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Thought I would start this thread to gather new information on availability of the Leo. I have been told the earliest date for the Leo on O2 is November 2nd, but no pricing information. T-Mobile is 5th/6th November £35 and free handset on an 18th month contract. So post anything else you might here - here.
Romania - 15 november, about 620 EUR , unlocked and contract free.
Switzerland, 13 november, 763 CHF -> 504 €, unlocked and contact free.
The UK unlocked version should start arriving from the 11th and will be £500 to £550 (including VAT).
Denmark, 6 November, ~580 euro, unlocked and contact free.
I spoke to O2 yesterday, 22-10-09 and she told me they will be available to order on Monday 26Th october. I told her that a number of other sources gave later release dates, but she stuck to her guns and said Monday.....They`ll be getting my call on Monday then..!!!!
richie_jones said:
I spoke to O2 yesterday, 22-10-09 and she told me they will be available to order on Monday 26Th october. I told her that a number of other sources gave later release dates, but she stuck to her guns and said Monday.....They`ll be getting my call on Monday then..!!!!
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Seriously would love it if true - but I doubt it! Either way I will be on the phone meself on Monday
expansys have it at £549 (with £30 of vouchers) but the release date continually varies between 11th and 14th November. I ordered mine from them as soon as I saw it on their site. bit more expensive than others, but I've had a few phones from them and they always seem to get them as early as everyone else, whereas some retailers lag behind the delivery curve a little
You can find the several UK prices here.
http://www.powerupmobile.com/tariffs-2-684.htm
The lowest is at the moment 486.43 pounds.
So just a thought from one compulsive early adopter
All,
This does look like a very interesting phone, so long as it isn't too big in size.
We will all need to get use to a new finger language and most likely some of our applications will not actually work effectively (due to lack of a stylus).
Now about the price...Well as a compulsive early adopter I have been prone to buying most of the HTC devices on first day - through preorder, import (expansys) or some means.
This time it may be worth not dipping into my rainy day money for about 3-4 weeks.
We are on the cusp of an iPhone pre Christmas war. I suspect it is going to turn ugly out there with all the new vendors and their retail subs viciously slashing prices and offering cashbacks etc.
I don't want an iPhone (I currently have two 3GS phones for evaluation and they are just bland to me). I want a cheaper HTC HD2.
If I wait just a few weeks I expect to see a downward pressure begin to build on all other device prices as the Christmas fight begins.
And those non iPhone devices will drop in perceived value as the mass of the great dirty unwashed make a rush to get an affordable iPhone (they will all want to show how cool they are - but after Christmas when they all show each other their iPhones they will realise... well... actually they are not cool anymore)
So I will continue to live life to the full and just for a few weeks sit on my hands and then pick one up in the pre Christmas rush, hopefully around £100 cheaper.
All the best,
The Pianist
Have been told the same this afternoon, but the lady was a little bit more cagey. She said that they might have them on Monday to order but not to hold my breath. Same as before really.
well, that will be the cheapest price for people like me from outside of EU countries. in handtec, it states 432GBP. no need to pay VAT. clove is 439GBP.
Slovakia - 11 - 16 November, about 596 EUR , unlocked and contract free.
Got mine on order, from Micro-P , should get it on the 11th/12th Fingers crossed....
Bloke
JohnQ said:
well, that will be the cheapest price for people like me from outside of EU countries. in handtec, it states 432GBP. no need to pay VAT. clove is 439GBP.
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Or you can follow the link that i posted. First item ( insight.com ) has it without VAT for 422.98GBP ( 486.43GBP Inc VAT ).
Another 10GBP saved
Heads up guys...thought u might be interested to know that O2 has updated its accessories website to include..you guessed it..HTC HD2. Just yesterday by the looks of it...so set to launch soon (fingers crossed)
Check this 1 out
I found a posting for david elects ltd, all types of electronics..he had hd2 listed sealed, brand new in box with 30 day return policy and 2year warranty...now get this I emailed them and they responded by sayn
Htc Hd2..............$270USD
Shipping fee ....$40usd
Total Amount....$310usd
Buy 2 get 1 free, Buy 5 get 2 free..
we assured you safe business and you will never regret in doing business with us and you will get us more customer's.
Shipping Terms
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Orders are shipped via either FedEx Express, DHL Express or UPS
express..Tracking Number will be provided via Email once the Order has
been shipped out
Shipping delivery of your order will take 48hour to your door step approximately 2 Business
Days Most orders are shipped within 2 Business Days, We ship Worldwide.
