Is Zapper Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Zapper on AmazonFull story →Ben Hardyment pitched a service that pays cash for old phones, tablets and media instead of leaving them sitting unused in a drawer.
The short answer is yes. The company appears to have kept growing well after walking away from its television deal.
A Record Offer That Never Landed
Hardyment asked for £250,000 for a 30 percent stake, and the record shows Theo Paphitis matched that in full on air, reportedly one of the biggest offers the show had seen up to that point.
According to earlier reporting, the arrangement never closed once the cameras stopped rolling, which on paper looked like a setback for a business that had just made television history with the size of its offer.
Standing On Its Own
By previous accounts, Zapper kept operating independently and grew into what public estimates describe as a multi-million pound business, competing in a trade-in market that has only gotten bigger as phone upgrade cycles sped up.
The scale reported suggests a business that used its record-breaking Den moment as a launchpad rather than needing the money that came with it.