"Swappa is my go-to platform for buying and selling phones, laptops, and everything tech!"
"For the last few occasions that I purchased a new cell phone, I sold the previous one on Swappa. The process is easy and each time it sold within a couple of days. Great way to fund and justify an upgrade!"
"I have been buying and selling on Swappa for many years. Fees are more affordable than other market places and I've never had a bad experience."
"I needed an Ipad Pro for my business, however, being a small business, could not afford a new one. Found one on Swappa. The seller listed the item exactly as it was, and it came in excellent condition, two days after paying for it. Payment was easy and verified through PayPal. We have bought phones before, and will use Swappa again! "
"I have been a swappa user for many years.
I dont like financing the phones through my carrier and I usually find a great phone thats way way cheaper than a brand new phone.
I like how the items are listed, and sellers are vetted.
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"Swappa’s verification process and partnership with PayPal makes it very trustworthy and secure. Part of the hassle in buying used or secondhand electronics is the lack of a warranty or guarantee that the product actually exists, or the possibility of meeting up in an unsafe location. Swappa removes all of the negative experiences from buying used electronics - no more shady deals or scammers. Everything I have bought from Swappa has always worked out to be amazing, and if not, they have great policies on addressing difficulties, which makes Swappa particularly trustworthy."
"Using swappa was a great way to connect sellers and buyers. Everything was super smooth, absolutely no issues. I would definitely use Swappa again."
"I'm a seller and buyer, the website is very easy to use."
"Bought an iPhone advertised as like new - about 4 months in the screen literally fell off - I paid $280 for a new screen - Apple authorized repair said "did you know this was an inferior aftermarket screen replacement?" and they also said it was not even done well. Seller and Swappa did nothing. More recently I went to list the phone for sale online and when I went to check battery health I got a notice that the battery had also been replaced unauthorized! I will take a beating selling it with an honest listing. Contacted Swappa - again they say they will do nothing.
On the review I posted on a different site they said I was abusive to them in my emails about the case and also that I took too long to contact them about the second defect/issue- see my update to that review below.
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Update: I just reviewed my emails to Swappa and I was definitely not out of line in how I addressed them. In my estimation their reply is just a rather lame attempt to make me sound unreasonable. And yes, while it was just over a year when I contacted them about the battery having also been replaced with a non-Apple part. Until I myself was preparing to list the phone for sale I had no reason to check the battery health screen. When I did is when I got the warning about the battery. When I contacted their seller about the screen issue he had said that he carefully tests every phone and didn't believe the Apple repair people (really?!). There is no way he should have missed the battery if he runs careful tests. At best the seller is careless and at worst dishonest. So, long story short I was sold as "like new" a phone with two replaced, substandard parts and Swappa has refused to step in. "
"I sold an iphone on Swappa's website and shipped the phone to the buyer by UPS. UPS cancelled my shipment and told me they deemed this buyer and his address a scammer with a history of fraud with UPS. UPS refused to deliver the phone to this buyer or his address (which turned out to be a hotel lobby), and shipped the phone back to the UPS store I shipped it from. When I received the phone back, I refunded the buyer. Within a few minutes of refunding the buyer, Swappa cancelled my account. I asked swappa to call UPS to verify that they refuse to ship to this buyer, but swappa told me they will not call UPS. Swappa apparently assumes I was trying to scam the scammer and cancelled my account. I was injured by the scammer and UPS refusing to deliver to him, and then double injured by swappa cancelling my account and basically calling me the scammer. I tried to get an explanation and see if I can redeem my name, but swappa will not respond to me. This is unacceptable! This is horrible treatment of a customer! I've been a customer for 3 years and with several excellent transactions. Why would a company choose to do this? Why does this company not vet it's buyers better? They should have a relationship with the large shipping companies and work to identify these scammers."
"Time and time again, I've used Swappa to get devices that I've been interested in but didn't have the opportunity to purchase them at launch. Every single time I've gone to Swappa, my experience is always the same: absolute stellar service with the customer(s) I've interacted with and purchased from. Absolutely recommend to anybody looking to get a phone for less, especially since there are many devices in the mint to even new category. Finding one is simple and fast."
"First purchase on Swappa, I was unsure how things would work. even-though I read everything available , I was impressed with the way everything came together, the guarantees by swappa, and the communication from sellers and swappa. Good experience, I will not hesitate to purchase again. "
"I've bought two refurbished phones on Swappa and am thrilled with the quality, the prices, and the responsiveness of sellers"
"I've spent $3000+ on this website I bought a cheap xbox for like $150 and a bunch of MacBooks yet swappa deleted my account and claims that I charged back on the xbox which did not happen I told them I would provide my bank statements showing I had paid in full for the xbox.They stopped responding. I don't know where they got their information from but it wasn't accurate and its odd they can run a business that way. Not sure why I would charge back a $150 xbox when I spend thousands of dollars on high end computers it makes absolutely 0 sense."
"Made the buying and checkout an easy experience"