Astute consumers are increasingly using mobile phone price comparison websites to obtain the best price when selling their mobiles. However, in recent times there has been a big increase in the number of mobile phone recycling companies entering the market and some of these have brought with them unscrupulous business practices. There have been a number of reports of consumers sending in their old mobiles to companies and experiencing long delays in receiving payment. Sometimes they have received nothing at all and it has been subsequently impossible to contact anyone at the mobile phone recycling company.
This unfortunate trend has lead to consumers looking for more than the best deal from price comparison sites. In a recent survey, over two-thirds indicated that quality and reliability figure as higher priorities than the absolute best price. This is not surprising given that a lot of money is at stake with recent smartphones commanding prices of over £300.
Some mobile phone recycling price comparison websites are recognising this trend and monitor closely poor performing recyclers. If there is evidence of website users having bad experiences, they promptly remove the offending recycling company’s prices from their listings. By weeding out the rogue companies in this way, mobile phone price comparison websites can add real value by assisting consumers to minimise the risk of any financial loss.