CeX Reviews

1.8 Rating 653 Reviews
19 %
of reviewers recommend CeX
1.8
Based on 653 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 65%
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
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CeX 1 star review on 15th March 2024
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CeX 1 star review on 15th March 2024
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CeX 1 star review on 8th January 2024
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CeX 1 star review on 11th August 2023
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CeX 1 star review on 11th August 2023
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CeX 1 star review on 8th June 2022
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CeX 1 star review on 5th April 2022
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Absolute joke of a shop. Took my watch back to the shop in Washington because of battery issues. The watch was away for four weeks in which time they broke it so offered me a replacement. The battery in the replacement watch is worse than the one I returned which means it will have to be sent away again to the very people who broke the first one. To say I'm not happy is an understatement.
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Posted 5 days ago
Kunal who answers via fb messages is a rude and useless person! He needs to be sacked and get someone who isn’t a smart ass to do the job. I wish I could give him minus stars. Puts me off the entire store. I can’t say just how bad he is. Absolutely appalling!
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Posted 6 days ago
I purchased two iPads from CEX Aylesbury. I wasn't sure if they would work for what I needed them for. Not knowing the shop I asked whether I would be able to return them if they did not work for what I needed them. I made it clear if I could not then I would not be purchasing them. I was told that I would be able to return them within two days no problem. This reassured me and so I bought the items. What I was not told was that the refund would only be in the form of vouchers. I clearly did not know their returns policy - hence my asking. So I was shocked when I returned the items only to be told that the refund would have to be vouchers. I can understand the original employee making the mistake in not telling me BUT the total lack of ownership of this response by the inshop supervisors and then online customer service has been truly awful. They have failed to accept that I was misled and to make an exception to their usual policy given the error of their employee. These were intended as birthday presents for my boys - and I will now have to look for money in our stretched budget elsewhere as I sit on vouchers I don't want to spend. Deeply disappointed by the customer service I have received and will not be using the company again.
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Posted 1 week ago
I bought a 300+ pound phone , after 2 weeks it stopped working, I want back to the store and they told me it had a minute chip in it that was my fault soo basically no refund or credit, I actually couldn't see this chip or knew what I was looking for??. Contacted customer service with no joy. Beyond frustrated and I waS scammed
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Bought a PS4 console from Cex. After 2 months it was giving trouble. Returned it to shop in Douglas to be repaired under warranty. I was told because there was a tiny hole in the corner that the warranty was now void and they wouldn't even look at it. I am 100% certain the hole was there when we bought it. I explained this to Cex and they said it looks like it was dropped. I assured then it never fell and we have never opened it. I was told Cex don't ever sell damaged goods but if you look at the reviews on line for Cex it confirms Cex regularly sell damaged goods and avoid honouring the warranty. My advice to anyone out there is DONT BUY FROM CEX. They are scamming people out of warranty all the time. Terrible company to deal with. I wish I had never bought from them. Rest assured I will never spend another cent in there.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
I ordered a high value item (DJI Mavic 2 Pro with smart controller) when the drone arrived it was missing the smart controller. Needless to say the drone is pretty useless without the controller and was the selling point of this package in the first place. I paid well over the value of this drone without this controller. After a week of ‘investigating’ and after assurances they would put right this error. I received an email from ‘Maneet in Customer Support’ simply stating that they had made an error in store and now I should return the item. At MY expense, time and fuel etc… This was because ‘they don’t have stock of the controller’ this was a blatant LIE as they indeed do have the controller in stock. SCAM like behaviour and absolutely poor customer service. After years buying from CEX I will not be using them again unless they can rectify this and send me the controller I have paid for. *** UPDATE Poor excuses and reluctance to rectify this error by sending the advertised product have resulting in me escalating this to trading standards. I have never known such and inept customer service, putting all the responsibility on the customer instead of taking the responsibility themselves. DISGUSTING.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Cex sold my son a faulty laptop. He has the receipt and thought it would be straightforward. There is one key that falls off if you type on it. But cex claims this his fault. Apparently he shouldn't expect to be able to touch the keys.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
CEX will keep your money. Beware. They told me I could withdraw after 48 hours.. It's been a week, & I CanNOT withdraw STILL.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Absolutely appalling! Purchased a Yoke and Throttle System for Microsoft Flight Simulator for £74. What came was an absolute joke. Just the Yoke with zero throttle levers and no power leads. When I wrote to complain, the response was that the sourcing store sends their apologies, they couldn't source the throttle system. How's about asking the buyer if they still want just half of the item and at REDUCED cost instead of just sending out a pointless item for the same price, an item that cannot be used! Granted, they've offered a refund but all of this could have been avoided with a little common sense. Bunch of con merchants and with this being my first purchase, I can categorically state it's my last too.
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Posted 1 month ago
Would give zero stars if I could. I Ordered an iPhone to be delivered which I didn’t receive, been emailing them for 2 month to get my money refunded. Feels like there ignoring me and feel they have no intentions of refunding me. Will never be ordering again.
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Posted 1 month ago
I tried to add this review to the CEX site, but they wouldn't post it! Beware of the filtered reviews on their site: CEX semt a speaker looking like it had been pulled from a skip. Not only was it filthy and damaged, it didn't even work! I connected it to the S1 Sonos app successfully, but it sounds like someone else's headphones on the train. What a huge waste of time and money for everyone. Sort your quality control out! Sonos Play 5 Grade B (good condition)
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Posted 1 month ago
I haven't made a purchase this time, and that is because there's a £2.95 delivery charge on EVERY ITEM. I am not paying nearly £10 for delivery of 3 blurays when everyone else delivers for free. Appalling.
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Posted 1 month ago
See all bad reviews first purchase disaster never again dirty second hand scammers !!!!
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Posted 1 month ago
Order in bad condition and not working fully. I tried to print a returns label was not able as it blocked printing! Poor service all round do not buy from them.
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Posted 1 month ago
I spent £68 on 2 games and 2 controllers and none of them work!!! Don't you check the products before you sell them on for profit?!??
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Posted 1 month ago
Got sold a mobile phone that I bought as needed a mobile to ring out with and it's not working great so will return it back really disappointed
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Posted 2 months ago
Love this company, since there changed the website it's a bit of a mess. Noticed they've slightly changed back to the old format but still impossible to use the 'sell to CEX' part, as the site don't recognise what your typing in even when you put the exact title of the item - very time consuming when trying to work out the value of the items you wish to trade for either cash or a voucher.. Still best place out there for tech nerds like me... Lol
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Posted 2 months ago
Absolute rip off give nothing for items and sell at virtually full price
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Posted 2 months ago
Simple, convenient website to exchange electronics for cash, or vouchers to buy in store. Excellent method of recycling electronics as well. Staff are efficient making the process enjoyable.
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Posted 2 months ago
Sadly sent the 1.0 disc instead of the 3.0 disc in a starter pack bundle with figures, playbase etc.. and wont send the correct one (worth about £2) even though selling it online still. Hoping the customer service will do better than just 'follow this link' to send it back.... I wouldn't mind if getting to the nearest shop didn't involve driving and parking fees, and returning it online didn't involve me needing to source new packaging and faff around with returns (original packaging sustained damage being sent to me) Such a shame as I'd placed 3 separate orders in a short space of time, and when asking for a simple fix to a problem, I'm greeted with a lazy solution on their part.
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Posted 2 months ago
CeX is rated 1.8 based on 653 reviews