Recommerce market leader
with a strong purpose

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Purpose

We make circular living accessible to all, one transaction at a time.
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Vision

We are the category authority, leading by example on sustainability, and defining the standards of the category.

rebuy's business model
Pioneer of the circular economy

sourcing

Sourcing

  • Customer selects product to be sold on rebuy website/app
  • Customer receives price offer based on own assessment of functional & optical condition
  • Customer sends in product with free downloadable shipping label
operation

Operations

  • All personal data is wiped off, the product is cleaned and tested for functional & optical condition
  • Product is repaired
    (if needed)
  • Customer receives money
sales

sales

  • Product is moved to Rebuy inventory
  • Product is available on rebuy website/app
  • Customer purchases product and receives
    3 years warranty
enabler

Enabler

  • State of the art pricing based on machine learning
  • Proprietary tech infrastructure mostly developed in-house
  • High level of automation from operations to performance marketing
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Automated grading

Expertise in grading pre-owned devices: efficient and automated grading capabilities.
Data wiping

DatA-Wiping

Data-wiping and formatting done in-house (third party certified).
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Cleaning

Devices are cleaned and packaged using rebuy packaging.
Repair

Repair (if needed)

Quality check, functionality guarantee and 36 months warranty.
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What distinguishes us?

Strong brand

Recommerce brand with highest awareness in Germany after Amazon and ebay.

Proprietary sourcing channel

Almost all products are purchased through the rebuy website and app.

Scalable and highly-automated operations

Three state-of-the-art operations centers set up for further growth.

Automated Pricing

Balance between sourcing and sales achieved by sophisticated pricing algorithm, based on machine learning.

Proprietary sales channel

The vast majority of all electronic items are sold through the rebuy website and app.

Best-in-class customer experience

Setting the industry standard with an NPS of ~70.

rebuy's differentiation

customer experienceproduct qualityMargin levelESG / circularitycapital requirements
C2B2C
(REBUY)
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C2C MARKETPLACE
(E.G. EBAY)
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B2C MARKETPLACE
(E.G. BACK MARKET)
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rebuy's categories

Consumer electronics

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Sustainable engagement

Sustainability is only possible if many people believe that they can act as one.

At rebuy, it’s our job to help people do just that. We make shopping sustainably easier than ever before: by making it come right to your door!

Find your sustainability teammate.

You, someone special, and rebuy—together, we give devices a second chance. It’s just that simple.

rebuy's development

2004

Foundation

2009

Category expansion to consumer electronics

Renaming from “trade a game” to “rebuy”

2017

Entry of Evoco as new lead shareholder and consolidation of shareholder structure

Establishment of high-profile board

2018

Establishment of experienced management team

Last injection of equity capital to kick-off profitable growth strategy

2020

Opening of Europe’s most advanced grading centre for smartphones

Introduction of fully automated smartphone grading

2021

Execution of first add-on acquisition

Rebranding and brand push

2022

Significant improvements in customer experience

Professionalisation across all major areas

2024+

Further expansion of market leadership in Germany

Expansion into new geographies and categories

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rebuy in the press

FAZ
Rebuy CEO Philipp Gattner: "Less and less inhibitions to buy used".
2.9.2023
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Spiegel
Throwaway society is just ending
4.8.2023
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ZDF
Repair instead of throwing away
10.2.2023
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Handelsblatt
Used smartphones become a big seller
3.8.2023
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WiWo
Rebuy CEO Philipp Gattner: The consequence of inflation: Germans now prefer to buy second-hand rather than new
8.9.2022
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Capital
"You can already get several hundred Euros for an iPhone 12"
10.13.2023
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Tagesspiegel
Robots test iPhones: Berlin-based company Rebuy wants to make used electronics trendy
5.9.2023
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Berliner Zeitung
New start instead of cancelling: How a Berlin company earns money with climate protection
7.7.2022
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rebuy's governance
Management team

Dr. Philipp Gattner
Chief Executive Officer
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Thomas Loock
Chief Financial Officer
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Marcel Erian
Chief Operating Officer
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Daniel Freudenberger
Chief Technology Officer
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Philipp Singer
Chief Commercial Officer
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Janina Cußmann
Chief People Officer
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Andy Wilson
Chief Marketing Officer
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Dr. Philipp Gattner
Chief Executive Officer
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Thomas Loock
Chief Financial Officer
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Marcel Erian
Chief Operating Officer
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Daniel Freudenberger
Chief Technology Officer
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Philipp Singer
Chief Commercial Officer
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Janina Cußmann
Chief People Officer
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Andy Wilson
Chief Marketing Officer
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Board of directors

Michel Galeazzi
Chairman of the board
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Dr. Jens-Uwe Intat
Board Member
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Christian Lorenzen
Board Member
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John Hatch
Board Member
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Dr. Peter Waller
Board Member
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Shareholder structure

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