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Samsung's refurbished Galaxy Fold 7 is somehow more expensive than a new one

Samsung's refurbished Galaxy Fold 7 pricing paradox—where certified pre-owned units cost more than new ones—reveals a broader market inefficiency that highlights the importance of strategic device lifecycle management and aggressive promotional pricing in the mobile device market. This pricing anomaly underscores how manufacturers' aggressive discounting strategies on new flagship devices can undermine their refurbished product channels, creating customer confusion and potentially impacting secondary market value retention across enterprise device portfolios. For IT organizations managing mobile device programs, this signals the need to reassess device procurement strategies, emphasizing timing of purchases around manufacturer promotions and reconsidering when to refresh versus repair aging devices.

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Samsung's refurbished Galaxy Fold 7 is somehow more expensive than a new one
It turns out buying a refurbished phone isn’t always a better deal. At least not if you want one of Samsung’s latest foldables. The company has been more aggressive with its pre-owned buying program over the last few years, but the deals aren’t what you’d expect.
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