Warranty & Return Policy
=============================
- Our products are covered by a 30 Day Warranty
- All defective products must be reported within 30 days after you receive your order
- Buyer is responsible to return the defective product back to us and we will exchange it accordingly
- All sales are final
To place an order, simply get back to us with your full shipping information such as,
Name:.........
Shipping Address:.............
Telephone number:........
So that we commence on your order immediately.
Thanks
Sales Manager
MSN MESSENGER:[email protected]
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I found a posting for david elects ltd, all types of electronics..he had hd2 listed sealed, brand new in box with 30 day return policy and 2year warranty...now get this I emailed them and they responded by sayn
Htc Hd2..............$270USD
Shipping fee ....$40usd
Total Amount....$310usd
Buy 2 get 1 free, Buy 5 get 2 free..
we assured you safe business and you will never regret in doing business with us and you will get us more customer's.
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...buy 10 and you got a car for free... I think its a fake.
uc4life said:
I found a posting for david elects ltd, all types of electronics..he had hd2 listed sealed, brand new in box with 30 day return policy and 2year warranty...now get this I emailed them and they responded by sayn
Htc Hd2..............$270USD
Shipping fee ....$40usd
Total Amount....$310usd
Buy 2 get 1 free, Buy 5 get 2 free..
we assured you safe business and you will never regret in doing business with us and you will get us more customer's.
Shipping Terms
===================
Orders are shipped via either FedEx Express, DHL Express or UPS
express..Tracking Number will be provided via Email once the Order has
been shipped out
Shipping delivery of your order will take 48hour to your door step approximately 2 Business
Days Most orders are shipped within 2 Business Days, We ship Worldwide.
Warranty & Return Policy
=============================
- Our products are covered by a 30 Day Warranty
- All defective products must be reported within 30 days after you receive your order
- Buyer is responsible to return the defective product back to us and we will exchange it accordingly
- All sales are final
To place an order, simply get back to us with your full shipping information such as,
Name:.........
Shipping Address:.............
Telephone number:........
So that we commence on your order immediately.
Thanks
Sales Manager
MSN MESSENGER:[email protected]
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Be very very wary of deals like this. I contacted a gentleman a couple of weeks ago with a similar "bargain" for the Omnia 2. After getting further into it, they would only accept payment via Western Union (which you should never do). When I asked whether I could collect in person (they were based out of a normal surburban semi going by their post code) and pay in cash they said they didn't accept cash and would still require me to pay by Western Union. I obviously did not take them up on the deal
uc4life said:
I found a posting for david elects ltd, all types of electronics..he had hd2 listed sealed, brand new in box with 30 day return policy and 2year warranty...now get this I emailed them and they responded by sayn
Htc Hd2..............$270USD
Shipping fee ....$40usd
Total Amount....$310usd
Buy 2 get 1 free, Buy 5 get 2 free..
we assured you safe business and you will never regret in doing business with us and you will get us more customer's.
Shipping Terms
===================
Orders are shipped via either FedEx Express, DHL Express or UPS
express..Tracking Number will be provided via Email once the Order has
been shipped out
Shipping delivery of your order will take 48hour to your door step approximately 2 Business
Days Most orders are shipped within 2 Business Days, We ship Worldwide.
Warranty & Return Policy
=============================
- Our products are covered by a 30 Day Warranty
- All defective products must be reported within 30 days after you receive your order
- Buyer is responsible to return the defective product back to us and we will exchange it accordingly
- All sales are final
To place an order, simply get back to us with your full shipping information such as,
Name:.........
Shipping Address:.............
Telephone number:........
So that we commence on your order immediately.
Thanks
Sales Manager
MSN MESSENGER:[email protected]
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Even wholesale price is more expensive.. Carefull what you do, but if in any case you lose ur head and decide to try it out anyways, put me in the list of buying one of the 'free' ones u get
I just called my Radio Shack and they said they stopped taking orders yesterday. Do you think that is for every reseller. A girl here at work said she pre-ordered hers at a kiosk in Sam's club. She bought a 50 dollar gift card and then has to pay 150 the day of pickup. Plus Sprint is supposed to give a 70 dollar credit on her bill. I don't know what that is for but they seem to think you get that every time you re-up your contract.
So other than Sam's and the Shack are there any other stores I should check?
Thanks,
Phil
It might be worth your time to check out
www dot evpdiscount dot com .
