asgoodasnew Buying Guide: Refurbished iPhones, Macs, and Tablets from Frankfurt (Oder)

Frankfurt (Oder) tests the unit before DHL does

asgoodasnew electronics GmbH sells refurbished and some new consumer electronics from Georg-Simon-Ohm-Straße 6, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. It has traded used high-tech devices since 2008 and still markets the work as refurbished in Germany, not as a multi-seller marketplace. The imprint lists Amtsgericht Frankfurt (Oder), HRB 12158 FF, VAT ID DE263602886, and managing directors Dr. Tim Seewöster and Stefan Groitl. Phone is +49 335 74389960; email is info@asgoodasnew.com. That street is also the return warehouse, so a later warranty claim goes to the same GmbH that packed the box.

The October 2025 general terms say the shop sells only to consumers, in household quantities, with German as the contract language. Product pages are not a binding offer. You submit a paid order through the cart; the contract forms when the company confirms shipment in text form or sends the goods. If neither confirmation nor goods arrive within five days, you are no longer bound. Prices are end prices including tax; used electronics may be difference-taxed, so VAT can sit inside the total without a separate line. Keep a working inbox for order, warranty, and return mail.

iPhones, Macs, and tablets share one German checkout

The mix on asgoodasnew.de is Apple-heavy without being Apple-only. Listings checked on 16 September 2026 included an Apple iPhone 13 128GB from 339 euros, an iPhone 15 128GB from 449 euros, an iPhone 16 Pro 256GB from 829 euros, and an iPhone 16 Pro 512GB in titan wüstensand at 899 euros with the PRELOVED code on a Gut grade. An iPhone 17 Pro Max 256GB appeared from 1,159 euros. A Samsung Galaxy S24+ 256GB in cobalt violet was listed from 499 euros. Handys pages also name Google and Xiaomi and advertise unlocked Dual-SIM units. Treat those figures as a snapshot; grade, coupon, and stock move them.

Mac and tablet stock is the other reason people open this shop. Homepage tiles the same day showed a MacBook Pro 2024 14-inch M4 with 512 GB SSD and 16 GB memory from 1,615.20 euros, and a MacBook Air 2020 13-inch M1 8 GB/256 GB from 613 euros. A Budget listing for the space-grey M1 Air cited a 30-day low of 345.80 euros with a MACSIMUM code. iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi plus Cellular 2022 128GB started at 639 euros; the 12.9-inch Wi-Fi 2022 128GB started at 719 euros. Many notebooks specify German QWERTZ, which helps umlauts and hurts if you wanted US layout.

• Phones: iPhone 13 through current Pro Max sizes, plus Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi; unlocked Dual-SIM options on Handys.
• Macs: MacBook Air and Pro across chip generations, plus iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio when in stock.
• Tablets: iPad Pro Wi-Fi and Cellular configurations, with other tablet brands in the same shop tree.
• Also listed: Apple and Samsung smartwatches, cameras such as Nikon Z 30 kits, consoles, and accessories such as AirPods Max.
• Factory-new Neu stock sits beside refurbished grades; the 30-month commercial warranty still excludes accessories.
• The same GmbH buys used devices from consumers through its partner channel wirkaufens.de.

Neu through Budget is cosmetic, with an 80 percent battery floor

Current device pages publish five optical classes: Neu, Wie neu, Sehr gut, Gut, and Budget. Neu is new merchandise in original manufacturer packaging, with battery capacity described as 100 percent. The four refurbished classes all promise a technically fully working device and a battery at least 80 percent of original capacity. Wie neu means no use marks, or only tiny micro-scratches you should not see with the display on. Sehr gut allows micro-scratches that are not visible with the screen on and not feelable with a fingernail. Gut allows light wear, including marks you can feel. Budget allows clearly visible scratches, dents, and even an engraving.

Stiftung Warentest rated asgoodasnew gut (2.3) in its 22 February 2023 comparison of online shops for refurbished smartphones, among the stronger direct retailers in that test. Grade honesty helped, but an 80 percent battery is not a new battery. A commuting iPhone that sits on a charger overnight hides that floor better than a video-heavy iPad. If you hate seeing a scuff, pay for Wie neu or Neu. If the device lives in a case, Gut or Budget is often the rational buy. A Budget MacBook Pro 2023 14-inch M3 with 512 GB storage showed a 30-day low of 567.80 euros when we checked.

