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Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 3:45 AM

Trade In Complaint

I am having a very frustrating experience with Xfinity regarding a trade-in that has still not been resolved after several months.

On November 24, 2025, I traded in my Apple iPhone 14 Pro (Space Black, 256GB) and ordered Apple iPhone 17 Pro through Xfinity Mobile. Xfinity emailed me a shipping label to return my old device. Xfinity customer service has reached out to me over the phone to check in about the activation on my new iPhone 17 Pro and when I asked about the device that I need to send back, they mentioned I could either drop it off at an Xfinity Store or ship it myself. With me going out of station during that week, I chose to drop off my old device at the Xfinity Store.

I went to the local Xfinity store on December 3rd 2025 and handed my iphone 14 pro and shipping label to the store assistant. She verified my device, made sure "Find My" was disabled, and confirmed that the device will be shipped. I checked with the store assistant later to realize my device was shipped on December 12th, 2025, as per the USPS tracking. After a few days, I received an email confirmation from Xfinity stating they received my iPhone 14 Pro, and the email even referenced the correct IMEI number associated with my device. However, shortly afterward, I received another email claiming "Find My" was still enabled, which could affect the trade-in process. This was incorrect. I had disabled it at the store in front of the store assistant who verified it. I even confirmed with Apple that "Find My" was disabled and communicated this to Xfinity Support. 

Despite this, when my first bill was generated I did not receive the trade-in credit that was supposed to be applied. Each time I contacted Xfinity Customer Service over the three months I was told: My iPhone 14 Pro had been received, it had been accepted, and the credit would appear in the next bill.

After multiple tickets, calls and waiting, I suddenly receive a shipment from Xfinity containing an Apple iPhone 13 (Starlight, 128GB) a device that does not belong to me and was never sent by me. When I contacted customer service again, I was told Xfinity never received my iPhone 14 Pro and that their records show an iPhone 13 was sent instead. This makes absolute no sense for several reasons:

1. I received an email confirmation from Xfinity saying they received my iPhone 14 Pro, including the correct IMEI.

2. Multiple Xfinity agents confirmed over the phone that my device had been received and accepted.

3. The local Xfinity store confirmed they shipped my device using the label I provided.

4. Now I am being told the wrong device was received, and I have been sent an unrelated iPhone 13.

At this point:

  • I no longer know what happened to my iPhone 14 Pro
  • I have an iPhone 13 that does not belong to me
  • I am not receiving the monthly trade-in credits. 
  • Xfinity Support continues to open new tickets and close them and transfer me between teams without resolution.

I can provide all the evidence associated with this issue and request the correct Xfinity team to reach out to me so I can provide all the evidence directly to the team. If it does not get resolved here, I might have to file a formal complaint with the FCC, as Xfinity, being an entity, failed to solve the issue, and I am being penalized for their mistake.

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24 days ago

 

user_kfrkak That is odd for sure that a different phone got connected to the trade-in, but no worries at all, you came to the correct place to make sure you get the help you need with these trade-in issues. Have you, by chance, already been given any tickets for this issue? 

 

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Thanks @XfinityAmandaB for your comment.

Yes I do have the ticket numbers that were opened regarding the issue and were being closed. Please see below:

{personal information}

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The above tickets are closed with no explaination to us and when we contacted Xfinity Support we were told to visit the local Xfinity store where I initially dropped off my iPhone 14 Pro. I visited the store and spoke to the store members and was given a response that store is not liable, that I would not get my trade-in credits and they cannot find my old iPhone 14 Pro. How is this acceptable? None of it is helpful to a customer who is running around circles looking for help from Xfinity. 

We contacted Xfinity support again and was transferred between multiple teams again before raising another ticket {personal information} where we explicitly asked the representative to investigate this issue until the local store level, we provided the address of the store for investigation. We did not receive any email saying this ticket is closed so assuming it is still open. Please investigate including the store, since every call is recorded with Xfinity support and my visit with iPhone 14 Pro is recorded in the store's CCTV it will be helpful to fix the issue. 

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@user_kfrkak

Thanks for the update,  we'll need to take a deeper look at your account and get this escalated so we can get this resolved for you.  Please send me a direct message including your first and last name and complete service address

 

 

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@XfinityOrlandoM​ Yes, I sent a direct message with the details you mentioned, following the steps. Please help me with this issue.

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user_kfrkak thank you. We look forward to helping you there! 

 

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