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After getting locked out of rooting when EVO went to FROYO 2.2 and after 21 days of waiting for with no workaround in sight, I decided to go ahead and explore my options on how to move on and aquire another awesome Android device without coming too much out of pocket. So for those who are in a similar boat and have a "Mint" condition EVO hear is the deal I found:
Go to your Local Radio Shack and ask for the Manager
Tell them you want to swap out your EVO for the EPIC and ask about the buy back program
[*]--- Radio Shack has a "Buy Back" program and if your EVO is in "Mint" Condition you can score anywhere between $250 - $285. You mush bring in your EVO for them to evaluate it. Once they confirm that it looks good, then they will give you an offer.
That amount is in a form of a "Store Credit" which CAN be used against the purchase of the Epic.
Then put down your $50 pre-order for the EPIC and hold on to your gift card and receipt. Done...
On launch day bring your EVO, Box, and cable and about $250 + some tax. Walk out with an EPIC ready for root.
So in total you ended up paying about $300 plus tax (which was $50 over what the phone would of been sold with a new 2 year) but at least you didn't have to pay $549.99 + tax and you managed to get a phone that is about as good as the EVO is and more importantly "ROOT" access back.
Hope this helps someone.
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Yeah, I know it can be sold for MORE on Ebay or Craigslist, but then what do you do during the time that you don't have a phone waiting for the Epic? And how do you get it deactivated? Waiting for the bidding, then shipping it, then waiting for the 14 day hold Ebay puts on Electronic Devices, all of this when the launch of the Epic is 12 days away?Too many variables to mess with.
I also spoke with Radio Shack to verify final pricing so:
FINAL PRICE = $300 + tax for the device after the swap exchange, NOT $449 + tax.
Now if you want to wait ti'll after the launch and then ebay the EVO off and get in on a second shipment, then go for it. I was just trying to offer up some advice here on how to get out of the EVO FROYO and not spend full price on the EPIC on launch day.
Wait...
You paid $200 for the EVO, and they'll buy it back for say $300, just for easy math. You still need to pay the full price on the Epic, which is $549. So you're essentially paying $449 for the epic when all is said & done.
Why not sell the EVO on Craigslist for $400, then buy the Epic for full price?
Evo's on Ebay sell for $400+...
Ill buy anyone's evo for 300 if its mint
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I'll have to put my EVO up for sale real soon...
My Evo went for $455 on ebay.
Mine has a slight scuff in one of the corners. It's hard to notice. Everything else, including the screen, is perfect. I'll probably sell it for a little under $300.
Vibrant is available for 1cent now on Amazon and $49 for Captivate. I don't know why Sprint decided to price EPIC at $250!
coolkams03 said:
Vibrant is available for 1cent now on Amazon and $49 for Captivate. I don't know why Sprint decided to price EPIC at $250!
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When companies look at ways to price their phone they don't look on amazon. They have a team of marketers make the price.
coolkams03 said:
Vibrant is available for 1cent now on Amazon and $49 for Captivate. I don't know why Sprint decided to price EPIC at $250!
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And the Vibrant/Captivate are $199 on T-mobile/AT&T's sites. Let's not look to third party dealers and the kickbacks they receive to set pricing standards.
agonzalez1010 said:
After getting locked out of rooting when EVO went to FROYO 2.2 and after 21 days of waiting for with no workaround in sight, I decided to go ahead and explore my options on how to move on and aquire another awesome Android device without coming too much out of pocket. So for those who are in a similar boat and have a "Mint" condition EVO hear is the deal I found:
Go to your Local Radio Shack and ask for the Manager
Tell them you want to swap out your EVO for the EPIC and ask about the buy back program
[*]--- Radio Shack has a "Buy Back" program and if your EVO is in "Mint" Condition you can score anywhere between $250 - $285. You mush bring in your EVO for them to evaluate it. Once they confirm that it looks good, then they will give you an offer.
That amount is in a form of a "Store Credit" which CAN be used against the purchase of the Epic.
Then put down your $50 pre-order for the EPIC and hold on to your gift card and receipt. Done...
On launch day bring your EVO, Box, and cable and about $250 + some tax. Walk out with an EPIC ready for root.
So in total you ended up paying about $300 plus tax (which was $50 over what the phone would of been sold with a new 2 year) but at least you didn't have to pay $549.99 + tax and you managed to get a phone that is about as good as the EVO is and more importantly "ROOT" access back.
Hope this helps someone.
;-)
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Yeah, I know it can be sold for MORE on Ebay or Craigslist, but then what do you do during the time that you don't have a phone waiting for the Epic? And how do you get it deactivated? Waiting for the bidding, then shipping it, then waiting for the 14 day hold Ebay puts on Electronic Devices, all of this when the launch of the Epic is 12 days away?Too many variables to mess with.
I also spoke with Radio Shack to verify final pricing so:
FINAL PRICE = $300 + tax for the device after the swap exchange, NOT $449 + tax.