It is a division of Sprint (or perhaps a third-party company???) that offers discounts ranging from 5% to 25% or so off your monthly bill. The discount is determined by who your employer is. The downside is your employer may not be a member. Mine was not, but I managed to get it set up and was able to pre-order through EVP. There is no cost or obligation to your employer. Also, the EVP price for the EVO itself is only $174.99, so that will save you a few bucks as well.
however, with that website you have to wait for your rebate (the $100 and the $25..), where best buy and radio shack you don't have to wait for the rebate
Looks like I'll have to wait on the rebate. I went ahead and ordered it via the EVP. Hopefully it ships on the 4th and I can get it early in the following week. The RS guy said their promotion ended yesterday so I figured I just needed to get my name on a list somewhere.
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however, with that website you have to wait for your rebate (the $100 and the $25..), where best buy and radio shack you don't have to wait for the rebate
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That's a good point. I forgot to mention that. However, if you have a business account, they employ something called "flat rate pricing," which means an instant rebate. I was fortunate enough to be porting over a business line, so the entire up front cost will only be $174.99 plus tax. They also throw in free overnight shipping AND free activation.
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Looks like I'll have to wait on the rebate. I went ahead and ordered it via the EVP. Hopefully it ships on the 4th and I can get it early in the following week. The RS guy said their promotion ended yesterday so I figured I just needed to get my name on a list somewhere.
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I specifically asked if it would be shipped on the 4th and received a few days after that and the response I received from the EVP representative was that they usually receive units early and will ship them out as soon as they come in. He also mentioned that it is more likely that EVP customers would get them earlier than the 4th rather than later.
I'm crossing my fingers, hoping desperately that he's correct. Time will tell, but if it get's here ON the 4th, I am one happy camper. Having to wait the extra weekend would be torture...
Sweet, I never thought about Radioshack before. I've been on a "5 days after the 4th" list for the Evo at Best Buy, and I just called RS and they confirmed that they'll have spare units first come first serve at 6AM. :-D I'm not sure if I should take my name off the BB list now or wait to see how RS plays through.
I just ordered mine from sprint for $299 with 28% off full the phone plan(Woot love my work). She said 299.99 with $100 off mail in rebate but after i gave her my work info she said they would do it for $250 with $100 mail in rebate. They will have it delivered on the 4th in the am. So glad to get this over my Nexus One with ****ty t-mobile.
P.S I just read that if you order from sprint they wont ship it till jun 4th. I just called and thats true. I canceled my order
Edit: Word I just got one for $300 from local guy that went to Google I/O. He wanted $600 but money talks and bull **** walks.
I preordered mine from a local store... celltekWireless. They've got a pre-order site set up... sort of.
www.celltekwireless.com/reservemyevo
Just send your name and phone number and a rep will get back to you to confirm your request to pre-order one.
shep211 said:
I just ordered mine from sprint for $299 with 28% off full the phone plan(Woot love my work). She said 299.99 with $100 off mail in rebate but after i gave her my work info she said they would do it for $250 with $100 mail in rebate. They will have it delivered on the 4th in the am. So glad to get this over my Nexus One with ****ty t-mobile.
P.S I just read that if you order from sprint they wont ship it till jun 4th. I just called and thats true. I canceled my order
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They are all shipping or coming out on the 4th. If I get it Monday or Tuesday I'll be OK. IT is not like everyone else will be ranked up and have the better sniper rifle.
erikivy said:
That's a good point. I forgot to mention that. However, if you have a business account, they employ something called "flat rate pricing," which means an instant rebate. I was fortunate enough to be porting over a business line, so the entire up front cost will only be $174.99 plus tax. They also throw in free overnight shipping AND free activation.
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they just told me that they can't do business accounts, I have to go through Sprint Business or something like that
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they just told me that they can't do business accounts, I have to go through Sprint Business or something like that
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I don't know, man, they didn't say anything like that to me. Maybe the rep you got didn't understand what you wanted to do, or perhaps they're new? Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Went to Radio Shack yesterday to swap out my phone and they had it reduced to $219.99 . I had bought two of them at the Irvine,ca location and received $60 dollars back!!!
Edit :
Radio Shack will price match the phone if it goes on sale within 30days of the purchase date. For those like myself who bought on release day the 9/30 would be the last day for price match!
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Wirefly has it for $199 with Free activation. ;o
damn I just got mine last weekend and paid 250 for it, I'm going back this weekend to get the price difference back.
I love Radio Shacks policies on this sort of stuff, by far the best to deal with when it comes to these things.
Thanks for posting, you just saved me some cash!
You are saying if we purchased the phone full the $250 ANYTIME, we can go and get money back for the reduced CURRENT price? Or only recently?
