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On 6 May 2026, Germany's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on the burden of proof under Section 477 BGB, and it matters for anyone who buys used tech from a business (case VIII ZR 73/24, joined with VIII ZR 257/23). Most of the coverage since then has been about cars. But the rule applies just...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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The pattern is usually boring in how predictable it is. A new iPhone ships, the outgoing generation loses value, and a few weeks later that same model gets noticeably cheaper on the refurbished market. The iPhone 17 price development in 2026 is doing something odd, though, and it's pulling in two...
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German households are sitting on 167 million unused phones. Bitkom asked 1,004 people aged 16 and over on 15 April 2026. 28 percent named one reason: worry that personal data ends up in the wrong hands. So, does a factory reset delete everything? That question is holding a lot of drawers shut.
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While Back Market was invented in France and does $2.4 billion worldwide, a Vienna startup beat them in German-speaking markets. The Austrian company hit €283 million GMV in Germany in 2024 - €90 million more than the French competitor. The market leader for refurbished electronics now comes from...
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You read that right. Samsung's official refurbished program sells reconditioned phones for more than new ones. Sounds crazy.
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67% of 18-to-24-year-olds actively look for cheaper tech options. EE UK seems to have noticed. The British mobile carrier launched its new refurbished program on January 22, 2026. And the student deal is pretty solid.
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Refurbed is doing something rare in the startup world: making money. In March 2025, the Vienna-based company reached profitability – while most competitors continue burning through cash. For you as a buyer of refurbished electronics, this has real implications.
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Back Market or Refurbed? Two years ago, most would've bet on Back Market – bigger player, more selection, better-known name. Now the numbers tell a different story: Refurbed has overtaken the Paris-based giant in the German market. And it's not even close.
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