Now if you want to wait ti'll after the launch and then ebay the EVO off and get in on a second shipment, then go for it. I was just trying to offer up some advice here on how to get out of the EVO FROYO and not spend full price on the EPIC on launch day.
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Why not just hawk your Evo on craigslist or eBay for double and still come out on top even after getting the Epic for $250? Evo's are going for $400 and more on the grey market.
Sorry, but i have the patience to WAIT for my Evo to sell on CL and make a healthy profit still. If you don't have $250 + tax lying around to get the Epic, then i can understand not wanting to wait for Evo to sell, at least the RS credit makes it an almost straight swap anyway dollar-wise..
Here in NYC, an Evo on CL for $400 sells in a day (once you wade through the usual b.s folks), sold 3 myself. Literally posted in the AM and by evening time sold it clean and square.
Instead of adding around $200 - $250 to money you get for selling your evo, why not just keep the evo, add a second line and buy the epic for $250. Then work on trying to get add many discounts for your account as you can.
This is the soundtrack to the rEVOlution.
Where can I find the cheapest EVO? I have two, but I want to find one for my mom and stepdad, but want to get a good deal. Any suggestions?
You'll be lucky if you can even find an EVO. Just Saying...
I was going to post a link to a $199 price to be an ass...but I found this:
http://www.letstalk.com/samsung-intercept-gray-sprint?
Not an evo, but a $5 epic is pretty interesting.
Edit-oops...intercept is the moment2, isn't it? So much for that.
uniquenameevo said:
I was going to post a link to a $199 price to be an ass...but I found this:
http://www.letstalk.com/samsung-intercept-gray-sprint?
Not an evo, but a $5 epic is pretty interesting.
Edit-oops...intercept is the moment2, isn't it? So much for that.
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They tried like hell to sell my brother in law that piece of crap. Lucky for him he called me first and I set him straight. I mean you will be able to get an Epic in about 30 days who would buy that. OK back on topic.
No cheap EVO's good luck.
Damn it man I guess I gotta keep pressuring the local BBM.
The best deal out there is 199 with out having to pay the rebate upfront. This is going to be from a Radioshack or a Best buy. Good luck finding one though, took me 5 weeks.
zone23 said:
You'll be lucky if you can even find an EVO. Just Saying...
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My boss was at a Sprint store today and said they had plenty in stock there. Granted he may of been mistaken, I was not there to verify myself.
Have you tried craigslist, ebay from a actual store or wirefly. Locally i'm hearing bestbuy some of there phones are refurbished (brought into Sprint to find the Evo had assurion insurance from last customer}
Got mine for 150 each on sprints corporate discounts
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When I worked for a Sprint store, we advised people against buying from non-Sprint sources such as RadioShack and BestBuy for this reason amongst others.
bn1341 said:
Have you tried craigslist, ebay from a actual store or wirefly. Locally i'm hearing bestbuy some of there phones are refurbished (brought into Sprint to find the Evo had assurion insurance from last customer}
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Anybody want to buy an evo? Excellent condition clear esn..cimes with original box and accessories plus some really good earphones.
No thank you.
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!
i just bought my brothers from sprint for 325.. new line.. im assuming a person with an existing line would want it .. for maybe 40-60 bucks less..
Not that I have any problem with this thread, but you'd probably have better luck trying to sell an evo somewhere other than a forum full of evo users.. unless you get lucky and someone was dense enough not to get insurance and broke theirs.
My wife is looking to get an Evo (from Hero), but seriously bro... The phone is $480 (after taxes in NY) when it's NEW in a box. I don't see anyone buying a used Evo for any more than $360 or so.
Gazelle.com is paying $294.00 for it now.
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he can get the price for it, evos are still sold out and lots want to buy a rooted evo ( not sure the OP's is) if it aint root it lol
I just sold my evo for 440.00 with 7.00 shipping on ebay. I know ebay fees suck, but still a good price. I bought a new in box epic for 554.99 that came with a case, extra battery and screen protector. Overall, I am happy. hope the epic is truly epic because I am going to miss my evo, but need a keyboard.
You can buy this direct from sprint for 449 plus tax (no contract). I just did it the other day to get my wife one. Need to lower the price some if you want to sell it. Also as far as being sold out my store has evo's all the time. The store is Midland, MI if you guys want to check it out.
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/23/evo-3d-499-off-contract-at-radio-shack-399-with-old-evo-trade-in/
Yea, I'm going to pass by my local Radio Shack after work today. Hopefully they still will take my pre-order.
I'm definitely getting the 3d but my upgrade not till August
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damn good deal...but as of now i'm running virus's b1.1.2 sense 3.0 with bursts theme and everything is working great, and silky smooth! i'll prolly wait until my contract is up in Nov. but hell-of-a-deal...i just wanta play with one!!! grrrr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091757
Evo trade In via radio shack
from my phone duh
If it's in mint condition kind of a rip off at radio shack make some profit off eBay. Then buy the evo 3d and have some money in ur pockets.
reaper24 said:
If it's in mint condition kind of a rip off at radio shack make some profit off eBay.
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I would agree with you but if you check the listings there are already hundreds of listings in my area trying to sell the phone in prep for the 3D.
