Amazon
starts selling used and
refurbished phones in India
As
Amazon fights against Flipkart for the top e-commerce spot in India, it is looking at old and
refurbished phones for further expansion in the country.
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Amazon
India has launched a
store on its website to offer Indian customers more affordable phones. These
phones have been professionally “restored for working order” or were sold to
Amazon partners by customers. These smartphones cost up to 25 percent less than their new counterparts.
The market for
refurbished phones is considerably big in
India with millions of people resorting to big brands for less price every year. "Over seven million
refurbished smartphones were sold in
India last year," Tarun Pathak, Senior Telecom Analyst at marketing research firm Counterpoint Research told
Mashable India.
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