Have to sell my evo =( - EVO 4G General

So ive fallen on some hard times, and im going to have to sell my evo to make rent next month. Its obviously used but in good condition otherwise. Included is all stock accessories, screen protectors (one applied), and the official leather hip case.
Ive listed the item on ebay and thought id give you xda'ers a heads up.
Item number: 120638581726
The money would sure help. Thanks for looking =)
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Sorry to hear about your situation

Same here, but I don't think selling your phone would be a solution to a problem you are in. Good luck and hope it turns better for ya.

Hey man don't know all about your financial situation but keep your head up there's light at the end of the tunnel. When you get back in your feet you will a better than evo phone
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O man Ebay? If someone wins your item the money is put on hold until they receive the phone or leave positive feedback (whatever comes first). The smarter thing was to place the phone on Craigslist. You also dodge the eBay seller fees.
Don't know when your rent is due but good luck.
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Be prayerful and I hope it sells for more than enough

Unless you used your rent money to buy the phone in the first place, Im not sure if I could sacrifice my phone for rent, Id rather just pay it late.

damn, never used ebay before? that sort of makes it a bit sketchy... CL may've been a better idea, but it sucks dealing with people in person too.

I'd rather get evicted than give up my EVO.

I really hope it works out because if rent is due the 1st of the month you may be SOL. I believe that when eBay bought Paypal the payment hold policy changed.
If you charged for shipping that will have to come out of your pocket. I always recommend the craigslist route because it's more of a cash in hand route. If you sold the item today for example and shipped it the funds get released 24 hours after they leave feedback. You can go to PayPal's website and manually upload the tracking info and then call them to see if they can do a courtesy funds release for you but who knows what they'll say. By the way I hope you have a Paypal Mastercard Debit (it's free) because if not you have to wait a few more days to transfer the money into your bank account.
Just be careful next time and allocate $20-$40 bucks a paycheck into a separate account for the just in case situations. If you are really in a bad situation and have a 401k you may be able to withdraw some money but you will get taxed heavily. I personally would never do it but if you really need the money it could be an option.

I'll buy it
Let me get some pics though

Man... i didnt realize it took so long to actually get paid. This sucks. And yeah ive never used ebay. Never had a reason to. Not sure what i should do =\
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Rocket, i can send out pics if you're still interested. Any way to get the money a bit quicker than the paypal route?
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Paypal is instant unless the person is paying with a credit card but if the person buying it has paypal it is instant payment.

I was just reading the finer details about it and it does say that they may hold the payment until positive feedback is issued from the buyer. It said they like to do that for new accounts, which i am =\
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eBay has some drawbacks, but you may get more for the phone.
With CL, you have to name the price you want, then hope somebody wants it for that price. Plus there's the "flake" factor. Waiting for them to come and they never do, etc.
I had a several year old HP wireless printer that I was un-able to GIVE away on CL earlier this year. Your EVO will definitely be more in demand however.
eBay is more of a, I don't need the money tomorrow kind of thing. However, you can go to their help section and read "Canceling an auction".

Franteeko said:
I was just reading the finer details about it and it does say that they may hold the payment until positive feedback is issued from the buyer. It said they like to do that for new accounts, which i am =\
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I've had Paypal for about 5 years and the rules still apply. It's only instant if I were to send you $50 today because it doesn't involve a middle man such as eBay. I would just sell it on Craigslist and take the hit on negative feedback. It will mess up your feedback rating but you'll have the money faster.
If someone on XDA buys it and sends payment then it's instant but you still have to wait to take the money and transfer to your bank account.
I have a Paypal mastercard debit (free) so that if I get payment I withdraw with the debit card and deposit at a chase atm.
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Franteeko said:
I was just reading the finer details about it and it does say that they may hold the payment until positive feedback is issued from the buyer. It said they like to do that for new accounts, which i am =\
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As an ebay user for years, I can testify to the Paypal BS. I am a trusted user etc...all that good stuff. When I sell anything I still have to wait for positive feedback etc. It can get REALLY annoying. So basically I have to wait for the other party to leave feedback, even though I am trusted/100%/paypal power user/confirmed etc. It gets annoying when you just want to transfer ur money.
That being said, there is only 1 way to get your ebay reputation up....and that is to sell... I think I am still bounded by the delayed payment because I only sell things randomly...I am not a store

That's odd, when ever I sell I never have to wait for Payment. The funds are never held for me.