• Neu: factory-new in original packaging; battery described as 100 percent.
• Wie neu: no visible wear, or only tiny marks that should not show with the display on; battery at least 80 percent.
• Sehr gut: possible micro-scratches, not visible with the display on and not feelable with a fingernail; battery at least 80 percent.
• Gut: light wear and fingernail-feelable scratches; technically fully working; battery at least 80 percent.
• Budget: clearly visible wear, scratches, and dents; engraving possible; still sold as fully working with at least 80 percent battery.
• Refurbished grades are sold as 100 percent functional; the price gap is optical, not a license for a mute speaker.

The 30-month warranty starts only after you register

asgoodasnew advertises 30 months of commercial guarantee on shop devices, additional to German statutory Gewährleistung, except accessories. The Garantiebedingungen say only devices bought on asgoodasnew.de and registered there within 30 days of purchase are covered by that extra contract. Registration is free. After dispatch you should get an email with a registration path; if it never appears, check spam and write customer service inside the same window. Buyers also use asgoodasnew.de/pages/garantie-anmeldung/ with invoice number, invoice date, and the device ID from the packaging sticker. Keep the confirmation email. Miss the deadline and you keep only statutory used-goods rights.

As the shop states it, the commercial promise covers technical function and defects of material, manufacture, and construction. It runs 30 months from the purchase date and does not restart after a repair or replacement. It does not cover wear parts such as removable memory cards; glass, displays, or lenses damaged by breakage; batteries and other consumables; water damage; ordinary cosmetic wear; user error; chemical damage; defects from installation or transport; or opening the device unless asgoodasnew agreed in writing. Statutory defect rights stay in force beside the commercial guarantee. Accessories stay outside the 30-month scheme even when they sit in the same cart.

Treat warranty registration as part of unboxing, not as optional paperwork. The 30-month headline on asgoodasnew.de is a contract you activate; without the confirmation email you only have ordinary used-goods rights, which is a very different product from the one in the banner.

— Marcus Chen

Returns travel back to Georg-Simon-Ohm-Straße 6

Consumers get 30 days from receipt to withdraw without giving a reason. The 30-day free-return page describes three steps: open the contact form with your order number, receive a DHL shipping label and QR code by email, and drop the parcel at a DHL branch at no charge. After the warehouse inspects a valid withdrawal, refunds are described as landing within seven working days on the original payment method. The October 2025 AGB also say the company covers direct return costs and supplies a shipping document insured up to 500 euros. You must still send the goods back within 14 days of declaring the withdrawal.

Before you pack, wipe Apple ID, Google, Samsung, and carrier accounts, and turn off Find My or equivalent locks; a locked handset can stall the refund. Photograph the packed device and the carton, and note the IMEI or serial from the invoice. The free label is insured only to 500 euros; for a MacBook Pro above that, the shop recommends buying your own higher-liability label at your cost. Returns go to asgoodasnew electronics GmbH, Georg-Simon-Ohm-Straße 6, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder). Withdrawal notices can go by phone to 0335 74 38 99 60, fax 0335 74 38 99 89, or email info@asgoodasnew.com.

Shipping tables, Klarna in the DACH checkout, PayPal beyond it

Public shipping tables disagree slightly, so trust the checkout line. A Lieferung und Versand table listed 5.90 euros including VAT to Germany and Austria, and 10.90 euros to other European countries including France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Benelux, Nordics, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. That page said German delivery takes one to two days, other countries three to five days, with no Sunday or holiday drops, DHL inside Germany and Poland, and UPS, DHL Express, or 7senders elsewhere. A Zahlung und Versand table listed standard Germany at 6.90 euros and express Germany at 12.90 euros. Shipping is not generally free.

For Germany and Austria, Klarna supplies invoice purchase with 14 days after dispatch, German installment purchase (monthly rates of at least one twenty-fourth of the total, and at least 6.95 euros), a 0 percent three-month Klarna option advertised for Germany, Sofort, Visa and Mastercard, and direct debit after shipment. Invoice, installments, and debit need a positive credit check. PayPal and PayPal Express are listed, and the privacy notice also names Amazon Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Mollie. Outside Germany and Austria, the payment page said you currently pay only with PayPal Express.

