I’ll admit it, I didn’t read the small print. So I almost paid the price when a £26 offer was cut by more than two-thirds
I’m an idiot, I don’t mind admitting it. In a fit of stupidity, and only seeing pounds signs, I was lured in by flashy marketing and failed to read the small print when looking to make some extra cash. I sent off an old mobile phone to a gadget recycling company without checking its credentials or terms of business – and it nearly cost me dear.
RapidRecycle.co.uk, part of Goodbye Gadgets, quoted me £26.75 for my old Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. It was in full working order with only one or two scratches and chips. There were three options when describing it: new, working and faulty. I picked working. “Super prices! We pay what we quote,” the website boasts. “Don’t trust other recyclers with their overinflated prices. Rapid Recycle will only give you the best!”
I had the option to decline, but – and here’s the real sting in the tail – I’d have to pay £7.99 to get my phone back
Some faults such as screen burn and pixel damage can be innocently overlooked by the seller
