Fixera blog
Straight advice for repair shops on original iPhone displays, screen buyback, and getting the most from every panel.
Why repair shops should sell broken screens, not scrap them
A drawer of broken original iPhone and Samsung screens is stock, not waste. What buyback pays, why it beats scrapping, and where to price it.
Read moreRefurbished original vs new original iPhone screens
Refurbished original (glass changed, touch or flex replaced) vs sealed service pack: cost, quality, availability, and when each build makes sense for a shop.
Read moreOCA lamination and glass changing iPhone screens
How a cracked original iPhone panel is refurbished: broken glass off, fresh OCA, relaminated under vacuum, heat and pressure, panel and flex kept original.
Read moreHow to test a broken iPhone screen before selling
Grade your own broken iPhone panels before buyback: check glass vs panel, image, touch, True Tone, lines and burn-in, and pull the rejects first.
Read moreHow to ship broken iPhone screens across the EU
Shipping broken iPhone screens to buyback across the EU: the prepaid inbound label, transit times by country, why there is no customs inside the single market, reverse charge on the invoice, and tracking to Tartu.
Read moreHow to reduce your iPhone screen return rate
Cut iPhone screen returns and DOA at the bench: fit original panels, test before install, handle flex and OCA right, transfer the chip, seal against dust.
Read moreHow to choose an iPhone screen supplier (2026 checklist)
The nine things to check before you buy refurbished iPhone displays: DOA rate, True Tone behaviour, warranty and RMA speed, batch consistency, EU VAT and honest grading.
Read moreHow iPhone screen buyback payout and price lock work
The buyback money flow start to finish: instant quote per model, 14 day price lock, ship, per unit grading report, accept or dispute, then bank transfer payout.
Read moreGhost touch and dead pixels on iPhone screens
What ghost touch, dead pixels and image retention are, why aftermarket panels get them, how to spot them on the counter, and why original panels avoid them.
Read moreCross-ship RMA for iPhone screen suppliers explained
How cross-ship RMA works when you buy iPhone screens: what a 90 day warranty should cover, how fast returns turn, and why cross-ship protects your labour.
Read moreBuying iPhone screens in bulk for repair shops
Order refurbished original iPhone screens by SKU: paste a SKU list, read live stock and price ex VAT, get an EU VAT invoice and tracked EU shipping.
Read moreAftermarket iPhone screen types: soft OLED to incell
The aftermarket iPhone panel ladder: soft OLED, hard OLED, incell, and where original and refurbished-original sit on brightness, touch and True Tone.
Read moreWhich broken iPhone screens are worth money and which are scrap (2026)
A broken iPhone screen is worth money when the panel still shows a full image and takes touch, cracked glass and all. What downgrades a screen and what makes it scrap.
Read moreSelling broken Samsung Galaxy OLED screens from your repair shop (EU, 2026)
Fixera buys broken original Samsung Galaxy OLED panels from EU repair shops alongside iPhone. What grades, what is scrap, and how the EU payout works.
Read moreReverse charge VAT when buying and selling phone screens across the EU (2026)
How reverse charge VAT works when an EU repair shop buys phone screens from, or sells broken screens to, a business in another EU country. A plain guide, not legal advice.
Read moreOLED vs LCD iPhone screens explained for repair shops (2026)
OLED vs LCD iPhone screens: OLED lights each pixel and has no backlight, LCD needs one. Which models are which, why an LCD swap on an OLED model performs worse, and incell.
Read moreiPhone OLED burn in: causes, how to check, and what it means for grading (2026)
What causes iPhone OLED burn in, how to check for it with a grey field, and how burn in and image retention change a screen's buyback grade.
Read moreiPhone 15 and 16 screens for repair shops: which to stock and what buyback pays (2026)
iPhone 15 and 16 screens for repair shops: original vs soft OLED on ProMotion models, which to stock, and what broken 15 and 16 panels pay on buyback.
Read moreHow iPhone screen buyback and refurbishment actually work (2026)
How a broken iPhone screen becomes a refurbished display: buyback, glass change, testing every unit one by one, and the closed EU loop, all run from one Tartu lab.
Read moreHow to choose a broken iPhone screen buyback company in Europe (2026)
How an EU repair shop compares broken iPhone screen buyback companies: net payout over headline rate, grading, payout speed, reverse charge, and who pays the shipping.
Read moreWho really pays most for broken iPhone screens in Europe (2026)
No single buyer pays the most for broken iPhone screens in Europe. What you net turns on grading, freight, payout speed and rejects, worked through an 8 point checklist.
Read moreDoes True Tone work after a refurbished screen? Face ID and haptics too
Does True Tone work after a refurbished screen? On an original panel with the glass changed, yes, once it is paired. Face ID and haptics sit outside the display.
Read moreHow to sell broken iPhone screens inside the EU (2026)
Sell broken iPhone screens across the EU: same business day payout on grading day, free prepaid label, a report on every screen, reverse charge, tested in Tartu.
Read moreiPhone screen grades A to E: what each one means when you sell your pulls
What iPhone screen grades A to E mean when you sell broken pulls: glass only, light and heavy burn in, then other image faults. What we pay for and what we reject.
Read moreiPhone screen buyback price guide by model (2026)
What a broken original iPhone screen is worth by model: Pro and Pro Max lines pay most, standard mid, LCD entry. What moves the price and where to get the live number.
Read moreHow to Pack Broken iPhone Screens for Shipping
How to pack broken iPhone screens for shipping so every panel arrives gradeable and your buyback payout stays whole. Wrap, pair, box, and label right.
Read moreGlass changed vs service pack vs pulled vs aftermarket iPhone screens
Glass changed vs service pack vs pulled iPhone screen: what each type really is and how they compare on True Tone, image, price and stock.
Read moreGlass changed vs aftermarket iPhone screens: what repair shops need to know
Glass changed vs aftermarket iPhone screens compared on brightness, True Tone, touch and returns, so you fit the right panel for each repair.
Read moreBuying original refurbished iPhone screens wholesale in the EU (2026)
Buy original refurbished iPhone screens wholesale in the EU: 2 to 4 day transit, every unit tested, 90 day warranty, an RMA inside the EU to Tartu, and reverse charge invoicing.
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