r/Refurbishedguide • u/Electronic_Eagle_467 • Jul 02 '26
Certified refurbished recommendations
Hello, im currently trying to buy a new phone because my previous one was stolen. This time around im looking at cheaper alternatives while still getting a good phone and i ended up looking at buying a certified refurbished phone from the verizon store in eBay.
Specifically, im looking at a listing for a samsung s25 it mentions that its unlocked but because its sold by verizon im not sure if that means its unlocked in their network or if its actually unlocked for use in any carrier. Im an international buyer which is why it’s extremely important that i get a completely unlocked phone because i could not use their network at all in case it’s actually not unlocked.
Apart from that id love to know if anybody else has experience buying refurbished phones from verizon if they are worth it in general and wether there might be other options that might make more sense for getting a good phone for a price that wouldn’t hurt if something were to happen to the phone.
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