A leading dealer of used premium mobile phone brands in Nigeria, Aweskim Technology, has signed a deal with leading mobile retail giant, SLOT, to be its official Trade-In Partner.
The company, which became an official retail partner of Apple for used phones in 2015, has also began the trade-in and buy-back scheme, which allows customers trade in old phones for a new device at any SLOT store.
Speaking on the deal, the managing director of Aweskim Technology, Mr. Paul Oloruntobi Oluwatosin said: “We started trading on certified used Apple devices exclusively in 2015; prior to that we sold Apple and Blackberry devices.
“As soon as a new Apple phone is launched, Aweskim device would be amongst the first to shelf the product; we pride ourselves in the fact that our brand has consistently been amongst the first to deliver the new iPhones as soon as they are launched in the Nigerian market. After Blackberry closed shop, we started dealing solely on apple devices 100%.
“Our unique partnership with Apple and certain manufacturers of android phones have made us unique and exceptional as far as the selling of used phones are concerned.
“All our mobile phones are directly purchased from the authorised manufacturers of the phone, as we do not source for phones from Nigeria.
“Sometimes, we are contacted by manufacturers – Apple included – to buy out stock; we also directly deal with certain wholesalers who purchase their products directly from Apple. This is to avoid purchasing badly used, damaged or stolen phones”.
He added: “For those who are only interested in selling off their devices, we ensure they come with the phone’s box and a receipt: when the receipt isn’t available, the customer is required to write an undertaken and attach a copy of a valid ID card, all these measures are put in place to ensure that only quality goods are bought and sold.”
The tech firm said it recently opened a store in Abuja to enable residents there get affordable, good and reliable used premium mobile phones.
It added that it planned to extend it services to other 35 states of the country soon.
