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CeX Reviews

1.8 Rating 678 Reviews
18 %
of reviewers recommend CeX
1.8
Based on 678 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 63%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 62%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Live Chat, Telephone
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.5 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
CeX 1 star review on 26th July 2024
Daz
CeX 1 star review on 16th May 2024
Slawomir Gromadzki
CeX 1 star review on 15th March 2024
HamptonRoad
CeX 1 star review on 15th March 2024
HamptonRoad
CeX 1 star review on 8th January 2024
Paul
CeX 1 star review on 11th August 2023
Perry
CeX 1 star review on 11th August 2023
Perry
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Anonymous
Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I had decided to upgrade my cell phone and looked at the CEX reviews and decided to visit the Solihull branch. On the web site they advertise iphone 6s trade in for one of their phones around the £110 mark. I had just had a brand new screen fitted to my iphone 6s unlocked the day before. In the branch I was offered £15 for my phone against one of their phones. The whole advertisement and trade in seems like one big long con job. I would have expected a realistic trade in offer not something which would have covered my petrol to the branch and back Regards Dave
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Posted 4 years ago
ordered a faulty 980Ti still waiting for refund so I can order another one as they won't send a replacement, taking ages after I sent in via special delivery.
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Posted 4 years ago
The price they pay Vs the price they charge Vs their no refund rule is pure criminal!
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Posted 4 years ago
I never shop at CeX due to how overpriced everything is, but the Clinic for console repairs seemed like it could be a great service, until I actually used it of course After finding them through their website, and everything looking like what I needed, I went in store where I was told they weren't actually running the Clinic service whatsoever, even after emailing them before going! I had to email them to get them to put up a banner on their website to actually tell people they aren't operating, and so I would know when they were open again When they finally opened, weeks later, I took my device in. I explained exactly what the problem was and the repair I needed doing, filled out their forms and gave them my console They started working on my device days later than claimed due to nobody at the store sending it for a while if the tracking information is to be believed. A few hours later, they messaged to say they couldn't repair it and they're sending it back to the store. Which was infuriating. I had told them exactly what the issue is and yet only later they decided to say "we don't fix that issue", something they could have even told me weeks before and not wasted my time, but, it gets even worse... It turns out they opened the device, breaking the manufacturers seal and replaced a completely irrelevant part that was working, which, due to the nature of it, now cannot be tested because my device is still broken. Them doing this needlessly has limited my warranty for a repair with other companies due to general policy, but, it gets even worse... After receiving a message that my console was in store, I went in to collect it. Not sure why I expected more from them, but their incompetence shone through and they couldn't find my console. It wasn't there. So, after contacting support again they located the console and only due to me asking, agreed to courier it back to me instead of requiring a fourth trip to their store, 25 minutes away from me. I would assume this free courier back was an attempt to take some responsibility for their incompetence I cannot recommend them for their store prices, and unfortunately can only recommend staying away from their Clinic repair service due to the risk of wasting your time and energy trying to deal with them. Just awful
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Posted 4 years ago
Melissa from Harrow branch of CeX was exceptionally polite and patient. She smiled and was very friendly all through. She made customer service a great experience and made us fall in love with CeX. We will definitely visit Cex again and again for purchases and other transactions because of Melissa's excellent customer service. Thumbs up to Melissa at the Harrow branch of CeX. Hon. A
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Posted 4 years ago
Sold my PS3 games for an agreed price of £18.70 but received £14.70 for them, without any explanation as to why the amount received was £4 less than the agreed sum. All games were present and in good order. If had realised that this was going to be the case I might have sold them to Gamexchange for £17.47. If the agreed price could not have been met, Cex should have informed me of the lower price offered before completing the transaction. £18.00 would have been the minimum acceptable by me from Cex. I will be looking at the contact in terms and condition concerning lower offers and non authorisation from the vendor before contacting the regulators and trading standards.
