Trading in at Carphone Warehouse

gilljoy · 9 Jun 2012 at 18:00

Hey all,

I'm not certain if this is the correct place so if not I apologize and could a Mod move it.

I've just ordered a Blue S3 and I'm looking to sell my old iPhone 4. Has anyone had any experiences with carphone warehouse trade in? I've been offered £250 from them but I'm always abit dubious about sending stuff off and them making up some excuse not to give me what they originally quoted me?

The phones generally in very good condition minus a small blemish on the bottom left corner, would that make much difference?

Dont really want to send the phone off and not get anywhere near what they valued me.

Jaaay · 9 Jun 2012 at 22:54

I think they wait for you to send it off, then give you a price for it when they receive it and you can either accept it, or reject it and they send the phone back, at your expense i believe.

Rainmaker · 10 Jun 2012 at 01:24

Just take it into a shop. From experience they simply take the phone, ask if it's working, check it turns on and then give you the quoted price. Simples. I've done it twice now.

sharingan_sasuk · 10 Jun 2012 at 01:25

It gets valued instore there and then via IMEi. Colleague of mine traded in his iPhone 4 16GB for £250. Received the amount on his bank account within a day.

banger9365 · 10 Jun 2012 at 03:05

traded a sgs2 in with cpw last week ,used thier online form ,
it took a few days for the padded envelope to come ,
i sent it back by special delivery and insured it for 250 ,
they got it the next day,and got a email saying they had it too,
two days later they has sent me a cheque for 232 which coved the quoted value and a bit more for postage ,
all in all it was done with in a week ,
but if you use the online form you cannot take it to the shop and do it,as i found out

gilljoy · 10 Jun 2012 at 09:23

banger9365 said:
traded a sgs2 in with cpw last week ,used thier online form ,
it took a few days for the padded envelope to come ,
i sent it back by special delivery and insured it for 250 ,
they got it the next day,and got a email saying they had it too,
two days later they has sent me a cheque for 232 which coved the quoted value and a bit more for postage ,
all in all it was done with in a week ,
but if you use the online form you cannot take it to the shop and do it,as i found out

What condition was the phone in?

Mine seems to look pretty much grand except for this

Think this affect the valuation much?

pumaz · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:22

So how much would they pay for a 32GB iPhone 4 in perfect condition, really fancy a certain blue phone with a huge screen

gilljoy · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:33

Same situation here man lol

Hopefully I can just get a decent deal trading in at CPW directly.

banger9365 · 10 Jun 2012 at 18:20

gilljoy said:
What condition was the phone in?

Mine seems to look pretty much grand except for this

Think this affect the valuation much?

mine had spent all its life in a tough case ,so no marks on it at all ,and zagg screen protector

Yas786 · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:20

pumaz said:
So how much would they pay for a 32GB iPhone 4 in perfect condition, really fancy a certain blue phone with a huge screen

I got £350 for mine but then I sold mine on gumtree rather than these trade in places...mazuma offered me £250 for my 32gb iphone4 lololol...

gilljoy · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:42

banger9365 said:
mine had spent all its life in a tough case ,so no marks on it at all ,and zagg screen protector

I kept mine in a slip case and managed to drop it the first day I had the phone .... So thats been there 18 months lol

Woden · 10 Jun 2012 at 19:46

Rainmaker said:
Just take it into a shop. From experience they simply take the phone, ask if it's working, check it turns on and then give you the quoted price. Simples. I've done it twice now.

This, used my last phone as part ex for my Lumia 710. She scanned the IMEI barcode, checked it turned on and was wiped then popped it in a bag. Job done.

paradisiac · 11 Jun 2012 at 15:33

i got rid of my iphone 4 the other day. £250 was paid onto a bank card, which was suprisingly in my bank the following day.
i found them to be ideal to get rid of the phone quick.
they dont want anything, just the handset, so im now left with a box, 2 chargers and some headphones, but heyho.

gilljoy · 11 Jun 2012 at 16:13

paradisiac said:
i got rid of my iphone 4 the other day. £250 was paid onto a bank card, which was suprisingly in my bank the following day.
i found them to be ideal to get rid of the phone quick.
they dont want anything, just the handset, so im now left with a box, 2 chargers and some headphones, but heyho.

Charger would be handy though lots of stuff can be charged of a micro usb. I'm going to use mine to power a raspberry pi.

Pate · 11 Jun 2012 at 16:58

paradisiac said:
i got rid of my iphone 4 the other day. £250 was paid onto a bank card, which was suprisingly in my bank the following day.
i found them to be ideal to get rid of the phone quick.
they dont want anything, just the handset, so im now left with a box, 2 chargers and some headphones, but heyho.

Feel free to sell me a charger, some scrote nicked my blackberry one. ¬_¬

Raikiri · 11 Jun 2012 at 17:41

gilljoy said:
What condition was the phone in?

Mine seems to look pretty much grand except for this

Think this affect the valuation much?

Mine had a mark like that and a small crack on the back glass and they gave me the full £250 within 2 days of sending it.