Ok so here is whats going on..
I live in Toronto and is using mobilicity(same frequency as T-mobile)
I currently have the mytouch 3g slide, i got it off the flee market.
I loved the phone so much and i have been reading about the mytouch 4g that i want to upgrade.
Now my question is where is the cheapest place to get a Brand New mytouch 4g unlocked?
I know T-mobile sometimes unlocks their phones for free but my question with them is that on their site i cant get the phone without a contract.
I am willing to drive to buffalo to an actual T-mobile store but what is their price on the phone with no contract?
Thanks in advance
Well that depends if you want new then I recommend buying from TMobile as you will have remorse and warranty without contract for 450+tax total 480 or so. Using website you can't order it as you have to call it in and order it via phone or go in to the local store. Now if you want to buy new or mint like conditions for cheaper price then try Craigslist or eBay which is selling for $350-400. You have higher chance of getting washed out display which you will have issues now if you don't care about it then just buy it. Far as unlocking goes you can do radio s=off yourself and sim unlock it.
I got mine on craigslist 290
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I got mine on craigslist 290
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I got mine for 350 on cl new in case right after I returned the Nexus S to Best Buy.
Best phone yet hands down.
Well 350 is the avg price but the thing is what will you do when you get bad display?
Thanks a lot guys for clearing that up a bit for me.
I think i might go with buying a brand new one,
I'm the kind of guy who likes to have things from the start and since i don't see myself getting another phone for a while i think it will be better off to get it new
Cl for $250 new from a tmobile rep, was unopened when I purchased it. May try a costco or sams, im looking into a two year contract and can get another mytouch 4g, or g2 for 99
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I've had a couple of chances to buy them off CL in barely used condition for $250ish, but average price seems to be about $300.
Ive looked in Craiglist around my area and the cheapest I've found was 400, i dont want to order from ebay because my visa is currently over due
for 400 i think id rather just buy it from T-mobile.
But once again thanks for tips and your thoughts
rodriguez27 said:
Ive looked in Craiglist around my area and the cheapest I've found was 400, i dont want to order from ebay because my visa is currently over due
for 400 i think id rather just buy it from T-mobile.
But once again thanks for tips and your thoughts
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Shop more carefully. Post a WANT AD instead and you'll get lower prices. Worked for me. But then again I live in the SF Bay Area where CL was born, so there's a lot of action.
Check this one out - this one is within driving distance of me.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mob/2148760594.html
The best thing I like about CL is the false advertisement to lure folks in each threads by the seller. How they claim its new then when you go inside you see its used lol it can't be new (NIB) but its used morons. Don't waste your time with CL with 1st batch still out in large go pay the full price if money is not object for you or get it via EIP though tmobile I am guessing they have like 30-35 smaller payments.
Now I wouldn't mind buying it of CL year later but not even at that price as most idiots do want 350 for device that should be 150 due to time but they want the price they bought it for lol you have to love people who has 0 to no experience in sale department.
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The best thing I like about CL is the false advertisement to lure folks in each threads by the seller. How they claim its new then when you go inside you see its used lol it can't be new (NIB) but its used morons. Don't waste your time with CL with 1st batch still out in large go pay the full price if money is not object for you or get it via EIP though tmobile I am guessing they have like 30-35 smaller payments.
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If you do your due diligence as a buyer and inspect the product it's fine. Just like buying a used car.
I bought a mt3g on CL for $200 and sold it on CL 9 months later with accessories for $200. Then a couple weeks later I picked up my gf's Captivate for $200 and in a year I'll probably sell it for $250.
I'm a perfectly straightforward and honest buyer and seller. Post a want ad to buy then post a sale ad to sell. This isn't rocket science.
Now I wouldn't mind buying it of CL year later but not even at that price as most idiots do want 350 for device that should be 150 due to time but they want the price they bought it for lol you have to love people who has 0 to no experience in sale department.
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lol I actually completely agree with this. Just two months ago I wanted to buy a N1 and people wanted $350-$400 for them. I even had to prove to one guy that they were $529 at full retail not even a year ago. SMH...
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Shop more carefully. Post a WANT AD instead and you'll get lower prices. Worked for me. But then again I live in the SF Bay Area where CL was born, so there's a lot of action.
Check this one out - this one is within driving distance of me.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mob/2148760594.html
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Its not that i dont shop carfully.
