With the current economic situation being what it is, many people are turning to the second-hand or refurbished market. Apple’s AirPods are no exception to this rule.
To deal with this problem, it is necessary to look at the problem from two angles. The first is therecent addition of AirPods in Find My app. Indeed, thanks to this, AirPods owners are able to find their headphones in case of theft or loss. On the other hand, Apple remains the leader in the sale of wireless headphones. With a market share of more than 25% in 2021. The resale of AirPods on the second-hand market is therefore on the rise. The addition of these two elements means that the resale of these wireless headphones is greatly disrupted by the geolocation function of the AirPods.
The Problem: Unlinking Apple ID from Airpods
The Locate app is giving a hard time to all dealers. Indeed, when a user decides to return or exchange a pair of AirPods, it happens that the next owner sees an error message displayed on Locate of the type “AirPods Mismatch” or Synchronization failed if you prefer.
Why that ? Quite simply because the previous owner forgot to unlink his AirPods from his Apple ID. According to goTRG, the aforementioned company that handles AirPods refurbishment for Walmart and other retailers, this issue affects “8 out of 10 AirPods passing through the company’s six sites”.
According to a recent report from Insider, a refurbisher who works for retail group Walmart and other retailers has been forced to suspend the sale of 30,000 AirPods.
Other companies specializing in the sale of refurbished products from Apple suffer the same fate. They are also all trying to contact the Apple brand to find a solution to this problem. The simplest solution is to think regarding unlinking your Apple ID before reselling your pair of wireless headphones.
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