Samsung offers 50-percent buy-back guarantee on the Galaxy S20

Samsung offers 50-percent buy-back guarantee on the Galaxy S20

Samsung phones are notorious for dropping in worth rapidly — the S20, for example, went on sale for $200 below its MSRP inside weeks of its first launch. Maybe as a strategy to mitigate that actuality, Samsung has launched a unique buy-back program for its retailer (through Droid Life) that provides prospects 50 % of the worth of an S20-series cellphone if it's returned inside two years.

That could be a reasonably lovely deal given the standard marketplace for used Samsung telephones two years after their launch. A refurbished Galaxy S9, for instance, can simply be discovered on Amazon for beneath $270 proper now, although it values $720 upon launch. For those who're shopping for a $1,400 128GB Galaxy S20 Extremely at present, then, the prospect of getting $700 again in 24 months in all probability sounds interesting. The credit score is returned to whichever methodology you utilize to pay for the cellphone so that you wouldn't even necessarily have to stay with Samsung at that time.

There are, after all, a few catches. It's a must to return the cellphone in "passable situation," which Samsung describes as being in full working order without injury that goes "past regular put on and tears;" meaning this deal won't be an ideal thought for individuals who don't preserve their cellphone in a case.

You're additionally solely in a position to apply one deal at a time, which could imply you pay extra upfront. The S20, for instance, is presently obtainable from $799 with that $200 low cost. However, you possibly can't make use of the buy-back program except you pay the standard $999 worth. (That does imply you'd get $499 again later, although.)

It's one thing to contemplate in case you have been planning to select up a brand new S20-series cellphone. So long as you retain it in good situation, this deal may make extra sense than sifting using Craigslist presents in 2022.