I live in Toronto, theres probably only a few people selling around here and they want 400+ especially since "It's not out in Canada".
When i check buffalo and that area there are only a few low priced phone which are used and when i tried contacting them they where already sold.
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It's not that i don't shop carefully.
I live in Toronto, there's probably only a few people selling around here and they want 400+ especially since "It's not out in Canada".
When i check buffalo and that area there are only a few low priced phones which are used and when i tried contacting them they were already sold.
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Ahh, that makes sense. Bummer.
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So i am looking to buy an HD2 this weekend from craigslist because im almost positive that T-Mobile wont give me a good deal even though ive been with them for 8 years..
So Ive came down to two choices.
1. Used, Good Condition 9/10 with everything incl. box - 300$
(Pictures attached)
2. Brand New In Box, Never Opened, Never used - 300$
(Haven't received pictures because the seller is out of town on family emergency and wont be back until Friday.)
What would you buy as of now?
I'm not gonna buy any of these until the weekend so should i just wait till friday and get pictured of the BNIB HD 2, if its good then meet up and see? and tell the first person no and lose the deal?
The reason im asking is because i told the seller of "1." that i would give him an answer today (9/11/10).. so my choice comes down too,
1. Lose a deal on a NEW one and take a chance with a used one.
2. Lose a deal on a USED one and take a chance with a new one.
The new one.
Local price around here is about 250.
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The new one.
Local price around here is about 250.
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+1...you'll find other good deals soon enough if the BNIB seller falls through, so I'd skip the used one for $300 definitely.
I too would buy the new unit. Hd2's go for around $250 used around here.
Edit: Have you tried talking to a loyalty/retention rep? I have twice talked them into giving me a full upgrade discount when I wasn't due one. I even got them to overnight my hd2 with no upgrade or shipping fees.
So guys, i decidede to call t-mobile for the hell of it. they ended up giving me a full upgrade discount! so im getting the phone tomorrow morning at the t mobile store for 149.95$. talk about a deal or what?
Walmart Sunday flier $48.00 new. sorry.
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Walmart Sunday flier $48.00 new. sorry.
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Saaaaay whaaat?!
What if im just extending my contract for 2 years not making a new one (is there even a difference). would the deal still stand? do you have a link to this?
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Saaaaay whaaat?!
What if im just extending my contract for 2 years not making a new one (is there even a difference). would the deal still stand? do you have a link to this?
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don't know. I'm looking at page 7 of the flier. I'm sure it's online by zip code.
this is my page 7 ---> http://yfrog.com/06picture1vsp
sooooooooooooooo sorry! it's august 1-7, 2010! Too many newspapers in the drawer.
BUT, it's $49.00 at letstalk.com http://www.letstalk.com/tmobile-cell-phones
Nooo Worries, i was prepared to drop 300$ before i knew i could buy it directly from t-mobile for 150$, it can only get so good
Anyone know how much the Hero is going for in stores? I want to add one to my current plan. I have only been able to find it listed in a few places:
BestBuy - $99
Sprint - $250 (150 with M.I.B)
Radio Shack - Not sold
Wal-Mart - Not sold
Wirefly - Not sold
$99 from best buy is the lowest I found. Is that high?
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Anyone know how much the Hero is going for in stores? I want to add one to my current plan. I have only been able to find it listed in a few places:
BestBuy - $99
Sprint - $250 (150 with M.I.B)
Radio Shack - Not sold
Wal-Mart - Not sold
Wirefly - Not sold
$99 from best buy is the lowest I found. Is that high?
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They are .01 on Amazon but I had to type in my zip code for that price. It may be different in your area.
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They are .01 on Amazon but I had to type in my zip code for that price. It may be different in your area.
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Just tried that. There's no option to "add to current plan". I guess this is only for new users. That would of been a great deal!
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They are .01 on Amazon but I had to type in my zip code for that price. It may be different in your area.
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new line of service only. best buy is the cheapest, every now and then they put it on sale. I purchased mine in mach for 79 and have seen it for as low as 49.
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new line of service only. best buy is the cheapest, every now and then they put it on sale. I purchased mine in mach for 79 and have seen it for as low as 49.
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My bad. I thought if you were adding a line to your contract it was a new line of service.
Here in Puerto Rico. In RadioShack it is Free.
I see them on craigslist for between $100 - $150. Why would you use an upgrade to get a Hero?
