In the era where we all have to be connected, where even the toaster asks for the WiFi key so that you can control it from your mobile, smartwatches have become the fashion accessory for the most sybarite lovers of technology. A watch that notifies you, monitors you and makes your life ‘easier’, who wouldn’t like it?
Unfortunately, itThe prices of these devices are increasing, which is why buying a second-hand one can be a very feasible option. But, be careful, in the end this process or, rather, this purchase, may be an experience closer to hell than you thought.
The second-hand market holds many surprises and in my adventures through Wallapop I have found everything. For example, how do you know if that gadget they sell you at a bargain price is not a crude Chinese imitation? If you don’t know how to recognize the device and you end up buying it, you have many chances to win the jackpot and you will be left with a watch that neither tells you the time nor counts your steps, it just makes you throb… with rage.
The adventure of the second-hand market
But, on this occasion, we are not going to talk about fakes, but about everything you expose yourself to when you buy a used watch, something similar to what would happen when buying another wearable or even a mobile phone. Have you had any blows? ¿The battery works? Has it ever gotten wet? ¿Some screw or component is missing? Prepare to become a CSI, investigating every scratch and every flaw in the system, all in the few minutes you have to complete the transaction. Because one thing is that the seller has knocked the watch a couple of times playing soccer and another is that he has used it diving in the Mariana Trench.
In my case, the matter was much worse. apparently cI bought a Galaxy Watch 4 in perfect condition, at an acceptable price and, apparently, in very good condition. A few days after making the purchase, there was no way to charge the device and, although it seemed in good condition, when requesting the purchase invoice from the seller to execute the warranty, rIt seems that it was not bought in Europe, so the 2 years of repair disappeared like words in the wind. My fault for not requiring the purchase invoice first.
If the same thing happens to you and your watch breaks out of warranty, you’re going to have to spend your life trying to fix it, because the brand is no longer responsible for a product that has passed through other hands. Prepare to pay a fortune in repairs or, worse yet, be left with a luxury paperweight. Because let’s not fool ourselves, smartwatches, neither new nor old, are precisely cheap.
So, if you are going to risk buying a second-hand smartwatch, unless it is a current model and in good condition and always requires a purchase guarantee. Because if you are going to get one that is older than Jordi Hurtado and damaged, you are going to end up paying more than for a new one and for all its guarantees.