This year's iPhone 13 hot sale has triggered a wave of phone replacements. Currently, Apple still has to wait for at least one week to place an order on its official website. Taking my iPhone 11 China Black 128GB version as an example, the quotes on other recycling platforms and

This year's hot sale of iPhone 13 triggered a wave of phone replacement. Currently, Apple official website still has to wait for at least one week to ship. However, the good news is that the dealer channel has finally stopped increasing the price (some models), and the colors and storage capacity they like are in stock, so I decided to place an order. At the same time, my iPhone 11 is also about to be retired gloriously, but at this time I was the same as everyone’s problems. What method should I choose to sell my old phone?

After a detailed price comparison, I was surprised to find that the quote from the official mobile phone recycling channel of Salted Fish was the most attractive. Taking my iPhone 11 China Black 128GB version as an example, the quotes on other recycling platforms and dealers are around 2400 to 2600 yuan, while Salted Fish Recycling gives a quotation of up to 400 yuan .

iPhone 11 Salted fish recycling price - up to about 3,400 yuan

Here we need to explain that there are two ways to recycle the salted fish mobile phone: one is to choose to send it to the salted fish for you to bid for the auction. The advantage is that the quotation is high and it must be sold within 48 hours; the disadvantage is that the waiting time is long, about one week from sending to collection. The second is to choose to recycle salted fish at home. The advantage is that the engineer collects money on the spot after quality inspection without waiting; the disadvantage is that the quotation is low, about 300 yuan lower than the consignment of salted fish.

After hesitation, I still chose the salted fish consignment service with a higher quotation. After placing an order, the young man from SF Express came to pick up the pieces on the same day and conducted a simple quality inspection (mainly the appearance), and then the mobile phone will be sent to the Xianyu partner in Shenzhen - Mai Digital Recycling. At this point, what happened next will completely shatter my beautiful fantasy.

Salted Fish MacDi’s quality inspection report

On the third day, when I saw the quality inspection report given by Salted Fish, I was stunned - " machine has 9 new colors, all functions are normal, there are slight scratches/wears on the screen and body, and it is basically invisible after being coated with a shell. " Quotation after quality inspection: the highest 355 yuan . I was completely confused when I saw such quality inspection results and quotes - my phone always wears a film and a shell, where does the scratches and wear come from? Even if there are slight signs of use in some places, why is the price lost by more than 1,000 yuan? The feeling of being pitted suddenly surged into my heart.

With these questions, I immediately called Maidi's after-sales customer service, and the answer I got was: "For equipment scratches/wear, I will email me the quality inspection pictures; for the quotation, it depends on the inspection rules of Maidi's recycling. If I am not satisfied with the quotation, the customer can apply for termination of the transaction, and the mobile phone will be arranged to send it back and the freight will be borne by the individual." Then, let everyone take a look at the quality inspection pictures given by Maidi's recycling (see the picture below):

screen scratch

body wear

As shown in the figure above, the above two traces of use directly result in a loss of quotation of more than 1,000 yuan. Now there are two choices in front of me: either continue selling (the maximum is 2,355 yuan), or send it back (the freight is borne by yourself). What would you choose if you were the case?

Mit Digital recycling and quality inspection price - the highest is 2355 yuan, which is 1083 yuan less than the estimated price

After some discussion with colleagues and careful consideration, I finally chose to continue to consign through salted fish. The reason is simple, and it is likely to drop the price after sending it back and selling it, because I'm not sure what they will do with my phone.

final transaction price: 2325 yuan

The final auction transaction price is 2325 yuan, which is 1113 yuan lower than the highest price originally estimated at the time. Of course, it does not mean that I think the price of 2,325 yuan is unacceptable. What I cannot accept is the behavior of Salted Fish Mac Digital Recycling, which first lures consumers through high prices, and then maliciously lowering the price. In my opinion, this is a fraud of consumers.

At this point, I only use my own personal experience to remind those friends who are preparing to sell their old phones, and never recycle your phone in Xianyu. If you must choose a salted fish or other recycling platform, it is also best to choose a face-to-face inspection transaction. If you are not satisfied with the quotation, you can cancel the order immediately without any expenses. On the contrary, the mailing method will make you lose the initiative to control your own equipment and you will also have to bear the shipping fee.

PS: After experiencing this unpleasant transaction, I searched for "Salted Fish Mac Digital Recycling" online and found a large number of cases complaining about the platform (as shown below). If I had been more attentive before sending my phone away and going online to learn about this recycling platform, there would have been no unpleasant transaction.

malicious price reduction recovery mobile

false propaganda, severe price reduction