From what I can find, if the price drops within 30days of the CONTRACT opening date, then you can get the price difference? I opened the contract/purchased the phone on the 31st, today 30th is the final day of my 30 days.
I'm going to go to them and ask if I can get my $30 bucks back in the morning.
IMO even if the shack offers the lower price for the phone, it comes at a cost; the cost of only dealing with radio shack when it comes to any cell phone issues. I was debating this issue when i was switching to sprint.
I talked to a rep over the phone and she said that if i switched to sprint through a third party, everything has to be dealt with that third party. that also means radio shack does not have the authority to waive activation fees , waive restocking fee for phones if you decide to siwtch phones during the 30 day trial period. I decided to go with an official sprint store and got a heck of a deal. You just gotta let them know that youre serious and you want the best deal.
The sprint store rep hooked me up with waived activation fees for two lines, an extra battery for my epic, the offer to waive the restocking fee if i wanted to swtich phones to somehting else, completed my rebate for me, hooked me up with cool apps etc.
I dont mean to make your thread look bad , but i just wanna inform ya, and plus i cant sleep right now. for the 20$ difference i would still go to a official sprint store. just my two cents
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IMO even if the shack offers the lower price for the phone, it comes at a cost; the cost of only dealing with radio shack when it comes to any cell phone issues. I was debating this issue when i was switching to sprint.
I talked to a rep over the phone and she said that if i switched to sprint through a third party, everything has to be dealt with that third party. that also means radio shack does not have the authority to waive activation fees , waive restocking fee for phones if you decide to siwtch phones during the 30 day trial period. I decided to go with an official sprint store and got a heck of a deal. You just gotta let them know that youre serious and you want the best deal.
The sprint store rep hooked me up with waived activation fees for two lines, an extra battery for my epic, the offer to waive the restocking fee if i wanted to swtich phones to somehting else, completed my rebate for me, hooked me up with cool apps etc.
I dont mean to make your thread look bad , but i just wanna inform ya, and plus i cant sleep right now. for the 20$ difference i would still go to a official sprint store. just my two cents
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Theres a flaw in your logic.
Radioshack THEMSELVES is not able to waive the activation fee. BUT as a Sprint Premiere customer, you can call up sprint and have THEM waive the activation. Which I did, and had 2 activation fees removed (from my Epic, and an upgrade on another line on my family plan)
$250 withOUT a mail-in rebate, + addition $30 difference refund is the cheapest you will be able to get the phone offline. In my experience Radioshack was pretty easy to deal with when getting a exchange (which I did for my 1st Epic with faulty battery).
So really, all you got was a free battery out of it. Which is a good deal in any case, but really the freebie is just to get your commission. When my friend got her Evo from Radioshack, they hooked her up with a free battery, case, and car charger! Anything for your business right?
got my $30 back! radioshack's fine..they swapped my phone out twice and after 30 days im a free man
if we bought on launch day, can we still go back today for the difference, I bought 2, so 60 bucks off would be nice.
I bought mine on launch and the other a week after. You have 30 day price guarantee
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stinger4321 said:
I bought mine on launch and the other a week after. You have 30 day price guarantee
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yea, but does today still count at 30 days if you bought on launch day or was that yesterday?
robl45 said:
yea, but does today still count at 30 days if you bought on launch day or was that yesterday?
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i bought mine on launch and they had np's
I'm getting conflicting answers!
I called one Radioshack, and they straight up said NO THE 29TH WAS THE LAST DAY TO DO IF YOU BOUGHT IT ON LAUNCH DAY.
Then another straight up said NO WE DON'T DO PRICE MATCH PERIOD.
Then another said, Yeah sure we can do the price match, today is the LAST day of the 30 days.
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I'm about to go to my Radioshack and ask them about the 'Price Protection'. I just spoke with another Radioshack store manager, and he said that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE 30 DAYS FROM LAUNCH DAY, but that we are STILL eligible for the price protection. He said that if MY radioshack refuses to refund my money, that if I contacted him, he would call up the Sprint district manager to *personally* contact my store for the refund.
People, if your Radioshack tries to say YESTERDAY was the last day, don't be scared to put your foot down.
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I'm getting conflicting answers!
I called one Radioshack, and they straight up said NO THE 29TH WAS THE LAST DAY TO DO IF YOU BOUGHT IT ON LAUNCH DAY.
Then another straight up said NO WE DON'T DO PRICE MATCH PERIOD.