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That's odd, when ever I sell I never have to wait for Payment. The funds are never held for me.
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It is probably because I only sell things like 3 times a year max. When I asked them about it, it was more of a hassle than to find out why. Everything was eventually released etc, but still annoying to wait.

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EVO prices on eBay?

I've got 3 EVOs I would like to sell and was wondering how much can I expect to sell these for on eBay? They are in almost mint condition and all 3 have been rooted. Two of them are hardware 003 and the other is 004.
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Maybe 250 and up. Depending what u throw in there and how low u want to sell them for. How much were u thinking bout selling them each?
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ruben1221 said:
Maybe 250 and up. Depending what u throw in there and how low u want to sell them for. How much were u thinking bout selling them each?
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I was probably thinking about starting bidding around $250.
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Even ebay has a search function
EVO's from sprint are still $450 plus tax = 480.. and on ebay they usually sell around those prices if their new.. being the fact that yours isn't you should drop the price but around $250 would be cheating yourself
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allenmkelso said:
EVO's from sprint are still $450 plus tax = 480.. and on ebay they usually sell around those prices if their new.. being the fact that yours isn't you should drop the price but around $250 would be cheating yourself
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So maybe 300-350 for each is more like it?
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Search for HTC Evo on ebay, and under your search options on the side when the results come up is an option show "Completed listings" check this and it'll show you auctions that have recently ended. This way you can get an idea of how much they will sell for...
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Search for HTC Evo on ebay, and under your search options on the side when the results come up is an option show "Completed listings" check this and it'll show you auctions that have recently ended. This way you can get an idea of how much they will sell for...
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Thanks... I did that and on average, they sell for low to mid 300s. I think it's good, because I will be able to pay for the ETFs and still have some leftover money.
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I've sold quite a few phones over the years. One thing is don't set your initial price too high, it'll cause lots of people to wait till the last minute to bid, and they don't get their thrill of outbidding other people, or they're less likely to pay attention. Pictures, pictures, pictures. The more pictures showing the shape of your phone the better (well mostly if it's in great shape). If you've kept them in a case and screen protectors the whole time you've had them mention that, it lets people know you cared for them. You will most likely have to pay off your early termination fee before anyone else can activate those phones so be ready for that.
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I've sold quite a few phones over the years. One thing is don't set your initial price too high, it'll cause lots of people to wait till the last minute to bid, and they don't get their thrill of outbidding other people, or they're less likely to pay attention. Pictures, pictures, pictures. The more pictures showing the shape of your phone the better (well mostly if it's in great shape). If you've kept them in a case and screen protectors the whole time you've had them mention that, it lets people know you cared for them. You will most likely have to pay off your early termination fee before anyone else can activate those phones so be ready for that.
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Thanks for the tips! I will just pay the ETF right before shipping them out. I guess I will also give the buyer the option on whether he wanta to keep the phone rooted or in stock condition.
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I can give you 280 shipped I got a buddy that wants one.
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Thanks for the tips! I will just pay the ETF right before shipping them out. I guess I will also give the buyer the option on whether he wanta to keep the phone rooted or in stock condition.
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I forgot to mention that's good to give them the option of leaving it rooted or not. You can double check with Sprint that your ESN is free and clear before shipping, but make sure you write down those numbers on the phone, just in case the buyer gets it and it happened to me with my Pre, they were told that the ESN was locked. It took an hour on the phone with Sprint from me. At first the buyer thought I swindled him, but I assured him that wasn't the case and I would work it out with Sprint for him. I even had Sprint do a conference call with me and him on the line. Hopefully you don't come to that, mine was some fluke that left the phone as showing activated in the system yet Sprint couldn't find where it was activated.
