Back Market - United Kingdom Reviews 

38,868
TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Evaluating 11,962 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent condition and quality of products, often finding items like phones and laptops to be better than described, sometimes appearing brand new. People appreciate the significant value for money, noting that prices are considerably lower than new devices, making high-quality tech accessible. The buying process is frequently described as easy, with efficient delivery, good communication, and smooth trade-in services, enhancing the overall experience. However, some customers also noted issues with the trade-in process, experiencing problems such as offered values being significantly reduced or difficulties with the delivery and acceptance of their old devices.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Had a slight issue with phone not updating, got it sent away and back with the same problem, backmarket helped throughout. Offered a refund and a goodwill gesture towards next device, only 4 stars as... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I chose back market after seeing something on TV about them. My old phone was not supporting some apps that were important. I was able to get a much newer phone at a reasonable cost without the headac... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phone came in immaculate condition and as described--if not better!! picked cheapest option expecting some obvious scratches, but came with a small almost invisible scratch! perfect working condition... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used Back Market several times now for a few years now. Generally for phones and even a GoPro. Each time I am blown away by the low cost, excellent condition and impressive battery life of the... See more


Company details

  1. Cell Phone Recycling and Unlocking Service
  2. Computer and Accessories Store
  3. Electronics Store
  4. Online Marketplace

Written by the company

Back Market is the online refurbished marketplace that gives customers access to 1000's of the best, quality assured, smartphones, laptops, tablets, game consoles, gadgets, smart tech, appliances, and a whole lot more at massively reduced prices. All products are verified refurbished to our strictest quality standards, come with free delivery, 30-day returns, dedicated customer service and 12 months minimum warranty, ensuring you get a product that works like new but costs up to 70% less than buying new. More than this, buying refurbished creates significantly less carbon and e-waste, so it's not just money that you are saving by shopping at Back Market. We're dedicated to making shopping for the best in renewed tech, easier, cheaper, quicker, and more eco-friendly. http://backmarket.co.uk/ https://www.backmarket.co.uk/reviews


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ear Wax left in AirPods! Disgusting

Absolutely disgusted. I paid extra for Excellent condition AirPods, yet one earbud arrived with someone else’s earwax still on it. Hygiene should be the absolute minimum standard for refurbished earphones, regardless of the cosmetic grade. They refunded me, but only offered a 5% discount code as goodwill. Based on my experience, I wouldn’t recommend buying refurbished earphones from Back Market.

14 July 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It seems to be an excellent smart…

It seems to be an excellent smart phone, but:-
* Somehow it has India time in the electronic diary which is unwanted and there appears no obvious of clearing it
* When entering entries in the same electronic diary, I enter the start time of the event, but, after saving the entry, I then check the entry in the "schedule" version and the timing of the event is totally different. How can this be fixed?

Otherwise it has proven to be a good buy.

13 July 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!! i’d give it half a star if i could! half these reviews are fake. i bought an iphone 16 plus and traded in my iphone 16 for a discounted price, i paid for the premium option to make sure i wouldn’t have any problems since it was listed as ‘verified apple parts’. phone came and everything seemed to be fine, few days later the back camera completely stopped working and it came up with a message saying ‘back camera not recognised’ (or something similar, other words, not a genuine apple camera part). so i raised this to which i was met with the options of either returning my only device (this phone) to be repaired by them, so id be left without a phone for a few days which nowadays is almost impossible, and even at that, they said they’ll offer a refund or replacement if it can’t be fixed, however i was ‘not eligible’ for a replacement so in other words they were gonna send me my money and that’s it get on with their lives and there i am with literally no device!! after a couple of weeks of going back and forth i got absolutely no where with them, i asked if they could send me a phone in the meantime to use, they didn’t want to do that, i said i’d even settle for a partial refund to get my phone fixed privately to avoid all the hassle (they also wanted me to erase eveything id just transferred on to it), which they said no to as well. so in the end i said forget it i’ll just sort it myself, so they’ve marked my query as ‘solved’, soulless pathetic company who couldn’t give to shits about their customers. the fact they listed it as ‘verified parts’ makes it all worse because it’s pure lies!! DO NOT buy from this company, this was my first time and believe me the very last!! i’ll be telling everyone i know

14 July 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phone quality was pristine

Phone quality was pristine. Extremely pleased with my purchase and data transfer via Samsung smart switch was seamless. Battery condition is excellent for a 2 year old phone. Delivered on time as per agreed schedule.

14 July 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent condition

Excellent condition, easy to set up as part of the home system and third party software. Worked without fault from day one.

14 July 2026

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