Pay less than the price of a coffee for peace of mind and to find out if the phone you are paying on ebay, (in my case £700), is clean, not stolen, and most of all not tied to a contract that someone... See more
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I previously wrote a bad review (mostly out of anger due to sky twisting things) I’ve now received a lot of help from Checkmend to try and resolve an issue that nobody else has been willing to h... See more
Sent my phone to one of the well known UK recyclers only to receive an email that this company had flagged it as stolen. Got the report from Checkmend which showed an Asset Watch so I followed this up... See more
Fast, first search is free, very detailed report on what has been checked and what is the result of each individual check
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CheckMEND is a service that helps the public and traders to avoid buying stolen property. We prevent over £35m per month of stolen property from being traded. Consumers are always at risk when buying used or refurbished property; a CheckMEND search before you buy can help you avoid a nasty surprise later. A CheckMEND report will alert whoever performed the search (retailers, corporations, insurers, police or members of the public) to the item’s history and status. You may purchase a used item that works for months or years, but when you try to sell it to a responsible trader, their check with us shows it was stolen before you bought it. This proactive crime prevention doesn’t always make us popular, but it does mean we’re doing the right thing. In the unlikely event that a record reported to us is incorrect, we provide full support to resolve it with the provider. Please, don’t leave a bad review because you didn’t like a result over which we have no influence. If you engage with our support team, we will always try to help.
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Watermoor Point, Watermoor Road, GL7 1LF, Cirencester, United Kingdom
- support@checkmend.com
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Brilliant!!!!
People at CheckMend was very quick to respond to all my queries and was able to resolve my issue in just less than 3 days. I would highly recommend CheckMend if you need to purchase or sell any mobile device.
Not that much helpful as aspected…
Not that much helpful as aspected because the service doesn’t explain Network lock /Date of purchased/Sold by/ It only says about blacklist which are free on many sites. I recommend not to buy this service. Waste of money

Reply from CheckMEND
Waste of time and money.
PERFECT SERVICE
Great Company and Great Service
Great services
Always use them when unsure on a …
Always use them when unsure on a handsets previous history. I rather spend £1.99 then lose 100s.
Absolutely useless .
Absolutely useless .. paid my fee got details for phone I was about to buy .. states not on contact ... But because I wanted it unlocking I went direct to phone supplier who then told me they couldn't unlock it because it had only been on contract 2 months .. luckily I hadn't gone through with purchase .
Has saved us a few times when buying laptops
Has saved us a few times when buying computers.
Would highly recommend to any small business who buys second-hand computer systems.
Phone Flagged as Stolen
Sent my phone to one of the well known UK recyclers only to receive an email that this company had flagged it as stolen. Got the report from Checkmend which showed an Asset Watch so I followed this up with a further email which was responded to within the 24 hour suggested period explaining fully what these terms mean. Matter now resolved to my satisfaction.
great Service
great Service! They provide reliable and experienced Technicians.
A great service especially for traders …
A great service especially for traders who buy second hand items of general public ...
Very fast the service to customers
good service
Great service giving you most of the …
Great service giving you most of the information you need to understand the history of a device. However, some details were not as clear to me as maybe a regular user
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