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I can give you 280 shipped I got a buddy that wants one.
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Thanks for the offer but I'm gonna try eBay first.
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I forgot to mention that's good to give them the option of leaving it rooted or not. You can double check with Sprint that your ESN is free and clear before shipping, but make sure you write down those numbers on the phone, just in case the buyer gets it and it happened to me with my Pre, they were told that the ESN was locked. It took an hour on the phone with Sprint from me. At first the buyer thought I swindled him, but I assured him that wasn't the case and I would work it out with Sprint for him. I even had Sprint do a conference call with me and him on the line. Hopefully you don't come to that, mine was some fluke that left the phone as showing activated in the system yet Sprint couldn't find where it was activated.
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Thanks again. I will most definitely make sure the phones are disconnected and the ESNs are clear, before I ship them out.
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Got a link to the auction? Or is it three seperate auctions?
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Got a link to the auction? Or is it three seperate auctions?
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Haven't created the auctions yet since I'm still at work.
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just search completed auctions that is the best way to get an idea what to expect.
you'd probably be better off selling it on craigslist though, no fees, straight cash, and yo don't have to worry about idiots filing paypal chargebacks claiming something is wrong with the phone.
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just search completed auctions that is the best way to get an idea what to expect.
you'd probably be better off selling it on craigslist though, no fees, straight cash, and yo don't have to worry about idiots filing paypal chargebacks claiming something is wrong with the phone.
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The craigslist route ain't bad cuz you can even meet them at a Sprint store and they can pay you while you're there for them to activate it, but even though it's free, depending on where you live you will have a smaller market to sell to. If I remember correctly you're leaving Sprint cuz of issues in your area, so your market may not be the best market to sell a Sprint device too. You pay ebay a percentage because they created a system and site that gets your auction looked at by the largest amount of people you can.
I live in Southern California so the local craigslist market is quite large to keep prices fairly close to ebay prices, but it may not be the same for you in Virginia, plus having to deal with all the individual answering of emails and people low balling you will probably not be worth the 8% cut you have to give Ebay.
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The craigslist route ain't bad cuz you can even meet them at a Sprint store and they can pay you while you're there for them to activate it, but even though it's free, depending on where you live you will have a smaller market to sell to. If I remember correctly you're leaving Sprint cuz of issues in your area, so your market may not be the best market to sell a Sprint device too. You pay ebay a percentage because they created a system and site that gets your auction looked at by the largest amount of people you can.
I live in Southern California so the local craigslist market is quite large to keep prices fairly close to ebay prices, but it may not be the same for you in Virginia, plus having to deal with all the individual answering of emails and people low balling you will probably not be worth the 8% cut you have to give Ebay.
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the ebay and paypal fees are far more than 8%. list your item on craigslist or even ebay classifieds and if you can't get the price you want then put it on ebay.
http://www.ebcalc.com for fees calculation..
On a $300 item, figure ~$40 in fees (including ebay, paypal, shipping). That's ~13%. If you sell it through the forum, you save on ebay fees ($22 on a $300 sale).
Also, don't skimp on shipping when you send this. If you're using usps, at least get signature confirmation if you don't opt for insurance.
If you ship ups... well, don't you'll get raped. If you ship fedex home/ground, it's cheaper if it goes to a business location, and if you want signature (paypal requires this on over $250 sales for seller protection), insure the item for $500, it'll automatically add signature required for free.

