will look to other options?

oldernonethewiser

I know people who have used Backmarket with no problems.

Last few phones I have bought used on eBay from sellers, such as Giffgaff, that have an easy returns policy.  I have returned phones as the battery health wasn't high enough for me, I prefer at least 90%.

glennevis

Giffgaff you sort out a SIM swap yourself. Follow these instructions to activate a new SIM with your current allowances intact:

https://www.giffgaff.com/help/articles/my-sim-is-broken

flaneurs_lobster

Friends have bought refurbed iPhones from Giffgaff, no problems including one no-quibble return. 

Have a look when you are sorting out your SIM replacement.

PS, a five feet deep hole full of water is not a garden pond, it's a reservoir.