Then another said, Yeah sure we can do the price match, today is the LAST day of the 30 days.
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I'm about to go to my Radioshack and ask them about the 'Price Protection'. I just spoke with another Radioshack store manager, and he said that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE 30 DAYS FROM LAUNCH DAY, but that we are STILL eligible for the price protection. He said that if MY radioshack refuses to refund my money, that if I contacted him, he would call up the Sprint district manager to *personally* contact my store for the refund.
People, if your Radioshack tries to say YESTERDAY was the last day, don't be scared to put your foot down.
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"Technically" Today is day 31. 31st being day 1, plus 29 days = 9/29.
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"Technically" Today is day 31. 31st being day 1, plus 29 days = 9/29.
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Thats if you look at the day of purchase as being a day.
I bought my Epic on the launch day (31st), and opened my contract on the 31st. They stated that you have 30 days from opening the contract which doesn't count the 31st as a "day".
I called Sprint to ask about adding insurance to my line which HAS to be done within 30 days of opening the contract TODAY, and the Sprint rep said TODAY is the last day of the 30 days to add insurance.
I know 'technically' that today is the 31st day. But contract wise, today is the 30th day.
I was told that my 2 year contract expired on the 30th of 2012, was also told I could add insurance up till the 30th. so radio shack should honor this, my store is kind of difficult so I'll make sure they notate that i was in there and they said no if they give me issues then insist on speaking to a district manager or call radioshack on the phone,
So I successfully got my 30 refunded.
It wasn't easy and my RS said that today was my 31st day. I went off on them in the store because they don't state that the 30 days starts on the day of purchase.
They ended up having to call sprint to over ride the system to allow my refund. I'm glad they went through the trouble to get my refund back but they shouldn't advertise a price protection policy if they don't wanna follow through with it.
My 30 days end today so I won't be dealing with radioshack anymore either way.
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Our radioshack reps are greatly helpfull to us always without a doubt. So it goes without sayin, i got a refund of 30 something dollars. Thank guys for the heads up.
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i went to the shack and got $60 back..
Thanks O.P. !
Thanks OP i went and got 90 bucks back
yea, I got my 63 dollars back, 2 phones, 30 dollars each plus tax, although at my radioshack, trying to do anything with wireless phones requires 15 trys and an hour of my time. I was a little annoyed by the end.
Did anyone pre order from sprint? I did mine this morning and i was wondering how much it cost everyone. I was half asleep when i did mine and i just kept clicking next on every page lol. It came out to i think 235 dollars. So im guessing the extra 30ish bucks was an activation fee or something?
I ordered from Sprint as well. Device cost me $199.00, no tax as I'm in DE. But I did an early up grade that cost me $95, then they gave ma a trade credit for my OG of $100, So now I'm at $195. Now take off for the Sprint BB's I traded as well and I'm at $100 for the New EVO. Have not seen it cheaper yet. Think I did alright on this one.
mine came out to be $ 238.74
mine came out to be 217 after taxes, I had an AP exam right when the pre order went up so I couldn't be first
activation/upgrade fee isn't calculated into the purchasing cost, its added to your next bill after you activate it (it comes unactivated) as does the 14 day grace period if anyone was wondering
Mine was 200 and some change.
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I used telesales... $217.77
She tried to charge me shipping of $18 (I think it was)
I told her that I didn't want to pay that because when I do the checkout process online shipping is waived.
She waived it.
My sero plan she said incurres no activation fee.
She said the $17.77 was tax.
Interesting...I called this morning and the telesales person was awful. Ended up not ordering.
I called this afternoon and telesales said they couldn't preorder (I'm on SERO) and to do it online.
Couldn't preorder online this morning, could this afternoon, but it indicated I had a $36 activation. Guess I'll try to waive that when I activate.
Mine was $421 I got 2 of them
Haha I've missed the og evo forum
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Hi, I pre ordered a note 3 from america via ebay but I changed my mind a few hours after I paid. I asked the seller for a refund and he said that there is a restocking fee of 20% so he'll only refund me $600 of $750. I found this appalling because the item has NOT been dispatched and it is a pre-order therefore it is impossible for him to charge $150 restocking fee!!!! I chatted to an ebay live agent and they agreed with me. I opened a dispute via paypal but it is saying I need to wait until 29th September to escalate to a claim. Also, it is my birthday tommorow so this has made me a bit sad
Should I just call paypal on monday and ask them to escalate it to a claim? Also, do you think I will get my money back?
Thank You.
anyone?????
