Many people used to purchase second hand phones because they can get those costly but their dream phones in low cost. That’s the common reason for the people who used to purchase the second hand phones. Well, there is nothing wrong in it too, as sometime we can get lucky and get phone with great condition and at very low price in compare of the original rate of new phone. These days we can see many smart phones with really high cost, so not all people can afford such high price even they want to have those phones. So for them going for second hand phone is best thing as like that way they can have reduce price of the same phone by little compromising with its body condition.

But there are few important things which really matters during buying the second hand phone. If the buyer don’t consider them properly then he can face a big lose because of having bad product in near future. Let’s see what those important things are which one should keep in mind before going for purchasing any kind of second hand phone.

How much old? : This is the first thing buyer should confirm. How to do it? Well, he can check the bill if it is having any, or can ask directly to the seller. So he can get the idea about the pricing of the phone from the purchasing date. If it is too old from the purchase date then better not to go for it as it can have some hidden fault and also no need to take such outdated phone.

Bill or without bill: The thing buyer should checkout is the phone he is taking is with bill or without bill. Let me tell you this thing is important in many ways. First many people used to buy new phones without bill with very low cost and then they used to sell them in high price from what they have purchased. But this can be risky for the buyers. Because without bill they will not going to have any warranty from the mobile company. Second thing, if mobile phone is without bill then, it might possible that phone is related with some illegal stuff. Like that later on buyer can face many troublesome and unwanted situations. So better be careful on this thing and be clear that phone you are taking is not involved with any illegal activity. That means it is more preferable to take phone which having proper bill and other stuffs.

Name in the bill: This thing is also related to bill, but it is totally different from the thing I mentioned above so I have mentioned it as second option. If the phone you are purchasing is with the bill, then you should also check the name of the person who has taken the phone. You should check that whether the seller is the same person who has purchased that phone. If the seller is not the same guy, then it might possible that the phone you are going to purchase is third hand. I mean to say it has already got sold from the original buyer before and you are buying it from the second buyer. So in that case the price of that phone should be even less as now you are the second buyer of that old phone. So you should consider this thing too.

Make sure all functions are working: I have seen few people who have taken the second phone without checking all the functions. And later on they came know about problems in few functions like Bluetooth. Even it take little more time to you to check all the features, make sure that phone is having all functions working well. It might possible that few functions are not working on phone or some other problem. Check all functions like Bluetooth, wifi, camera, speakers, etc. Most of the time seller wants to sell the phone just because of such problems. So make sure that you are not taking the phone with some fault. Better check all the stuffs instead of regretting about it later.  

Current cost of the phone: Before talking about its pricing know about the current rate of that phone. Because sometime it may possible that seller have took the phone in high price but the current price of that phone is quite low in compare of the old time. In that case pricing will be decided as the new pricing of the same phone not by that old price. So don’t be fool in pricing thing. Electronic gadgets pricing goes down very quickly. So make sure to check out the current rate of that phone and then decide about the pricing of that second hand phone. Be sure that you are not paying more price than required.

Condition of the phone: Even phone is not that old and all functions are working well, you can’t ignore the condition of that second hand phone. I mean if its main screen and body is having too many scratches on it then its price will be surely goes down even if it is not that old. Yes it is common that second hand phone will have some scratches and will be not same as newly purchased phone. But still that doesn’t mean that you buy phone whose condition is not worthy for the payment you are paying. So make sure that you are getting proper item for your money. No need to spend money for the phone who having bad shape.

Accessories are original or not: Well, after checking all the functions in the phone, you also need to think about accessories. First thing check if it is having all the accessories which comes with its new phone model. If it is not having all the accessories then decided price will goes down as later on you have to purchase them from the market. Another thing is that check it the given accessories are original. It may possible that those accessories are not original and got purchased later on. So in that case also price will goes down as original accessories have surely more price in compare of duplicate one. So don’t ignore this basic stuff and check out all these things before going for final decision.

Phone isn’t from the outer country: Many time people used to purchase from the other countries because of price different. Well, in that case better you check all the things, because sometime those other countries phone are not factory unlocked and it can give you troublesome situation later on. If they are not factory unlocked then if you get any future problem you have to spend money for unlocking that phone again to get carrier of your sim. So better you clear all those things before going for purchase that phone. If it is factory unlocked phone than there should not be any problem related to this thing. But as per my suggestion better go for the phone which is purchased locally. 

So this is it. After checking all these steps you should have known most of the things about the phone you are thinking to purchase. Now after all these steps if you think that phone has passed your test and it is worthy to purchase then go for it without any problem. I have mentioned all above things from my personal experience and my friends experience. And believe me they all are important to be considered. I hope it will help you at some level. Best of luck.