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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay Away!!!! Charged £199.00 for a call out , Machine breaks down same fault one month later, Outside guarantee, Secretly set up direct debit without my Knowledge or authorisation, !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly satisfied. Spring were offering the best value based on the condition of my phone. Pouch arrived 2 days after I filled in the details, with comprehensive instructions and advice about takin... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Spring.co.uk Tech box hub was so easy to use and email correspondence and communication excellent through out. App made it easier to follow and knew exactly what was going on with my tech I was sell... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wow. Genuinely impressed. Received padded envelope at midday and posted the iPhone immediately. Received a very fair counter offer which I accepted and monet in my account within a few minutes.... See more

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Company details

  1. Cell Phone Recycling and Unlocking Service
  2. Cell Phone Store
  3. Recycling Center

About Spring

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Hi we're Spring! We’re changing the way the world consumes tech.

We make selling tech as easy as pie, as safe as houses and as planet-friendly as can be.

We understand that it is nerve-wracking selling your old devices. So, unlike other companies that buy your tech, we ask you to give a quick, but thorough run-through about the condition of your device, before giving you a range of prices (rather than a single price). That way, when you get your offer, the price should be within the expected range (provided the info you provided is accurate).

Plus, our tech-sperts will also give you a comprehensive Tech Report for every device that you send us to understand how we arrived at the valuation. If you want to sell tech the easy way, or find out more info, visit: spring.co.uk


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4.2

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

599 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick & easy - would use again!

Quick & easy process! Would 100% use again. Spring sent out a posting packet within 1-2 days of filling in the online form. Instructions were easy to follow. Posted my phone on a Monday & Spring received it and deposited the money the next day. They also honoured the quote they’d given

Would recommend!

26 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you for the review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy with the Spring process

Very happy with the Spring process. My package was delivered in super fast time and the funds were in my bank within 1 hour of Spring recieving my tech. Amazing!

26 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

We're very happy with your review thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ridiculous practice

Ridiculous really. iPhone 11 is in good condition. They want to offer 26% less than the value quoted. They claimed more wear and tear than expected on the sides, back and front. the phone is in really good condition. Their analysis is subjective. So this is just a ploy to try to get at a cheaper price. Unethical in my view. Would stay away.

22 September 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Spring

As there was more wear than declared to all side we did need to reduce the value of the phone.

You are correct that ours (and your evaluation) is in some way subjective as the grading is determined by individuals. But our Techsperts are trained and do see a lot of phones each day, so we're happy that it has been correctly graded for us.

I can see your phone was delivered back to you yesterday and I do hope you can find a deal you're happier with elsewhere.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy breezy

I have sold a number of items to Spring now, and each time it has been absolutely painless using their pods (of which there are a fair few within a couple of miles of me). I cannot recommend them highly enough. They pay out quickly and they pay a very fair price for tech (usually a fair bit more than the usual suspects, I find). Customer support responds to queries within a couple of minutes and are incredibly polite and helpful.

25 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you for the lovely review Khaleel

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid this company at all costs!

Spring over inflate their offer to get your business and then make any tiny blemishes or scratches to devices to be the biggest & worst damage in the world. They offered me £391 but due to this astronomical damage (the tiniest of dent and a minuscule scratch on the side) they cut the offer down to £288. That’s £103 less and that’s an absolute joke. I completely appreciate if there is damage knocking the offer down is a given, maybe £20/£30 but £103. No way, I’d rather bin the device than allow you to keep it.

On the plus side they return the device free of charge which is great, (but so they should having changed the offer so dramatically) I just hope it’s cost them a fortune to send & return and they’ve made nothing, so nice one 👍

Oh and before we get any snotty reply’s back from spring, come back with the photos and let’s all see what exactly £103 worth of damage looks like you rob dogs!

I Certainly won’t be recommending this company to anyone and you guessed it, I won’t ever use again good riddance!

25 September 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Spring

I think we'll have to agree to disagree that the damage was tiny/minuscule. We do allow minor wear such as light scratching in the 'good' condition category that you chose. Unfortunately as you mentioned there was visible damage in two places that could be seen in the photos you uploaded which revealed the metal underneath. So we would deem this as more than minor (especially as we'd need to replace the whole frame because of this) and did need to reduce the value to the next condition category because of this damage.