Verizon Really Likes My $$$

So i finally went about returning my Xoom today at my local Verizon store where i purchased it. It was an interesting experience because low and behold. Verizon wasnt very anxious to give me back my money. I first had to wait in line for 30 mins just to speak to a CSR. Then when i finally got to the front of the line and requested to return my Xoom
excuse #1 " I dont think i have enough money in my register to refund your money at this time"
my response: "why cant you just get the money from someone elses register, are you saying that unless this money comes specifically from your register theres no other source of money in the whole store to fulfill my refund?
her answer "Yes" "but if i liked i could take my Xoom back and come back at a later time when they had more money".
Then i notified her that i payed part cash/part credit and asked if she had enough money to fullfuill the cash portion and the rest on my card. simple enough. She suddenly became baffled and required managers assistance.
Then they asked if i had a verizon wireless account and they could credit my account to the tune of $573(my refund amount) essentially getting their xoom back and keeping my money at the same time. um THANKS BUT NO THANKS.
So finally they were able to scrounge up some cash and process my original request to refund my cash payment and put the rest back on my card.
The part i dont understand is that the girl who was helping me by the end of this was giving me major attitude and begrudginly gave me back my money like she took it out of her own purse. I even said thanks and have a nice day and she totally ignored me.
All in all no love lost i took my refund and went and put it towards the purchase of a brand new LED tv for my bedroom.
Lol get more money I guess is the solution
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Was there a restocking fee?
Why did you post this here?
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Why did you post this here?
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He's sharing the experience of returning his xoom just incase other users are planning to do the same.
This just in: every carrier ever in the history of the world doesn't wanna give you a refund.
Cool thread. Is this news? lol.
Thats odd because I did the old 30 day no questions asked on the droid 2 and they had no problem and anytime I want to return something they are always hopping to it at my store. I guess it might be a different setting, its a smaller town and I am always in there buying stuff, so maybe they know I will be back and just something else and get my money then. I was considering returning my xoom but just the trouble of returning it is too much for me. The longer I keep it the more I like it. I am just so used to the 10in screen, just looking forward to some cool roms for it and I will be fine with it. It was a little early as nothing in android was ready for the 3.0 + tegra 2 combination, but as devs make apps for it and 3.0 matures under googles hand it will become a strong platform (my opinion).
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Yes there was a restocking Fee. Its $70 for tablets. So my purchase price(subsidised) was close to $650. BTW in case noone was aware apparently the ETF for the xoom isnt the same as with Smartphones. On my reciept it stated that the ETF was only $175 not the $350 they usually charge. you know, if anybody wanted to save 200 bucks and definitely intended to keep their Tab for a while.
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Yes there was a restocking Fee. Its $70 for tablets. So my purchase price(subsidised) was close to $650. BTW in case noone was aware apparently the ETF for the xoom isnt the same as with Smartphones. On my reciept it stated that the ETF was only $175 not the $350 they usually charge. you know, if anybody wanted to save 200 bucks and definitely intended to keep their Tab for a while.
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You're lucky you even got cash back. As I work for a Verizon corporate store, anything over 175 goes back to the cust as a check from financial or acct credit.
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idkwhothatis123 said:
You're lucky you even got cash back. As I work for a Verizon corporate store, anything over 175 goes back to the cust as a check from financial or acct credit.
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LMAO i had actually thought this myself upon walking into the store. But as soon as i heard CA$H i was ready to go a full 10 rounds. i really wasnt interested in waiting weeks/months for a check.

I want to sell mine.

Works great no defects. It's lots of fun to use but I have found that it is not something I need to have. I have all the packaging etc. I can ship same day or next day latest by Fedex ground. I just want to get close to what I paid for it.
What did u pay...how much memory
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Sorry. I forgot the important stuff. It's a 16gig and I paid a little over $400 with tax and shipping.
Is it sold ? If not I would take it, I'm tiered of waiting for my local store to get mine in.
Send me a PM and we'll work it out. I have not sold mine.
BTW, this is against forum rules, read the rules! Why don't you hit up Amazon or eBay!
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BTW, this is against forum rules, read the rules! Why don't you hit up Amazon or eBay!
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Sorry. Since they are in short supply I was trying to give forum members a chance to buy mine without paying the fee charges of eBay that would need to be added to the price.
Anyway Sorry.
I'm kind of with you on this one.
I was excited for so long about getting this...fighting tooth and nail to find one...and now that I have it...
...I have no idea what to do with it.
If I'm taking notes on PDFs...I find it cumbersome and end up pulling out paper and pen.
If I am working with docs...I end up whipping out my laptop instead.
Streaming video is very choppy so it isn't pleasant either.
I can use Pandora with my phone.
In fact most things I can do with my phone....so I don't even bother to whip out the tab. If it is for something where I would need more than phone...I would just rather skip the tab and go to the laptop.
They're not in short supply anymore. Newegg and now TigerDirect have had consistent stock of them since last week. I think the shortage is somewhat over. You're not going to get anything more than what people would be willing to pay on those retailers. Unless, of course, the people purchasing from you are retarded.
If I were you, I'd return it to the place you got it from for a full refund (unless you are responsible for 15% restocking fee) or give eBay a try.

