Your guide to refurbished electronics: price comparisons, condition guides &amp; savings tips

Editorial Team September 23, 2026 5 min read

Is an EU-Wide Standard for Refurbished Condition Grades Coming?

The question resurfaces every few months, usually right after some Brussels headline lands: is there finally a binding definition of what "very good" means on a second-hand phone? I went through the rulebooks that keep getting mixed up here. The answer is honestly a bit boring.

Editorial Team September 21, 2026 5 min read

Refurbished Black Friday Discount: The Honest Check

By late November the same red number is everywhere: minus 40, minus 55, minus 70 percent. A refurbished Black Friday discount looks as tempting as one on a new device. Except the percentage says nothing about what the device cost two weeks earlier.

Editorial Team September 19, 2026 5 min read

EU Battery Regulation: what the new rules mean for batteries in used devices

From 18 February 2027, the battery in a newly sold phone, tablet, laptop or set of earbuds has to come out using ordinary household tools. That comes from the EU Battery Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, in force since 17 August 2023.

Editorial Team September 14, 2026 6 min read

Buy a Used Camera in 2026: Why the Market for Mirrorless Is Growing

If you want to buy a used camera this year, you have noticeably more competition than you did two years ago. MPB, one of Europe's largest used-gear dealers, moved more than 564,000 cameras, lenses and accessories in its 2025 financial year, reported in January 2026. Net revenue climbed 19...

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Refurbished Smartwatch Buying Guide: Apple, Garmin, Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch Compared

Sep 27 15 min read

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Burden of Proof on Used Goods: New BGH Ruling Backs Refurbished Buyers

Sep 29 5 min read

Is an EU-Wide Standard for Refurbished Condition Grades Coming?

Sep 23 5 min read

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Samsung Galaxy End of Support: How Long Your Refurbished Phone Still Gets Updates

Anyone searching "Samsung Galaxy end of support" before buying wants a date. There is one, just not for the brand. It exists per model. A Galaxy S22 and a Galaxy S24 are years apart on software support, because the update clock starts at the model's launch, not when you place your order.

Oct 05 4 min read

Phone insurance for refurbished devices: worth it or wasted money?

Buy a refurbished handset and the upsell follows within seconds: full protection, a few euros a month. So is phone insurance worth it for a refurbished phone? Or are you just paying for peace of mind? The answer sits in the purchase price, not the condition.

Sep 17 4 min read

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Refurbished Condition Very Good or Like New: What One Grade Up Actually Costs

10.79 euros. That was the whole gap, on 3 September 2026, at one single retailer, between a 128 GB iPhone 13 graded “Gut” (good) and the same model with the same storage graded “Sehr gut” (very good). Not fifty euros. Not eighty. Ten euros and some change.

Sep 12 8 min read

Laptop for Students: What a Refurbished Back-to-School Buy Really Costs

€20,700. That's the average cost of one child's entire school career in Germany, from the first day to graduation, according to an idealo study published in 2017. A laptop for students is one single line in that total. But it's probably the line where a family can shift several hundred euros...

Sep 07 8 min read

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Best Refurbished Retailer: The 2026 Community Ranking

Over 2,000 votes in recent weeks. The question was simple: Which refurbished retailer do you prefer? The result surprised us. Not because of the winner, but because of the reasons people gave.

Feb 03 4 min read

7 Refurbished Experiences You Must Know (2026)

If you're looking for refurbished experiences, whether positive or negative, you're in the right place. A technician who asked to remain anonymous recently told me how his employer handles battery replacements. Original parts cost around 45 euros each. His company buys knockoffs from Asia for 5...

Feb 01 10 min read

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Amazon Renewed Compared: How Trustworthy Is Amazon's Refurbished Program?

Amazon Renewed is legit. That's the short answer, and it holds up. The long answer is more interesting, because with Amazon Renewed the question has less to do with the devices than with the fine print: a guarantee that lasts either 90 days or a full year depending on who you ask, and terms and...

Oct 07 16 min read

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Samsung Galaxy End of Support: How Long Your Refurbished Phone Still Gets Updates

Oct 05 4 min read

Refurbished Laptop Windows 11: Why TPM 2.0 Makes or Breaks the Deal

Windows 10 stopped getting regular security updates on October 14, 2025. That's straight from Microsoft's own end-of-support page. Even so, StatCounter still had Windows 10 on 30.14% of Windows desktops worldwide in August 2026. A lot of those machines are being replaced right now, often with...

Oct 03 17 min read

MacBook M1 vs M2 vs M3 vs M4: Which Chip Is Still Worth Buying Refurbished?

€815. That's what a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip and 16 GB of memory in "good" condition costs at asgoodasnew right now (as of 28 Sep 2026). The M2 model sitting next to it is €856.30, but it only has 8 GB. Most people comparing MacBook M1 vs M2 vs M3 vs M4 end up staring at Geekbench scores and...

Oct 01 18 min read

Burden of Proof on Used Goods: New BGH Ruling Backs Refurbished Buyers

Sep 29 5 min read

Refurbished Smartwatch Buying Guide: Apple, Garmin, Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch Compared

With phones, model, condition and price are quickly compared. A refurbished smartwatch trips you up on two questions instead, and the product list alone can't answer either: how much longer does this exact model get software updates? And what does the warranty quietly leave out?

Sep 27 15 min read

How to Spot an Untrustworthy Refurbished Shop: Fake Shop or Real Seller?

A complete online shop can be built in an afternoon. Rent a template, lift product photos from a real retailer, paste in somebody else's legal imprint, register a domain for a few euros. What comes out often looks more polished than the site of an honest small trader who shoots his own photos.

Sep 25 16 min read

Is an EU-Wide Standard for Refurbished Condition Grades Coming?

Sep 23 5 min read

Refurbished Black Friday Discount: The Honest Check

Sep 21 5 min read