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Swappa

3.8

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Swappa Reviews Summary

Swappa generally enjoys a positive reputation for offering a reliable platform for buying and selling used electronics, with many users appreciating the thorough vetting of devices and the ease of transactions. However, significant concerns arise regarding customer service, particularly in response times and support during disputes, with numerous customers expressing frustration over unhelpful interactions and unresolved issues. Additionally, complaints about payment processing and discrepancies in product conditions highlight a need for improved communication and accountability. Overall, while many customers report satisfaction, the negative experiences suggest a critical need for enhanced customer support and service transparency.

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service
331
value
331
shipping
321
returns
127
quality
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Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Swappa is awesome!
December 25, 2019

Wonderful site. Seller was helpful, fast with replies and shipped quickly and well packaged everything. I would highly recommend!

Date of experience: December 24, 2019
Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So far, this site has been wonderful. I got a Macbook Pro 2015 a year ago and an Apple TV this year, and they were good as new. I always recommend it when people ask me where to get a Macbook for a decent price. If this site was a person, I will buy him/her a beer.

Date of experience: December 20, 2019
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Swappa Purchase
December 19, 2019

My experience with swappa is Excellent. Swappa works very closely to help Buyers & Sellers both for a smooth transaction.

Date of experience: December 18, 2019
Missouri
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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The worst site ever! I paid for 2 item and I did not receive my orders, it's five days till now, and i do not know why, my whole life since that is about calling customer service for fedex and usps, and waiting for hours at usps and fedex branches, the finally tonight I stayed to 2 am waiting.and Sawappa customer sevice keep asking me to wait no one help me to receive or to get my money back. When I contacted the customer service they do not protect their client and send me a link for paypal to start a dispute!

Date of experience: December 18, 2019
Swappa -. — Swappa Rep
over a year old

This user claimed to not get two purchased on Swappa.

According to tracking information from two different sellers and two different carriers, both packages were delivered.

This user has been removed from our service for attempted buyer fraud.

Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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All was perfect
December 17, 2019

Great place to get a phone. It came quickly and was exactly as described. Thank you so much!

Date of experience: December 16, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lucky experience
December 17, 2019

Nice listing categories, luckily bought a brand new apple watch 3 stainless for $240. Shipping is fast sent by seller.

Date of experience: December 16, 2019
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Was trying to sell a mint-condition Google Pixel 3XL. My previous experience was on eBay but I figured I'd give Swappa a shot. Uploaded a picture of the front. They asked for pictures of all sides. Uploaded pictures of all sides. Was told that the entire phone wasn't visible. A lie - every millimeter of that phone was visible in those pictures. Lots of hassle, nothing to show for it. I understand the need to protect buyers but if you don't have common sense you won't stay in business. I'm heading off to list the phone on eBay and I have no plans to try to sell on Swappa ever again.

Date of experience: December 15, 2019
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great site
December 15, 2019

Great reliable website that brings buyers and sellers together. Easy to use and navigate. Tons of electronic options to choose from and know you will have a safe transaction

Date of experience: December 14, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Just purchased a used iPhone Xr and couldn't be happier. It's always scary making a big purchase online but was pleasantly surprised using Swappa once again. I've trusted this site 2 times now in making expensive iPhone purchased and have always been pleased. Will be back again for sure.

Date of experience: December 7, 2019
Tennessee
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Swappa allows folks with electronics they aren't using any more to sell in a safe environment and buyers can pick the item and condition that fits their needs and budget. I've used Swappa a couple times now and I'm very pleased with the transactions.

Date of experience: December 6, 2019
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This purchase was easy & quick & seller sent item right away & in condition as described. Even easier than ebay!

Date of experience: December 6, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Buyer be aware. Do not do business with Swappa or Networkstore. They don't care about their customers and will charge a cancellation fee for absolutely nothing. They sell phones they don't know anything about them or it's proceedings. When I questioned them about this and did not get a answer, I asked to cancel the order and they still charged me 3% as a cancellation fee! I can't believe Swappa let's this sort of thing go on. I though Swappa was a trustworthy place to buy devices. Absolutely the most negative experience a customer can have. I will make sure never to shop here again and let everyone know my experience.

Date of experience: December 4, 2019
Swappa -. — Swappa Rep
over a year old

This user purchased a listing with a clear cancellation fee listed on the listing page before purchase.

This user then requested a cancelation and the cancelation fee set by the seller was applied.

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do not recommend
December 4, 2019

Do not recommend
I bought an ipad from Sellword LLC
One of their top sellers and the ipad shut down after only 20 minutes
I fully charged it and kept trying it kept dying the seller agreed to send me a return label but i still has to drive to usps to drop it off then i sent it back and i left the seller a thumbs down feedback the sellers asked me to change it "asap"
And i refused because it was my honest feedback so he turned soar and hostile he said he won't refund me and it could take up to a month i aSksd for swappa staff help and all they did was take their top sellers side so all swappa can do is to recommend that i open a paypal
Case because swappa although had a rule of sellers not selling battery defective items they still do and obviously they do not uphold their standards or do anything to help so now after two weeks i am still waiting for paypal to step on and help if it wasn't for paypal they would steal my money
Very disappointed and will not recommend this place to anyone

Date of experience: December 3, 2019
Nicaragua
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Deals
December 3, 2019

It's a great page to get good deals on tech, the delivery address system could improve but overall good site.

Date of experience: December 2, 2019
Arkansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have bought 3 phones for my family from Swappa.com and they have all been great phones for our family. I will never go back to buying a phone from a phone company again. Thank you swappa!

Date of experience: December 1, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love swappa
November 29, 2019

Bought 4 phones from swappa all as described all work great easy to change over came quickly all work great great site great prices easy to use

Date of experience: November 29, 2019
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have purchased 4 items on Swappa. I appreciate that the sellers are held to a high standard. Each of my purchases have arrived exactly as described.

Date of experience: November 28, 2019
TT
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've had a number of great experiences with swappa as well as a number of terrible ones, overall its an okay site, However, they claim that they don't allow junk to be posted yet still there are numerous phones listed in "good" conditions with heavy screen burn, dots on the screens and heavy scratching and it gets frustrating when you're looking for a phone to purchase and when you click on phone listed in good condition you end up realizing that they all have screen burn, a dot on the lcd or heavy scratching to name a few. Perhaps y'all should create a new site specifically for those pretty much broken phones to be sold because its really not a good look for swappa.

Date of experience: November 28, 2019
Delaware
1 review
0 helpful votes
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In an era of increasing pirating and counterfeits, I find Swappa remains a portal for fair transactions between buyers and sellers. I always look to Swappa when I am in the market for a phone for myself or as a gift. I will consider it again when shopping for a tablet, laptop or other tech device...

Date of experience: November 26, 2019
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This is an excellent well ran website. The ability to hold the seller at a high expectation level is one for the books. So there isn't any concern about being scammed.

Date of experience: November 25, 2019

From the business

The place to buy and sell newish tech. Safety, simplicity and staff-approved listing make Swappa the better way to buy and sell used phones, tablets, laptops, video games, home tech and more.


swappa.com
Founded in 2010
Kansas City, MO, United States
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