Back Market
1,141 live listings
£73 Lowest iPhone
£50 less
£50 less
- Warranty1 year
- Returns30 days
- ShippingNot stated
Back Market vs eBay Refurbished: which is better for refurbished Apple?
eBay Refurbished for cheaper iPads (from £45 against £53), cheaper MacBooks (from £109 against £189) and cheaper iMacs (from £149 against £260). Back Market for cheaper iPhones (from £73 against £123) and more listings (1,141 against 418).
eBay Refurbished
418 live listings
£123 Lowest iPhone
£50 more
£50 more
- Warranty1 year
- Returns30 days
- BatteryNot stated
- ShippingNot stated
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Where Back Market and eBay Refurbished differ
Each store's own terms. A check marks the better one where we can rank it.
Back Market
eBay Refurbished
Warranty
1 year
1 yearRefurbished items include at least a 1-year warranty (longer for Certified Refurbished), plus 30-day free returns.
Accessories
All smartphones offered on Back Market are delivered with a compatible phone charger. To avoid electronic waste, our devices are delivered without earphones.
Items come in new packaging with original or new accessories and a manual (Certified Refurbished).
Paying
Not statedVisa, MasterCard and Paypal
Not statedCredit and debit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay.
The grades at Back Market next to those at eBay Refurbished
Same letter, different words. Every grade works fully; the grade describes looks. The photos follow the device you picked above.
Back Market eBay Refurbished
eBay Refurbished
Premium and Excellent
Premium: Their screens and bodies have almost no signs of use; they contain only genuine manufacturer parts and batteries; and their batteries have a minimum capacity of 90%.
Battery 90%+Original parts
Excellent: The body may have very light micro-scratches that are invisible at a distance of 8 inches (a bit longer than a standard-sized pencil) or more. For items with screens, the screen will have no scratches.
Checked from 8 in awayScreen: no scratches
Certified and Excellent
Certified: The item is in a pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications.
Excellent: The item is in like-new condition.
AAlmost no visible marks
Good
The body may have light micro-scratches that are invisible at a distance of 20 inches (about an arm's length) or more. For items with screens, the screen will have no scratches.
Checked from 20 in awayScreen: no scratches
Very Good
The item shows minimal wear.
BLight marks on the body
Fair
The body may have a few visible scratches and dents that don't affect performance. Devices with screens may have light scratches that are slightly visible when the device is on.
Good
The item shows moderate wear.
CVisible marks on body and screen
Back Market or eBay Refurbished?
Is Back Market or eBay Refurbished cheaper for refurbished Apple devices?
Back Market is cheaper: its lowest refurbished iPhone costs £73, against £123 at eBay Refurbished, as of 31 October 2026. eBay Refurbished is cheaper for MacBooks (£109 against £189) and iPads (£45 against £53). Across all its devices, Back Market starts at £53 and eBay Refurbished starts at £45. Prices come from RefurbMe's live listings and change daily.
Does Back Market or eBay Refurbished have the longer warranty?
The warranty on refurbished Apple devices lasts 1 year at both Back Market and eBay Refurbished, as of 31 October 2026. On returns, the figures are 30 days at Back Market and 30 days at eBay Refurbished. Each figure is the minimum every listing at the store carries, so some listings come with more.
Does Back Market or eBay Refurbished give longer to return a device?
Back Market and eBay Refurbished both give at least 30 days to return a refurbished Apple device, as of 31 October 2026. On warranty, the figures are 1 year at Back Market and 1 year at eBay Refurbished. eBay Refurbished's policy says: "Free returns within a minimum of 30 days."
How do the grades at Back Market and eBay Refurbished compare?
Back Market sells refurbished Apple devices in Premium, Excellent, Good and Fair; eBay Refurbished sells Certified, Excellent, Very Good and Good. The same name can mean different things at each store, so compare each store's own wording. Every grade works fully; the grade only describes how the casing and screen look.
Does Back Market or eBay Refurbished have more refurbished Apple devices?
Refurbished Apple devices in RefurbMe's live listings, as of 31 October 2026: 1,141 at Back Market, against 418 at eBay Refurbished. By device: 343 iPhones against 153, 331 MacBooks against 76 and 296 iPads against 102. Back Market has more listings in 4 of the 4 device types both stores sell.
