When the total cost at checkout is higher than the price of the item you selected, it’s because taxes and fees were added. These costs fluctuate based on your total purchase amount and your location, so they aren’t included in the base price of your item.
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How does the Quality Assurance Fee work?
How does the Quality Assurance Fee work?
Back Market is a global marketplace including more than 1,500 sellers of refurbished devices. Our rigorous vetting process means that only the best can sell on our platform.
The Quality Assurance Fee funds our industry-leading quality assurance controls, so we can offer you the best experience possible when buying renewed.
It also powers our Innovation Lab, which oversees ongoing audits into devices sold on Back Market and conducts research to advance refurbishing efforts. Learn more about the Quality Assurance Fee’s impact
The fee is tiered based on your cart’s total.
|
Cart amount $ |
Quality Assurance Fee |
|
0 - 50 |
$0.49 |
|
50 - 100 |
$0.99 |
|
100 - 200 |
$1.99 |
|
200-300 |
$2.99 |
|
300 - 400 |
$3.99 |
|
400 - 700 |
$4.99 |
|
> 700 |
$5.99 |
How do sales taxes work?
A sales tax is added to the price of items sold at Back Market but doesn’t appear until checkout. This is because the tax rate isn’t the same across all 50 states (although some states don’t charge any sales tax at all, like Oregon or Montana).
The rate depends on where you’re shipping to — so we won’t be able to calculate the final price with taxes until you put in your delivery address.