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Posted 4 years ago
I brought a game for my wii u for 8 pounds and I was happy go home to find out there is a crack on the side I am furious with vex don’t know wether I can trust them again
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Posted 4 years ago
Yesterday we sold numerous items to CeX in Scarborough, including a really good condition iPad Pro. CeX valued these at £569 and were happy to take them. They told us they can only pay via fast bank transfer (which was reluctantly agreed to by us). They assured us this would be completed by today (Wednesday, 5th August 2020), at the very latest. Surprise, surprise, we now have no money and they have our expensive items. They’ve even fully tested these items and acknowledged via email, that they are all great. So today we try and solve this and get the money owed - well, you can’t contact them via their switchboard phone number conveniently! No direct store phone numbers either. FaceBook messenger - also unanswered! Website contact form - you guessed it, unanswered! My wife had to trail after work to one of their stores, just to try and find out what was going on. It just got quickly fobbed off on their payment processor WorldPay! Heard this excuse a few times before! However, their paperwork actually says “via faster payment” - which is virtually instant through banks these days. Simply put... they have our items, we have zero money and they don’t seem too fussed at all about helping us now. We have had zero issues with them in the past, we sell our old unused items and they pay cash. But this new experience has left us extemely sour. Instead of promising the “money will be with us same day, next day at the very latest”, why not just be truthful. Saves this kind of awful scenario for your customers. I now have zero idea when we are getting the money owed to us, the store is basically saying “wait and see” - this is a disgusting business practice and not acceptable. I would very strongly suggest not selling your own items to CeX, especially if you expect them to honour what they say, or you value honesty, trust and support! There is no reason for them not to have paid by now! Not in the age of fast payments. Once they have your items, you are totally at their mercy. Be warned!
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Posted 4 years ago
Yesterday we sold numerous items to CeX in Scarborough, including a really good condition iPad Pro. CeX valued these at £569 and were happy to take them. They told us they can only pay via fast bank transfer (which was reluctantly agreed to by us). They assured us this would be completed by today (Wednesday, 5th August 2020), at the very latest. Surprise, surprise, we now have no money and they have our expensive items. They’ve even fully tested these items and acknowledged via email, that they are all great. So today we try and solve this and get the money owed - well, you can’t contact them via their switchboard phone number conveniently! No direct store phone numbers either. FaceBook messenger - also unanswered! Website contact form - you guessed it, unanswered! My wife had to trail after work to one of their stores, just to try and find out what was going on. It just got quickly fobbed off on their payment processor WorldPay! Heard this excuse a few times before! However, their paperwork actually says “via faster payment” - which is virtually instant through banks these days. Simply put... they have our items, we have zero money and they don’t seem too fussed at all about helping us now. We have had zero issues with them in the past, we sell our old unused items and they pay cash. But this new experience has left us extemely sour. Instead of promising the “money will be with us same day, next day at the very latest”, why not just be truthful. Saves this kind of awful scenario for your customers. I now have zero idea when we are getting the money owed to us, the store is basically saying “wait and see” - this is a disgusting business practice and not acceptable. I would very strongly suggest not selling your own items to CeX, especially if you expect them to honour what they say, or you value honesty, trust and support! There is no reason for them not to have paid by now! Not in the age of fast payments. Once they have your items, you are totally at their mercy. Be warned!
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Posted 4 years ago
The Cox I always go to is amazing everything I bought is working
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Posted 4 years ago
I took a Nintendo Wii to cex wythenshawe to sell told me to come back in 30 mins they changed the Wii for a tatty scratched one so that I would not get the £28 and only gave me £23 very bad people I will not use cex again iv been going for years but never again. I should of called the police.
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Posted 4 years ago
I took my sons ps4 and xbox 360 both working perfectly but they won't buy as they said was faulty as the cables moved if you don't want to buy just say so don't make up excuses to get out of buying
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Posted 4 years ago
Purchased a brand new 2DS XL, turns up and it is clearly second hand with included breadcrumbs! Awaiting an answer and refund. A very sad 5 year old now. Avoid.
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Posted 4 years ago
Appalling!! Bought online what was described as a grade B Xperia XA2 Ultra Dual sim. It arrived with numerous scratches, dirty, not reset & with 2 sim cards still in it..... And guess what, moments after turning it on I started receiving text messages for the previous owner. Customer support very poor, at one point they began to accuse me of lying about the sim cards... A bit odd being as I sent them pictures within a couple of minutes of opening it. Took about 4 weeks to finally get a refund even though the phone was returned immediately. Got the impression that the person in customer service who was emailing me had absolutely no interest whatsoever. An appalling experience & will not be using CEX again.
