Idea PlannerStarting mobile phone and electronics repair: what to find out
Questions to answer and numbers to collect before you put money in.
No earnings or costs are stated here, because they depend on your place and on you. This page lists what to find out.
Who might buy
People nearby with broken screens, batteries and chargers.
What you usually need to start
basic tools, a stock of common parts, a small counter, knowledge of repairs. Get quotes for each before you decide.
Rules to ask about
Ask the authority about whether a shop licence is needed, rules on selling used goods and keeping customer data. This site does not state the rules.
The main risks
Parts that do not fit or fail, customers who return with the same fault and fakes sold as genuine parts.
A small first test
Work with an experienced repairer for a few weeks, and track how many repairs fail and come back.
Numbers to collect from the test
Repairs a day, return rate, cost of parts held, time per repair. Put them into the monthly profit worksheet and the start-up cost worksheet.
Also read questions to ask customers and how to find out what you need.
Keep going
This site states no profit figure, start-up cost, licence requirement or loan scheme: you type your own numbers, and the idea pages list questions to ask and things to measure. Interest rates in the worksheets are typed by you. It is not financial, tax or legal advice. Checked 14 November 2026.