You can sometimes even find them for 75 or 80 on craigslist. Just make sure call Sprint to make sure the esn is clean before u hand over the cash.
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I would never buy electronics off of craigslist, I can't count how many threads that start with "i bought this off of craigslist" and there suck in hboot or have bad esn. Buy it from the store, then you'll have the warranty.
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My bad. I thought if you were adding a line to your contract it was a new line of service.
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it should be !lol sucks when new customers get better deals than loyal existing customers.
Amazon has a seperate wireless store (beta) that gives the option of upgrading or adding additional lines. For some reason Sprint is not part of the store. Supposed to be added "soon".
Sprint is selling refrub version online for $79.99 outright. Should be a better option than buying from craigslist or use your upgrade credit.
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I would never buy electronics off of craigslist, I can't count how many threads that start with "i bought this off of craigslist" and there suck in hboot or have bad esn. Buy it from the store, then you'll have the warranty.
That's why when u buy off Craigslist u have them meet u at a Sprint store to check the esn, or u call sprint with the number. Ive bought plenty of phones (5) and computers (3) off ebay and everything was fine. I've saved enough money at this point that if I did get screwed one time I would still be ahead.
But to support ur point, obviously its not for everyone. If u don't know what u r doing, or r not very tech savy (in order to ask right questions or deal with problems that do arise - though I would assume most people on xda r at least moderately, if not very tech savy), buying from a normal store is better.
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I think that the moral of this story is don't waste your upgrade getting a hero. Only get one from craigslist if you got balls of steel and know what your doing. If there is a refurbished phone from sprint for an outright price of 79 bucks get that. I'm sure it will have some kind of warranty.
I bought one from craigslist first of the guys story of I signed up for sprint but didn't like there service so I went back to at&t soon proved to be a lie when after a few minutes of talking to me he was trying to sell me four different phones from sprint. Everything worked great on the phone but when I got back home I noticed that the screen was dimmer than my other hero not much it was the only problem but it bothered the hell out off me. I ended up selling it for $125, 75 bucks less than What I paid for it.
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/17/tra...and-get-credit-towards-a-new-one-at-t-mobile/
I will be looking at this program when i turn in my vibrant for a sg2 or i may trade it or sell it on craigslist but the program does seem very cool. check out the details above. The reason for this program they say is that the lifespan for most phones isnt very long and this will help with the big bill of the new high end smart phones.
WHAT DO U THINK?
I'd rather sell my phones than give them to carriers. You won't get the same money you would from a sale when you trade in.
It's like selling a used car. You'll get more in a private sale, but giving it to the dealer is easier. I'll stick to craigslist.
yea like he said ^^
its like giving your car to a dealer. its worth $5,000 but he's going to give you $2,000 for it for a trade, so that he can resell it for $6,000 and make a profit.
Same goes here. Say a vibrant is worth $350 in goood condition on ebay.
butttt doubt they'd give you more than say 125 to 150. they do it for profit, and to bring ppl from other service providers.
never the less, theres always ppl out there that will be more than willing to trade it because they dont know any better. haha. Dont get me wrong, it is a good idea for not only T-Mobile, but for those ppl out there that just want a new phone and dont care for their old one or what happens with it once they get a new one. Or even ppl who are coming from other providers and just dont want their old phone.
personally, I keep all my phones. In case of an emergency, or just to have it to play with. If i get the SGSII, I'm totally keeping my Vibrant to keep playing with it, give it to my gf, or just sell it for a good price on ebay.
They estimated $110 for my mint Vibrant on the website. Better off with craigs
For what it's worth, I just recently bought a used Vibrant on craigslist for $150 and it is immaculate. It seems like an OK idea for simplicity, but I personally wouldn't do it for the same reason I won't sell my car to CarMax.
There going after the consumer that either doesn't care or is lazy. $110 for a mint Vibrant is definately low IMO and I'm thinking you would get more on EBay or CL.
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$110 for our beloved Vibrants! That's outrageous!
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$110 for our beloved Vibrants! That's outrageous!
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I agree I think that is low, but I think theybwould offer more for non T-Mo smartphones because they be would be getting a new customer, where they are just keeping you if they give you $110, thus no real new income or new customer. Someone should check to see what they offer for a Fascinate or Captivate, and see if they offer more for them.