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Posted 4 years ago
I purchased a PS4 console for my son. Despite apparent checks on their products very disappointingly the console only worked for two months. You are taking a gamble buying from this service.
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Posted 4 years ago
Clean and tidy shop Staff kind and very helpful Wide range of games, game consoles, mobile phones, tablets and more electronic gadgets All items in good working condition and warranted Good shop location and access Purchased game console 2 years ago and many games- never let me down. Definitely recommend
CeX 5 star review on 20th July 2020
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Posted 4 years ago
Idiots cancelled order after 5 days, which said was in stock when ordered. Was for a birthday present which now leaves no time find replacement. Thanks for nothing you complete time wasters. Just go buy from well known brand new electrical store instead which delivers next day at least you know it will be delivered.
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Posted 4 years ago
One order cancelled after 4 days, other order cancelled after 3 days. You know how CeX works? After item purchased online, they waiting another 3,4,5 days to see if the same item would be sold in store. If sold in store, they'll cancel online order. If not sold in store in 3,4,5 days, they'll dispatch the item to the ydiot bought it online. In that case this is not a serious company. Think that someone bought an item from you, after that your customer can lose auction or other similar items from other platforms, then, surprise : your order from CeX has been cancelled after 3,4,5 days. If sold in store, take it down from website. If sold online, don't continue to display the item in store for another few days. Again, this is not serious company. Last order number cancelled 8220117
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Posted 4 years ago
Posted this on CEX site to inform future customer of potential 2 Year guarantee failures. I expect it will be moderated off their reviews site. Just hope you never need to use the 2 year guarantee. My daughter bought one because I was under the impression that the company would honour the said guarantee but I was wrong. After about a year the computer failed to boot. I took it to our local store where they said they would check it over. A few days later I had a phone call telling me that the computer had liquid damage and a cracked battery fixing that the store manager said was not present at the time of sale because he checked the initial buy in inspection report. Unfortunately this information is not available to customers in the form of photographic evidence, I suspect that the shop who bought it in just did a tick box job and wiped the computer over and no such checks were ever carried out. I was fuming as I was unable to prove that any of what I was told was accurate and correct, all I can say is that I am aware that Macs have liquid indicators on the logic board and they can slowly change colour with mild humidity over a long period of time. I took the computer to an independent mac repair specialist and on opening it they found NO sign of liquid damage, and the plastic clip fracture which was securing the battery I was told was a common issue with the heat which is generated in this component and not someone poking about. The repairer tried changing some of the chips on the board but this still failed to resolve the issue. We settled for a replacement logic board at the cost of £180. The computer is now fine. I was going to take the company through the small claims court but I was sick to the back teeth with their sharp unverifiable get out of warranty claims practice and didn't want to push up my blood pressure dealing with them. Looking back I should have insisted that the computer be opened up in front of me and show me where this damage was and along with the so called buy in inspection report but these checks are done in the shops own time while you are out of the way. The Mac engineer that fixed it for me told me that he had tried to sell a laptop to CEX that he had stripped and cleaned and checked that it was all OK. When he went back to check for their buying offer price they told him that a USB port was physically damaged and that the computer was not worth much. He knew that the computer was in perfect condition when he gave it to them but couldn't prove it. Why would you expect to need to have photographic evidence. I'll leave to conclusions up to you but I know who I believe. I hope you Macbook has a long and happy life but be VERY VERY AWARE if you have a problem with it and expect some sort of warranty redress. Have a look at the comments on the Internet about this company, you will find many people experiencing the same sort of sharp practice as I received. I for one will NEVER NEVER NEVER have anything to do with this company again On posting this reply I tried to use the nickname Mr Unhappy but the system said it was already used .... what can I say!!!
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Posted 4 years ago
I bought a smartwatch. It was second hand and I was assured it was a good price and that I would pay much more for a new one. I was lied to. In fact they had charged the same price as a brand new watch! To add to my distress, the watch was faulty and still had someone else's data. I have made 2 return visits to the store to be told I had to wait until they had " tested" the watch. I am still waiting for the refund I am entitled to. Dont fall for CEX's lies about pre owned goods at fair prices!
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Posted 4 years ago
CeX is rated 1.8 based on 678 reviews