Do not buy from simplyelectronics.net!!!!!

Wow...stay away from this company as far as possible. Trying to deal with them has been harder than performing brain surgery in the dark with one hand tied behind my back.
Ordered a white Note on January 25th. They needed extra identity verification (aka the documents they need to defraud me a month from now). I order from B&H all the time with orders exceeding $2,000 without having to verify my identity.
Fine, I played their game, January 28th rolls around and it can't ship till next week because they are backed up. I tell them forget it, to cancel it, and I will get it from someone else who can do business professionally.
Between January 28-30. I have FOUR comfirmation email cancelling my order from TWO diff reps and from the [email protected] email. Now today, February 3, I receive an email that my order has shipped and here is your tracking number...
Scammers folks. Terrible customer service. Been sitting on the phone for ONE HOUR trying to talk to someone live....no one will pick up. No one is returning my emails. I just filed for fraud on my credit card, I will refuse the package when it arrives, telling you guys here, and also prepping my attorney for anything.
SimplyElectronics.net is not professional, not prompt, sketchy, involved in fraud throughout Europe, and by far the worst company I've ever dealt with.
Wow - sounds absolutely awful...
Sorry to hear about your miserable experience, but thanks for the heads up.
Almost ordered a Galaxy Tab from there at Christmas, but found out about Note and bought it from Finland. After hearing this i am glad i didn't choose to buy the Tab there.
why do you people send your money to shady non trustworthy companies. Just to save a couple dollars.
I must be weird to shell out a extra 50-100 for a little peace of mind
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They are based in Hong Kong, look at their address on the terms and conditions tab on their website.
I made the mistake of ordering from them before and looked into the company. They were taking ages to dispatch so I asked for a cancellation. They agreed to the cancellation but after about two weeks of not receiving my money back on to my card, I sent a chaser email which they responded to and I managed to obtain my refund after another few days.
Their website is very deceptive because when you go to it, everything is in UK currency, and even their phone number is a UK one.
Any warranty claims seem to go to a UK mail forwarding address who then probably ship it back to Hong Kong.
Definitely stay away from this company.
Dont you think it is enough with one thread on this subject, since you also posted one in the "Q&A" section?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478659
This is why I stick to Amazon. Not always the cheapest but you know what you're getting.
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intruda119 said:
why do you people send your money to shady non trustworthy companies. Just to save a couple dollars.
I must be weird to shell out a extra 50-100 for a little peace of mind
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I'll pay another $20 to $30 extra for a little peace of mind, but $100 is kinda steep (IMHO).
--For the record, I bought my Note from a Top-Rated seller on eBay for $629. Transaction was excellent, and so is the phone.
I ordered from simply electronics and had no issues, and that was in the run up to christmas, took exactly a week to arrive. I think there were excellent, always replied to my emails and was miles cheaper than anywhere else. I think you just need patience when ordering from a company based in Hong Kong. I'm used to it get a lot of stuff off ebay from Hong Kong, and a lot of it takes about a month to arrive. Which I'm told is because they have very strict outgoing customs over there.
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This is why I stick to Amazon. Not always the cheapest but you know what you're getting.
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+1000 !!!!!!!!!!
I got my note from expansys USA for $689 2 months ago.
If you think $100 is steep for peace of mind vs what the op is going through then I must be crazy.
I have learnt over the years that you have to pay for quality service. My extra 100 I spent originally with expansys was worth it when I had to do a replacement. Hassle free with absolutely no issues.
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intruda119 said:
why do you people send your money to shady non trustworthy companies. Just to save a couple dollars.
I must be weird to shell out a extra 50-100 for a little peace of mind
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I did pay extra for what I thought was peace of mind. Use google shopping. SimplyElectronics is one of the highest rated sellers according to my search result. I posted twice to warn my fellow XDA'ers. I have credit card protection and an attorney I'm afraid of. I'm not worried about it per se. I run a small business and I just get really irked by the way some companies treat their customers.
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Dont you think it is enough with one thread on this subject, since you also posted one in the "Q&A" section?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478659
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No. I do not think its enough.
lol just type simplyelectronics scam into google and see:
http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38576
sorry if this is no help, but i would of checked a few reviews. good luck getting ya cash back though
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lol just type simplyelectronics scam into google and see:
http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38576
sorry if this is no help, but i would of checked a few reviews. good luck getting ya cash back though
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Lol already done...
Yep. I too bought my Note from Expansys for something like 600€.
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I think they maybe just aren't the best at keeping up with orders, i got mine fine, I paid with paypal so I knew I was covered if the thing didn't turn up. Not really any risk these days if you use the options that are there.