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Well the other thing is they offer a max of 300 which according to the masses who don't know how great a phone these are technically they have released several phones that were expected to compete or be greater than the vibrant since last year, even though quality and hardware is not really improved try a newer phone a couple months old, might get better amount. But i agree the vibrant is awesome and worth much more than that
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What do they do with the phones? I've never seen them sell used phones. Sell them online as refurbished?
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Mannymal said:
What do they do with the phones? I've never seen them sell used phones. Sell them online as refurbished?
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T-Mobile wont sell them, they are using a third party to do this, who will clean them up and either sell them to someone like Assurion or the carriers where the phones originally came from.
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yea like he said ^^
its like giving your car to a dealer. its worth $5,000 but he's going to give you $2,000 for it for a trade, so that he can resell it for $6,000 and make a profit.
Same goes here. Say a vibrant is worth $350 in goood condition on ebay.
butttt doubt they'd give you more than say 125 to 150. they do it for profit, and to bring ppl from other service providers.
never the less, theres always ppl out there that will be more than willing to trade it because they dont know any better. haha. Dont get me wrong, it is a good idea for not only T-Mobile, but for those ppl out there that just want a new phone and dont care for their old one or what happens with it once they get a new one. Or even ppl who are coming from other providers and just dont want their old phone.
personally, I keep all my phones. In case of an emergency, or just to have it to play with. If i get the SGSII, I'm totally keeping my Vibrant to keep playing with it, give it to my gf, or just sell it for a good price on ebay.
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Get the Facts Presently Gazelle is offering $157.00 for the phone if it is in perfect shape and about 20.00 less for one less than perfect. That means if Tmobile is offering 120-130 for immediate trade-in or you can wait 15 days and get 15-20 bucks more for your phone.......... or try to sell online @ Ebay or Craigslist
Those are the facts as of today....... It is an ok deal like all phone carriers their deal are not bad..rarely great..... just OK
I asked a T-mobile employee at the Mall Of America and at a T-Mobile store downtown Minneapolis and they both said they'd only give me 80$ towards a different phone.
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I asked a T-mobile employee at the Mall Of America and at a T-Mobile store downtown Minneapolis and they both said they'd only give me 80$ towards a different phone.
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That's BS! I want to know how much will a carrier pay for an IPhone.
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Okay so after much debate I'm looking to Upgrade to the Evo 3D. Really, after going to my local radio shack, they informed me that Sprint will allow me to upgrade early (only for a limited time) and therefore I can get the Evo 3D. In addition, they said I could sell them back My Evo and I could get up to $150 back. So my question is, should I sell it back to them, or would I get even more money if I went and sold it someplace else like Ebay?
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Okay so after much debate I'm looking to Upgrade to the Evo 3D. Really, after going to my local radio shack, they informed me that Sprint will allow me to upgrade early (only for a limited time) and therefore I can get the Evo 3D. In addition, they said I could sell them back My Evo and I could get up to $150 back. So my question is, should I sell it back to them, or would I get even more money if I went and sold it someplace else like Ebay?
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I'd try craigslist. They seem to be going for $175-200. my brother sold his just the other day (upgraded to a 3D) for 175 cash on craigslist.
Your best bet would be ebay or Craigslist, but be prepared to wait a while for it to sell unless you sell it with plenty of accessories. The flood of EVO4Gs on ebay is pretty crazy, also try wireless toyz.
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Okay thanks. Yeah the accessories I have for it will be the standard case, charger battery and that's it. Maybe I'll try Ebay first.
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Your best bet would be ebay or Craigslist, but be prepared to wait a while for it to sell unless you sell it with plenty of accessories. The flood of EVO4Gs on ebay is pretty crazy, also try wireless toyz.
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Okay...sorry to sound a little naive, but how would you go about selling it on Criagslist, I never sold anything on there before. Also...at what point should I have it deactivated? I'm just wondering because I'm thinking of the process.
1. Buy EVO 3D (still end up paying $200 upfront)
2. Sell HTC EVo (reimburse myself with whatever I made from the sell)
or
1. Sell HTC Evo to radioshack
2. Buy EVO 3D, only end up paying about $50 upfront.
Well Craigslist is pretty easy, you just go to like post or something, I haven't done it in a while but be sure to post pictures along with it, and a way to contact you.
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sold mine on ebay in less than 24 hours for $235 BIN If i would have left the auction run its 7 day course I could have gotten more.
