For independent retro game stores
- Full system inspectionAutomatic diagnostics and a precise valuation.
- Easy trainingQuick onboarding for your whole team.
- A quick, profitable outletShip us everything and get paid. Keep no inventory.
We make it easy to buy iPhones, because we buy them back from you.
Retro stores, level up with iRestore.
- No program fees
- Equipment provided
- You control your offers
Why we started with game stores
You already have the hard part: a storefront, staff, customers who trust you, and years of experience buying used electronics across a counter. We bring the phone side.
You already have the hard part.
It's the same trade
You already know the basic play: check the condition, know what it's worth, and buy it with room for a margin.
You don't need to know phones
The system handles the testing and pricing. We handle where the phones go next.
Nothing sits on your shelf
The phones ship to us. They never become inventory you have to price, list, or sell.
How you make money
You pick what you offer the customer. We tell you our price first, so you know your exit before you buy.
You can offer more in store credit than in cash, the same way you already do on trade-ins. The customer gets more for their phone and that money stays in your store.
Example only. Real pricing and profit vary by device, condition, and what you decide to offer.
- iRestore pays you
- $500
- You offer your customer
- $350
- Your gross profit
- $150
We send sellers to your store
We spend our own money finding people who want to sell their iPhone. They get a price from us online, and when someone is in your area we can point them at your store to finish the sale. They show up already knowing roughly what their phone is worth.
We can't promise you a certain number of them, but everyone we send walks into your store and sees the rest of what you sell.
What iRestore costs you
Nothing. Here's what we send you at no charge:
No setup fees. No monthly fees. No software fees. No transaction fees.
- A preconfigured MacBook
- Label printer and the rest of the equipment
- Testing and diagnostics software
- Live buy prices
- Training for you and your staff
- Store and window signage
- Someone to call when you need help
- Online quoting, and local sellers pointed at your store
- Marketing we pay for
- A guaranteed buyer for every phone we accept
So how do we make money? Simple. We buy the phones from you and resell them through our buyer network. That's where we make our margin. You don't pay us anything. We only make money when you do.
How it works
A customer brings in an iPhone
Your team plugs it into the Mac we send you.
Test it, see your price
The app runs the diagnostics and shows what we'll pay you for it.
Make your offer
You decide the cash or store-credit number. The difference is yours.
Ship it to us
Print the label and send it. From there it's on us.
You're adding something you buy, not something you have to sell.
Who does what
We handle
- Everything in the list above
- Buying the phones off you
- Shipping and logistics from there
- Support when something's odd
You handle
- Your storefront
- Your staff
- The cash to buy phones from customers
- Using the system consistently
- Getting phones shipped to us
- Treating the customer well
Who you're dealing with
Before iRestore we were buying and reselling phones ourselves, and have been since 2023. iRestore is us taking that same process and working out how to run it inside an independent game store instead of our own.
About your market
We're not trying to sign four stores in the same city and have them bid against each other for the same sellers. We'd rather have one store running a market well. Partners who do that may get protected coverage of their market as the network grows.
Is your store a fit?
Right now we're working with established independent game stores. The ones this tends to work for:
- Already buys or trades used games, consoles, electronics, or collectibles
- Has a real storefront with regular traffic
- Has staff who can follow a process
- Can keep cash on hand to buy from customers
- Will put our signage up and actually mention it to customers
- Wants to grow this, not just try it
Common questions
Are there any fees?
No. No setup, equipment, software, monthly, or transaction fees. We make our money when we buy the phones from you and resell them. Equipment we send stays iRestore property.
Do my employees need phone experience?
No. The app handles the testing and tells you the price. Your staff checks the condition of the phone and makes the offer.
Who decides what we offer customers?
You do. We show you what we'll pay; you set your cash and store-credit numbers. What's left is your margin.
What happens to the phones we buy?
They ship to us. You never have to list them, price them, or find a buyer.
Are there minimum volumes?
Not a hard number, but the equipment and the marketing only make sense for a store that's actually using them. We go through what we expect together before you launch, and it's in the Partner Agreement.
A stronger vintage community
Apply to become an iRestore partner
Tell us a little about your store. We read every application and we're looking for a fit both ways.
Questions first? Write to partners@irestore.mobile