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I had a few mobile phones that I no longer needed, and looked at many retailers to compare offers before sending any of them. Out of all those handsets, which were all working and in good if not excellent state, I had a Nokia 6303 Classic which I wasn't even sure if I wanted to sell, as it was as good as new, even still have its original box that it came in, and all its accessories, still shiny and brand new, hardly used. Mobile Cash Mate offered on their website the best price for it. The other models that I had were in a less perfect state, and were priced higher on other websites, so I sent them to best buyer, and sent the 6303 to Mobile Cash Mate. They were the first to reply with a message saying they received the phone and it has scratches on the screen and the outer casing, and its value dropped from the £25 advertised on their website, to a £20 take it or leave it. It was my first time so I thought they would all be doing the same, and I agreed to the £20, although I knew exactly the state of the phone and how new it was, and had bubble wrapped it myself before sending.
The surprise was that, all other retailers came back to me when they received the other phones, saying a payment has been sent with the exact same price they had on their website for a working mobile of the same model, without any complaints about scratches or marks, although some of them did have those.
Bottom line, Other retailers might offer higher, similar, or even lower amounts than MCM for the same models, but it seems that they just pay what they said they would, providing the phones are in good state, while MCM seems to offer a lesser amount anyway, no matter how good the condition is, once the phone has been received by them.
Add to that no tracking of the cashback showing on the account, and the need to submit a claim for it, which I just did.
I wouldn't recommend MCM unless you are selling them a brand new mobile in its original sealed box, and still don't mind to be paid less tha
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| 11 Dec 2011
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