Business
Turn retired technology into working capital.
Recover more value from the devices your business no longer needs with secure data erasure, flexible logistics, and complete visibility from collection through payment.
Device recovery built around your workforce.
Whether your devices are sitting in one office or spread across hundreds of employees' homes, Phobio gives you a secure way to recover them and get their remaining value back.
Business Buyback
Recover value from device refreshes, office closures, excess inventory, and technology your organization no longer needs.
Get clear device values, flexible logistics, secure data erasure, and reporting without managing multiple vendors or resale channels yourself.
Remote Workforce Device Recovery
Recover devices directly from remote and distributed employees with an online experience that makes individual device returns easy to manage at scale.
Phobio manages the logistics, processing, data erasure, and value recovery behind it.
How it works
From retired device to recovered value.
Bulk Device Buyback
Tell Us What You Have
Get clear value for your technology. Share your device inventory, and Phobio provides market-driven pricing so you can understand the recoverable value before devices leave your control.
Move the Devices
Choose the logistics that fit your business. Ship devices to Phobio or coordinate pickup for larger volumes. We manage the logistics, so your team doesn't have to build a device recovery operation around every refresh.
Grade & Erase
Know what happened to every device. Phobio evaluates each device against documented grading criteria and securely erases its data, creating the records your IT and security teams need.
Recover the Capital
Put device value back on the balance sheet. Once processing is complete, Phobio returns the recovered value to your business, turning depreciating technology into capital you can put toward what comes next.
Report
Get one clear record of the outcome. See device disposition, grading, data erasure, recovered value, and program results in one place.
Workforce Device Recovery
Reach Your Employees
Give every employee a simple return path. Create an easy way for remote and distributed employees to return company technology without routing every device back through your IT team.
Make the Handoff Easy
Take logistics off IT's plate. Phobio guides the employee through the return process and manages shipping directly, wherever the device is located.
Track the Device
Maintain visibility after it leaves the employee. Follow devices through the recovery process with the chain-of-custody documentation your organization needs.
Secure & Process
Protect the data. Recover the asset. Phobio securely erases company data, evaluates the device, and prepares it for its highest-value next use.
Recover & Report
Turn distributed devices into measurable value. Recovered device value comes back to your business, backed by reporting that gives IT, finance, and sustainability teams visibility into the program.
"Phobio has streamlined the entire buyback process for our computers which means I don’t worry about coordinating logistics. Their friendly and responsive approach, and flexibility in working with our fully remote team, has saved me time and helped us reduce the cost of new machines."
What makes Phobio different?
Phobio combines technology and operational expertise to power trade-in and buyback programs from start to finish.
Rather than simply buying devices, we help businesses launch customized programs that fit their brand and customer experience. Our technology supports pricing, logistics, inspections, reporting, and payments, making it easier to recover value from used technology.
How does Phobio protect my data?
Protecting data is built into every step of the buyback process.
As an R2v3 certified organization, we maintain secure chain-of-custody procedures and use NIST 800-88 compliant or equivalent data sanitization methods, with certified verification where supported. Before sending a device, we also guide customers through removing personal accounts and activation locks to help protect their information and ensure a smooth trade-in experience.
What happens to devices after they're traded in?
Every device is inspected after it is received.
We evaluate its condition and determine the best next use. Whenever possible, devices remain in circulation so they can continue delivering value. Devices that have reached the end of their useful life are responsibly recycled through certified downstream partners.
Make your next device refresh pay for itself.
See how much value is still sitting in the technology your business no longer needs.