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Im looking to upgrade my mothers cell phone. She does not need the latest and greatest. She has a samsung s5 which is getting very buggy. A S6 would do her just fine. I was hoping to find a NIB s6 but I guess a refurb would suffice.

Phone needs to be Tmobile, ATT or unlocked.

Are the any reputable places I should be looking? Thanks

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Maybe Gazelle?

I'd avoid eBay.

Does Samsung sell refurbs direct like Apple does with the iPhone?


 
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I’ve had good luck with Swappa. They verify that the IMEI of the phone has not been included on any lists of stolen phones.
 
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I bought my last refurb through Walmart online (not a third party vendor selling on Walmart.com) and it was great.



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My current cellphone I bought directly from Motorola online, and the one before that I got from Amazon.
 
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I second Swappa, having bought several iphones, a Samsung Note and an ipad. Had one issue with an iphone and got my money refunded as soon as seller received the return.


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Costco has the Moto G6 on sale for $189 right now


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Best deal I got was from Xfinity Mobile. But you have to be a customer to get the best pricing.


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Keep an eye on the classified here at SIGforum. If you don't need the latest, there are often used phones available here.



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I bought my last refurb through Walmart online (not a third party vendor selling on Walmart.com) and it was great.
l second this. I bought my last phone from there.
 
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I checked out swappa and it seems they do not sell the phones directly and link to 3rd parties. Im not sure I like that.

I have found gazelle sells phone and they do their own inspection/ refurb and have a 30 day return policy.


 
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Check out Best Buy if you have one nearby as they have some pretty good deals on cell phones right now with plenty of new ones $200 and under. They can also get it activated for you with most of the carriers. The have Moto G6 on sale right now for $199. Motorola Moto G6 has excellent ratings for the price.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/m...1370.p?skuId=6221370

Personally I avoid refurbs but that is a personal decision. Wife and I just got new Samsungs at Best Buy. I got the S7 and she got the S9+.

Whoever she has her cell phone with right now probably has low cost phone options new and certified refurbs.
 
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I bought my current S5 from Ebay. I'd just buy a new, and not refurb or used. Its worked great for a couple of years now.

Funny you mention your Mother's getting buggy, as mine has been acting up lately too. I frequently have to reboot it, when it connects via bluetooth to my truck, it becomes almost unusably slow, and Google Maps about stalls it too when first launched.

I was just about to look into an upgrade myself.




 
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