Beware Ebayer oalmaguer2012 he's a scammer

If this can get stickied somewhere would be great.
This is a heads up to anyone looking to get a note 2 cheap. Beware buying anything on ebay from user oalmaguer2012 he is a scammer. And ebay user and I have already been scammed $550 by him. He will claim that paypal is holding the funds until you leave him feedback, or he'll refund the money, in order to get you to leave feedback and for him to get the paypal funds in case it really is being held.
Anyway, he will give you bogus tracking information. He'll also give you is phone number, but after 2 weeks he'll vanish with your hard earned money. His phone number is 602-481-7941 and he claims he's from Arizona. His name as it appears in paypal is Oscar Almaguer with email [email protected].
As of right now I'm waiting on ebay for final resolution as I have already filed a complaint.
Again, this is a heads up to anyone trying to buy on ebay, beware of this guy.
Mods, please sticky or post in proper thread. I posted in this forum since he was selling the international Note 2.
UPDATE: I did get my refund today as ebay made the final decision in my favor. So they returned the amount I paid.
Either way, stay away from this seller, he doesn't seem to have the galaxy note 2, I was thinking he was pooling multipe orders so he could do a group buy or something, or he's just a plain old online scammer.
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His phone number is 602-481-7941 and he claims he's from Arizona. His name as it appears in paypal is Oscar Almaguer with email [email protected].
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As a former Arizona resident, 602 is the area code for Phoenix .
Regardless, it sucks to get scammed. It's always good to either use a credit card or paypal, because they (most of the time) have your back.
Thanks for the heads up though!
Yeah a similar thing happened to me when I sold my s3 on ebay. A guy bouhht it then I get a email from paypal saying he has paid but they are holding the funds until I give them the shipping number. I forwarded the email to paypal. Guess what, fake. Ebay seems rife with this stuff at the moment. Around the buying and selling of phones anyway.
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Yeah a similar thing happened to me when I sold my s3 on ebay. A guy bouhht it then I get a email from paypal saying he has paid but they are holding the funds until I give them the shipping number. I forwarded the email to paypal. Guess what, fake. Ebay seems rife with this stuff at the moment. Around the buying and selling of phones anyway.
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Whoa, did the guy actually send an email posing as an official PayPal email? So he spoofed a PayPal address and sent you it?
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As a former Arizona resident, 602 is the area code for Phoenix .
Regardless, it sucks to get scammed. It's always good to either use a credit card or paypal, because they (most of the time) have your back.
Thanks for the heads up though!
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yeah good thing I used paypal. And looking at my history I think ebay knew it was a no brainer that I got scammed.
I still haven't heard from the other person who bought the same item from him though.... hopefully he got refunded as well
Ah, that's awful. Glad you got your money back. This is why I don't buy anything worth more than 50 bucks off eBay. The scamming and the spoofing is so well done these days, it's not weird letters from "Nigerian princes" anymore like it used to be.
As long as whatever you sell is listed as "As-is" and "Non-refundable" then on the selling side, you should be safe with eBay's buyer protection.
As for buying, you need to be aware of who the seller is, the previous selling history and feedback, and the frequency of sells.
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Whoa, did the guy actually send an email posing as an official PayPal email? So he spoofed a PayPal address and sent you it?
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Yep. Looked exactly like a paypal email.
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Good end result though - Glad you got your money back mate!!

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