A few hours ago you were looking at buying one from clove, now it seems you'd already ordered one from eBay. Stop wasting our time with your BS.
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A few hours ago you were looking at buying one from clove, now it seems you'd already ordered one from eBay. Stop wasting our time with your BS.
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One was for me and one is for my mum.
Even if you get the phone from eBay it may be a knockoff - highly probable. Fight to get all your money back and go through official channels to get the real deal dude
- R. Kruse Ludington
Current owner of: Verizon 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III (SCH-1535). Previous owner/hacker of: O2 XDA, O2 XDA II, Cingular HTC 8525, AT&T HTC Tilt, T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2, T-Mobile HTC HD2, Verizon Motorola Droid X, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
U want buyers remorse pity? U know what u were getting into when u buy on ebay.
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Never buy things like high end electronics on Ebay. Just things like cutting boards, etc.
- R. Kruse Ludington
Current owner of: Verizon 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III (SCH-1535). Previous owner/hacker of: O2 XDA, O2 XDA II, Cingular HTC 8525, AT&T HTC Tilt, T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2, T-Mobile HTC HD2, Verizon Motorola Droid X, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
I have purchased a few PDAs (years ago) & smartphones off of eBay, try not unless it's a good deal. Whenever buying expensive toys ANYWHERE, common sense and asking questions is a must. Do ask about refunds, shipping, condition of item, refurbished or new, warranty if any, seller's reputation...then rely on common sense...if something is real cheap-dirt cheap- shipped from another country... I have only got burned once from ebay from buying over 198 items to date...then again PayPal reimbursed my loss...every penny.
Good luck.
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hayat55 said:
Hi, I pre ordered a note 3 from america via ebay but I changed my mind a few hours after I paid. I asked the seller for a refund and he said that there is a restocking fee of 20% so he'll only refund me $600 of $750. I found this appalling because the item has NOT been dispatched and it is a pre-order therefore it is impossible for him to charge $150 restocking fee!!!! I chatted to an ebay live agent and they agreed with me. I opened a dispute via paypal but it is saying I need to wait until 29th September to escalate to a claim. Also, it is my birthday tommorow so this has made me a bit sad
Should I just call paypal on monday and ask them to escalate it to a claim? Also, do you think I will get my money back?
Thank You.
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Just contact PayPal and contact your bank and stop all charges. Cancel your debit card and order a new one. Its really that simple, don't get played.
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Well, first of all, for it to be a "re-stocking fee" there has to be an actual item to RE-STOCK! Second, ebay sellers are not allowed to charge you a restocking fee, some do it, but it easy to get it back, just threaten him with a claim. A true restocking fee is, as an example, when you bring back an item bought from, lets say, best buy. You opened the box, bestbuy cannot sell the item full price and you got your money back - restocking fee to compensate for their lost money. Third, just open a paypal claim and you'll get your money back
Thanks to everyone for the help ive opened a paypal dispute but need to wait 7 days to open claim. I will call paypal tomorrow.
hayat55 said:
Thanks to everyone for the help ive opened a paypal dispute but need to wait 7 days to open claim. I will call paypal tomorrow.
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you dont have to wait, just go in dispute details and hit "escalate to claim"
Nothing I hate worse then people buying on eBay and then don't want it.
Don't bid or buy it if you don't want it.
The seller then has to repost it and fight off the charges for everything. It's a huge pain.
did you use your credit card to pay via paypal? or debit/bank account? - if cc was used, just dispute it with credit card company, simple and effective.
you went about this all wrong.. Now you have to go through this whole process. For future reference, your order of action should have been:
1) Apologize profusely for screwing up the seller's day.
2) Ask very nicely for a refund
3) if he gives you some bull**** line like restocking fees on an item that he couldn't have possibly shipped or isn't even in his possession yet, then you should politely tell him why you shouldn't be charged. Mention that there is no restocking fee on ebay and the above stuff about how restocking fees work.
4) wait at least 24-48 hours for a response
5) 95% of the time they will then issue a complete refund. For the other 5% of the time, it is now time to escalate with paypal and ebay and call your bank and etc.
If you follow these steps you will get your money back MUCH faster. If you just go effing rambo on claims you'll be locked into dispute for a drawn out period of time and neither party is really happy in the end. Kinda a lose-lose scenario whereas by doing the above in the correct order will most of the time end up in win win situation.
If he refunds give him a stale review mentioning his shoddy business practice of charging restocking fees on prerelease goods. (reviews are everything on ebay)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! You grow some, you learn some. CHEERS!
Refund your money through paypal.