And don’t let the word “used” scare you off; each item goes through an inspection process to determine if it’s able to be resold, and each item’s listing clearly states what kind of working condition it’s in. These range from “like new” to “acceptable,” with like-new meaning “you’d never know it was used” and acceptable meaning “it works, but shows wear.” Interested in more tech deals and reviews? Subscribe to the ZDNet Recommends newsletter and let our expert reviewers scour the internet for only the top products, services, and deals for you. Also: ZDNet’s full review of the iPhone 11 Also: How the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE fares in the 5G mid-range market And the ratings only go downhill from there as damage and cosmetic wear is assessed; the lowest condition rating is “used-acceptable,” which means that the item works; it just has tons of cosmetic wear and maybe missing things like original power cables, manuals, or packaging. Items rated “acceptable” can be bought at steep discounts if you don’t mind your new-to-you product looking like it went through all nine circles of retail hell. You just have to be very aware that cosmetic wear can also lead to hardware failure in tech items like laptops, tablets, and phones, so you can celebrate finding an iPhone 11 for $200, but just remember that the spiderwebbed case may be hiding some broken hardware as well.
