So often our costly and precious to heart mobile, which we buy at such a high price from our savings, gets damaged. The repair cost is almost always enormous.
Liquid/ water damage. Phone fell in toilet. Phone got washed along with clothes. Phone fell out of pocket. Or phone got lost.
Phone damage cause monetary loss along with the loss of data including - contacts, SMSes which we keep for future references, other texts in apps like WhatsApp, customized settings of apps, among others.
Liquid damage phone or screen damage phones are not covered under warranty. What if the phone gets such damage within a few days of purchase and repair cost is almost 60-80% of phone price. This creates a dilemma.
Should I get it repaired by paying such a huge cost? or
Should I buy a new phone?
Would the phone work like new when repaired?
The biggest cost items in a mobile phone is the Screen and the Motherboard. We would always have some people for whom screen is damaged and others for whom Motherboard is damaged. The mobile company would usually charge them both - total of which would be more than the price of the phone.
Say a new mobile costs Rs 20,000/-. The motherboard replacement would cost around Rs 12,000/- and screen replacement would cost around Rs 14,000/- at the authorized service center. The total cost 26,000/-.
The parts supplied by local repair shops can never be trusted.
So, why not have a platform where people can share what is damaged in their phones and find someone else would needs the working part. If my screen is damaged, I can offer my motherboard to someone at a fair price and it would be a win win situation for both.
If you are willing to participate, share your mobile details and I'll publish it here for others to know and contact as required.
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