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sold mine on ebay in less than 24 hours for $235 BIN If i would have left the auction run its 7 day course I could have gotten more.
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Sold mine for 238 on ebay mine was 3 months old rooted guys jumped all over it
what promotion or anything they have to allow you to upgrade? how long you been with them?
i want to upgrade too but i only have like 8 months
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what promotion or anything they have to allow you to upgrade? how long you been with them?
i want to upgrade too but i only have like 8 months
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Well the guy just said, until the 31st of this month, sprint will allow to push your upgrade date. I don't know if that applies to phones other than the 3D
Well sprint isn't very generous when it comes to upgrades, especially two yr upgrades, but I know they usually give you a two week advance of any upgrades, they tried doing this to me when I moved from a hero to my EVO a couple of weeks ago but I bought my EVO from a friend for 120. Saving my upgrade for the next best thing after this whole 3vo thing gets better and more stable.
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Anyone ever seen the commercials for this site? I've seen them a lot late night so o figured for fun, I'd check what a basically perfect Nexus One was worth...
http://www.gazelle.com/catalog/cell...ate[checked_ids][]=calculator_answers_248_531
What a rip! They offer you $59 for a Nexus One in great condition with all original accessories.
You can still get upwards of $180 on eBay..
Just felt like posting this, I thought that was outrageous.
Agreed. They probably sell it back through ebay making at least double the amount.
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Anyone ever seen the commercials for this site? I've seen them a lot late night so o figured for fun, I'd check what a basically perfect Nexus One was worth...
http://www.gazelle.com/catalog/cell...ate[checked_ids][]=calculator_answers_248_531
What a rip! They offer you $59 for a Nexus One in great condition with all original accessories.
You can still get upwards of $180 on eBay..
Just felt like posting this, I thought that was outrageous.
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It is outrageous. Especially because if you look on ebay, they sell extensively there. They also are always the ones charging the greatest prices or highest minimums on ebay.
They're like GameStop for phones. They might as well be called PhoneStop.
Just playing Devil's Advocate here a bit as I do agree, $59 is outrageously low *BUT* when my contract came up with AT&T a few months back, I bought a white iPhone 4 32gb to sell on Ebay and had to relist 3 TIMES before I got a successful bid. One of which I actually sent the device out, Paypal revoked payment and I had to get UPS to intercept the phone that was already 'out for delivery'.. by the time it was all said and done, I sold the phone for $250 over what I payed for it, but after the 1st shipping fiasco, getting eaten alive by Ebay's fees, and just the general pain in the ass, I made like $50.. I will never use Ebay again. So, long story short, if I wanted an easy, painless transaction I just might take that $59 and be done with it.. but i would never sell my N1 anway
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Just playing Devil's Advocate here a bit as I do agree, $59 is outrageously low *BUT* when my contract came up with AT&T a few months back, I bought a white iPhone 4 32gb to sell on Ebay and had to relist 3 TIMES before I got a successful bid. One of which I actually sent the device out, Paypal revoked payment and I had to get UPS to intercept the phone that was already 'out for delivery'.. by the time it was all said and done, I sold the phone for $250 over what I payed for it, but after the 1st shipping fiasco, getting eaten alive by Ebay's fees, and just the general pain in the ass, I made like $50.. I will never use Ebay again. So, long story short, if I wanted an easy, painless transaction I just might take that $59 and be done with it.. but i would never sell my N1 anway
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yeah ebay is my last resort if craigslist fails me I might try gazelle in the future, just maybe if other people havent sold on ebay before, here it goes someone bids an auction for X dollars the paypal that their cut for providing the transaction then ebay towards the end of the month then bills you a precentage of what you sold. Ebay is great for buyers but if your not moving bulk it kinda sucks to sell there I typically will overcharge on shipping so that I dont lose much and shouldnt I be paid to drive this thing to the UPS store anywhos
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yeah ebay is my last resort if craigslist fails me I might try gazelle in the future, just maybe if other people havent sold on ebay before, here it goes someone bids an auction for X dollars the paypal that their cut for providing the transaction then ebay towards the end of the month then bills you a precentage of what you sold. Ebay is great for buyers but if your not moving bulk it kinda sucks to sell there I typically will overcharge on shipping so that I dont lose much and shouldnt I be paid to drive this thing to the UPS store anywhos
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<_< Shyt I got banned from ebay ... they wouldn't tell be why xD I never did anything wrong lol
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