Buy here if you will register; skip it if you wanted AppleCare on a sealed box

asgoodasnew fits a German or Austrian consumer who wants a tested iPhone, iPad, or Mac without new-device retail, who will live with an 80 percent battery floor, and who will complete warranty registration. It also fits someone who prefers a Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH with a published return warehouse over a marketplace listing whose seller might sit in another country. Stiftung Warentest’s 2023 gut score is useful context for phones, not a medal for every camera body. The 30-day free return is the right tool if Gut looks louder in daylight than on a product photo.

Skip the shop if you need a factory-new battery, a US-layout MacBook, or Apple’s own Certified Refurbished channel with AppleCare+ as the support path. Skip it if you will not calendar the 30-day registration, because the marketing number then collapses to statutory used-goods cover. Skip it if you are a business buyer: the AGB target consumers in household quantities. Skip it for accessories if you thought the 30-month banner covered a cable. International buyers who cannot use PayPal Express, or who need a local-language desk, should look at a domestic refurbisher. Competitors such as rebuy advertise longer guarantees without a registration step.

FAQ

How do I activate the 30-month asgoodasnew warranty?

Register the device on asgoodasnew.de within 30 days of purchase. Watch for the post-dispatch email and follow its link, or open the guarantee registration page and enter invoice number, invoice date, and the device ID from the box sticker. Save the confirmation. The commercial 30-month contract exists only after that step; until then you have statutory Gewährleistung alone. Customer service can help if the email never arrives, but you still must act inside 30 days. The extra cover applies to German webshop devices from the stated product categories, not accessories, and the shop dates it to purchases from 7 April 2014 onward. Registration is free.

Can I send a working iPhone back because I changed my mind?

Yes, within 30 days of receiving it, without stating a reason, using the free-return process the shop describes. File the request with your order number, use the DHL label or QR code you are sent, and ship from a DHL branch. Wipe accounts first. After a valid withdrawal is checked in Frankfurt (Oder), the shop says the refund follows within seven working days on the original payment rail. The October 2025 AGB also describe a 30-day withdrawal right and say asgoodasnew pays the direct return postage and provides a label insured to 500 euros. You still must dispatch the goods within 14 days of declaring the withdrawal.

Is a Budget MacBook a broken MacBook?

No. Budget on asgoodasnew.de is an optical class, not a functional dump bin. The comparison table on live Mac and iPhone pages says every grade, including Budget, is technically fully working, with at least 80 percent battery capacity on refurbished units. What you accept is visible wear: deep scratches, dents, and possibly an engraving. If the trackpad fails, that is a warranty or statutory defect issue, not something the Budget label is supposed to legalize. Choose Budget when a case will hide the housing. Choose Wie neu when the machine will sit on a conference table. Check the article number and grade on the exact listing you pay for.

Do they ship outside Germany, and how do I pay from abroad?

Yes. One shipping table listed 5.90 euros to Germany and Austria and 10.90 euros to several other European countries, with German parcels in one to two days and others in three to five, DHL in Germany and Poland, and UPS, DHL Express, or 7senders elsewhere. Another payment-and-shipping table listed 6.90 euros standard and 12.90 euros express inside Germany. Confirm the live checkout. Outside Germany and Austria, the shop said payment is currently limited to PayPal Express, so Klarna invoice and German 0 percent three-month plans are not the foreign path. Contract language remains German. The company does not join VSBG consumer boards.

What does the commercial warranty refuse to cover?

Read the Garantiebedingungen, not only the 30-month badge. The extra contract skips accessories entirely. It also skips wear parts such as removable storage cards; glass, displays, or lenses damaged by breakage; batteries and other consumables; user error; chemical damage; defects blamed on installation or transport; water damage; ordinary cosmetic wear; and repairs by anyone except asgoodasnew unless the company agreed in writing. A cracked screen after a drop is not the same claim as a logic board that dies on a desk. Statutory German defect rights still apply beside the commercial text.