Zabalba said:
I would agree with you but if you check the listings there are already hundreds of listings in my area trying to sell the phone in prep for the 3D.
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LOL mine is brand new not a refurbished unit and still have 8 months on my contract.
Zabalba said:
I would agree with you but if you check the listings there are already hundreds of listings in my area trying to sell the phone in prep for the 3D.
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Just looked on Ebay and you are correct, there are a lot of evo's for sale. Going rate is about $230 - $250 at the moment and that price will probably go down when the 3d comes out (hopes not).
Jfree3000 said:
Just looked on Ebay and you are correct, there are a lot of evo's for sale. Going rate is about $230 - $250 at the moment and that price will probably go down when the 3d comes out (hopes not).
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I doubt it still a kick ass phone people may not like the evo 3d as much as the evo. Along with not liking the shift or the echo lol echo was a joke.
mines sold soon as the E3D is released and i have it i will have my evo over to the person buying it
Pre-ordered mine.
I don't think its that good of a deal. How much does a 3D cost off contract? $499?
You can definitely sell your Evo on Craigslist or Ebay for AT LEAST $200, and if you put that money towards the new phone, it would make an off contract 3D $299
or cheaper...
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
CheesyNutz said:
mines sold soon as the E3D is released and i have it i will have my evo over to the person buying it
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You and hundreds of others will be selling at the same time, good luck
sent from my evo, *****!
Yeah I sold my Evo last month because I knew once the Evo3d hit the shelves, that there was gonna be a mass flux of people selling on Ebay - Craigslist - Etc.. You will see Evo 4G's going for $150 before the end of the week it is released in Mint Condition with accessories. I can almost promise this. I luckily had an Epic also, so I wasn't without during my loss of my great Evo, but now I have a Pre order with Radio Shack and $450 in saving and a $50 gift card to buy my new one. Exciting stuff. Though I really doubt that I'm gonna get it for $499. It's going to probably be $50 to $100 more expensive that what that ad actually says. Though I hope not.
Best Buy is getting ready to do a trade in deal for the Evo. Not sure when it will start, but they are going to give you a $50 credit and a $50 BB Gift card.
Like I said, I don't know when it starts, but I do know it ends on June 2nd, which is probably right before the launch of the Evo One.
Thought you guys might like to know!
Sell it on ebay for more.
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Sell it on ebay for more.
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You can but if you just want the cash an easy $100 bucks isnt bad! thanks for the info bro!
thanks i will be checking this out
Doubtful I could sell my dinged up Evo on ebay for much more than $100. This will likely be the most lucrative way to upgrade for me, thanks for the heads up!
Question. Could i pair that deal up with my upgrade? I.E. i get my new phone for the new-user price, minus the $100 from best buy? (assuming i get the phone at best buy)
No, you cannot. I tried it today... ;-)
How can they prevent you from combining the discount with a new phone. Trade in your phone, then use the BB gift card to pay for the new one. Or you can just buy a Visa gift card at BB.
Only $100, really? I feel like I could sell mine for closer to $150. I've kept mine in excellent condition and would include lots of extras. (I hate having extra stuff after departing with my phone).
Plus I'm think you HAVE to be eligible for an upgrade for this promo - or pay full price.
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I have sold several Evo's none for less than $135 and that one was banged up. Your phone is valuable especially with the new price increase for Metro... $40 or less a month for service on Boost, Virgin, Metro, Cricket, etc... You better craigslist and sell before everyone else starts to and then that will bring the prices down...
In the immortal words of Notorious B.I.G. "Get Money"
Here's some info and link about getting that $50 BB gift card:
http://m.slickdeals.net/f/3891724-5...cell-phone?&highlight=phone+trade+in+best+buy
If this is the same deal you're mentioning, unfortunately the deadline has past.
[Sent from my *voided* HTC EVO 4G running CM7 using Tapatalk]
EVO 4G Trade in
That Best Buy Mobile promotion started on Sunday.
If you trade in your EVO you will get $50 off any Sprint phone as well as a $50 gift card you can use towards the purchase of your new phone.
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You should be able to take the $100 off your upgrade price. For instance you should be able to take $100 off the iPhone price of $199.
So tempting but I refuse to depart with my Evo!!!
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I only see this as useful if I can use it to get the EVO 4G LTE. No current phones are worthy to upgrade from the OG, imo.
Xeroid said:
I only see this as useful if I can use it to get the EVO 4G LTE. No current phones are worthy to upgrade from the OG, imo.
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+1
My evo is dying in a bad way. Definitely going to take advantage of this to upgrade when GNex rolls out.
Happened to be in BB today and was informed of the buy back. Definitely can be stacked with upgrade discount and they don't care what condition it's in either.
I was told the buy back is on until June 1. Depending on the actual release date for Evo LTE, it may be too late to use the buy back credit to get it.
Well if the $50 can be applied to the pre-order then I will just trade it in at the end of May and just use my 2nd phone I won. I have no need for my OG Evo once I get the new one and $100 off would be great.