It seems you had a detailed conversation about this with our CS team (during which we did provide pictures of the damage - unfortunately we can't upload them here). And explained that you can read our full condition definitions here https://intercom.help/Spring/en/articles/8120068-compare-and-recycle-condition-options-explained.

I can see we prioritised your return and this is already back with you. But please don't bin the device. You should try another trade in company or sell it privately on eBay or Marketplace. If you'd prefer you could donate it to a charity such as Power to Connect, Computer Aid or Oxfam.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Please be careful before using spring, I got completely duped !

Please be careful before using spring. They duped me over other competitors with a higher value of my iPhone and then when I sent my phone over to them in great condition (barely any difference between a new phone and the one I sent back especially as I only had it a few months) they changed their valuation to almost £200 below the original "guaranteed" price. Very deceitful and cunning policy. Gave it one extra star as they do send you a convenient package to send your phone to them in but that was the only positive I can say about this intelligent (basically) scam.

13 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thanks for the extra star for the packaging!

Our pricing is not guaranteed until we receive and check the phone. The price online is an initial value based on the declared condition and the guaranteed value is given once we've done all our checks. If the condition matches then we pay the same price if it doesn't then we do reduce it.

If there is any way you think we could make this clearer please do let us know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

Really easy to do and they responded with an offer very quickly and soon as I accepted then money was ready to withdraw into my bank account. Really good service

25 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Over Value and leave customers disappointed!

Very disappointed with Spring. They come across as a very customer friendly, modern company but when it comes to valuing phones their ruthless!

Nearly £100 wiped off the value of my phone because the back of the phone was in a bad condition they stated, something I strongly disagree with.

Very disappointing that they don’t justify their valuations with what on the back causes the price to drop so dramatically.

I suspect they overvalue to get them to the top of the list and then need to claw back their mistakes.

At least they offer free returns!

25 September 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Spring

We did explain the reasons for the value reduction in detail to your partner this morning. Unfortunately both phones had damage that was also visible in the photos that were uploaded so the condition didn't match the declared condition.

We agreed to prioritise your returns for you and they've gone tracked 24, we've sent the tracking details via live chat already.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company

Great company, Tianna in particular is very very helpful a credit to the company!

21 September 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Spring

What a great review - thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience

Very good experience. Dropped off my watch at a pod in a co-op and money was in my account the next day. The entire trade in experience was simple and stress free.

19 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

We're so happy to hear this - thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service was very concerned…

Excellent service was very concerned about selling my phone online but was very satisfied with Spring. They kept me informed on the whole process and paid me instantly would use again

19 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you for choosing us!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great experience

Had a great experience - the estimated value was the same as the guaranteed value I received! The payment was in within minutes. The postage was easy and secure! Will definitely use again!

19 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you - we look forward to seeing you again!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ive always looked after my phones well…

Ive always looked after my phones well and they clearly have a model where they overpromise and then cut it significantly to rank hign on the aggregator sites then hoping that a decent percentage of customers dont bother getting it returned.

Very poor and unjustified - in my case for a phone a few months old it was £140+ less and ive soid multiple phones and tried most - this was the most blatant ive experienced.

Dont believe any false platitudes typed in response to this as i assure you this is a genuine practice here that glossy marketing and CRM cannot cover if you dig enough.

Not impressed.

17 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

We'd much prefer a happy customer so would pay the quoted price if we could. We'd also prefer to return an item (for free) if any customer is unhappy in any way and in no way would we prefer them to accept and then leave a poor review.

I can see you decided to accept the final value instead of request a return or discuss this with us and you withdrew the money yesterday.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and hassle free experience

Easy and hassle free experience. Got the amount I wanted. Everything was done in less than 24 hours after posting my phone. Highly recommended for the A* Service!

18 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you for the review and recommendations

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and fair valuations of old tech

Very easy to follow process for sending in your old tech. The valuation was a bit less than expected but the reasons for decreased value were fair and everything else was great from start to finish. Will most likely use this company again!

18 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thank you - we hope to see you again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service was swift

Service was swift and professional and all settled in 4 days including posting.
Final condition & payment made hours after receipt at Spring, and payment made immediate on acceptance. Payment could have been closer to estimate but who needs old iPhone back

18 September 2023
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Reply from Spring

Thanks for rehoming your old phone with us Kenny!

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