Refurbed

Refurbed is an online marketplace for professionally refurbished consumer electronics (phones, laptops, tablets, wearables and appliances). The platform certifies refurbishment quality, offers at least 12 months' warranty, operates buy‑back channels and publishes environmental impact information to support reuse and lower lifecycle impacts.

Circularity Relevance

Core

Primary business is selling refurbished products and operating refurbishment/buy‑back services, directly enabling reuse and life‑extension. Source: Refurbed - "refurbished products" and refurbishment process

Circular Role

DirectEnabler

Refurbed directly hosts consumer transactions, manages refurbishment workflows and operates buy‑back channels - it executes circular activities rather than only providing tooling. Source: Refurbed marketplace and process pages

Circular Type

Marketplace

• Products

• B2C

• B2B

A multi-country online marketplace for refurbished physical products. Primary matchmaking is B2C (consumers buy refurbished goods). Refurbed also runs supplier/händler and business offerings (supplier portal/business storefront) so we include B2B as a secondary matchmaking relationship. Source: Refurbed storefronts and business pages

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse, R5 - Refurbish, R4 - Repair, R8 - Recycle

Primary: reuse (R3) via resale marketplace and refurbish (R5) via described multi‑step refurbishment process. Secondary: evidence of repair actions (replacement of parts) and recycling partnerships for e‑waste recovery. Source: Refurbed - "Refurbisher buys used devices" / process; sustainability pages

Circular Business Model

Resale / Second-hand, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing

Core business models are resale of second‑hand/refurbished products and organised refurbishment; the site also promotes buy‑back/sell channels. Source: Refurbed - 'Verkaufen' / 'Sell' and refurbishment process

Organisational Type

ForProfit

Operates as Refurbed Marketplace GmbH (GmbH = commercial company). Company registration and imprint list Vienna HQ. Source: Refurbed imprint

Sector

Electronics & IT Hardware, Retail & Consumer Goods

Refurbed explicitly positions itself as a marketplace for refurbished electronics (phones, laptops, tablets) and sells consumer goods online. Source: Refurbed

Geographical Reach

International

• Austria

Refurbed operates dedicated storefronts across many European countries (DE, AT, FR, ES, IT, NL, PL etc.), indicating multi-country European coverage. Source: Refurbed country list

Hardware Component

None

The platform sells and facilitates refurbishment of physical devices but does not supply specialised hardware (no evidence of proprietary IoT/sorting/robotics deployment). The hardware referred to on the site are the products being sold, not enabler-supplied devices. Source: Refurbed - product and process pages

Tech Map Relevance

Refurbed is a marketplace for refurbished electronics and provides core circular services (refurbishment, resale, buy-back); considered relevant for the Circular Tech Map. Source: Refurbed

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Added: 31 Dec 2024

Updated: 21 Sept 2025