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Advice - Looking to buy imported Desire HD from Ebay

Hi guys,
I am looking to buy a Desire HD from an ebay seller (based in HK I think, although it says Australia).
eg:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-Unlock-H...51917?pt=AU_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2eb0b07ccd
Are there any other Australian users that have done this? Do you think I will have any dramas using it on Australian 3G network? (Optus)
Any advice would be much appreciated...
Thanks!

I bought my from the UK through clove.co.uk
Here's the product page http://www.clove.co.uk/htc-desire-hd
It cost $507 AUD atm
Personally i wouldn't buy a phone off ebay (even though that's where i got my psp) but it's up to you. Clove is cheaper and i've had good experience with them

Got mine sealed brand new from ebay £280 bargain of the decade.

Thanks for the advice.
Can I ask how much shipping cost you from Clove? Apparently I cant get the price until checking out.....
Sounds like the way to go... depending on the shipping cost

Pondy said:
Thanks for the advice.
Can I ask how much shipping cost you from Clove? Apparently I cant get the price until checking out.....
Sounds like the way to go... depending on the shipping cost
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DHL was around 30 pounds last time I bought from them, which was a DHD by the way. I would also recommend them as I've bought a Hero and Desire before from Clove and they are both got to Sydney in perfect condition.

Thanks for that, just gotta wait for the iphone4 to sell

$20-30 for DHL

Where do you buy your SGS II?

Hi guys. I'm looking for a good deal to buy a new SGS II. Where do you get yours?

Outer Mongolia super saver store .
jje

I bought mine on eBay from a seller with lots of good feedback and the transaction went smoothly and no problems at all.

Wireless Wave, Toronto, Canada

phones4u in the uk

Irate_KID said:
phones4u in the uk
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same

Brought from Cell Works, a store here in the Philippines.
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triducblackmask said:
Hi guys. I'm looking for a good deal to buy a new SGS II. Where do you get yours?
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Newegg.com or amazon have it.
The cheapest is probably expansys-usa.com They usually have a $10 off coupon, I think there still might be one. Making the total price $650.
Try LSJULY10 for July.

got it for 160€ at 3 (Provider) with a 18months contact
(20€: 1000text/1000min tel, unlimited internet + about 30 channels mobile tv)
all costs together it costs mi 520€ (exerything included).

Handtech, from the UK. That way I have a UK warranty if anything goes wrong ;-) was like 660$ including shipping. Americans don't pay "VAT".
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Best deal...who's selling the note for less?

I'll be getting this phone with in the next month, but I was curious what outlets you guys are aware of that are selling the phone.
I saw it on amazon 2 weeks ago for $900.00. Today its around $700, but I wanted to know if you guys knew of anywhere with even better deals.
It's a long shot I know, but I figure it is worth asking. Thanks

I would like to know this too. Seems the 'Hands Down Cheapest Place to Buy' thread is dead
Every day I scour XDA, Google, Ebay, etc looking for prices. I'm in Canada. With taxes,etc I think I'm looking at about $800 more or less (can anyone confirm that?). I think after Christmas I may go for this price but ideally I'm looking to pay about $700 more or less total. Then I'm worried about screen issues or a dead pixel which happened with the Nexus One I ordered from the States so I don't really want to ship it back overseas if this happens which it may judging by other threads...
So I'm looking for it to come down about another $100 but dont know if/when this will happen.
And ideally would like it to be released in Canada or even the US so I don't have to get it shipped which may lower that cost? But don't know if or when that will happen.
Then there is the fear that Samsung will discontinue it and I'll never get one or the prices will shoot up or something?

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...RDX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322262246&sr=8-1
Also Amazon has a couple different sellers with the SGN in stock. Around low 700-750s. Most of these are in the US which would be better in case of a defect.

MinionOfEckerd said:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
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I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.

cushcalc said:
I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.
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The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone

So because I'm in Canada I'm looking at around $800
But if I was in the US or UK I'd be looking at around $700

Same thread and a few tips in here.. UK, US, CA, India, HK..... sources...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320023&highlight=hands+down
Hands down cheapest place to buy without contract

thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something

seeking said:
thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something
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Ditto . . . .

Hands Down Cheapest...
Well I still think Clove.co.uk is the best place to buy at this time simply because they're including a matching Samsung OEM Flip Case free! Also, being a commodity and having the price fluxuate by the hour (literally) keep checking MobileCityOnline.com too!
These two places at one point during the day can hit anywhere from $699 - $729 at the absolute lowest. But keep in mind Clove.co.uk INCLUDES the free Samsung OEM Flip Case. For some that's a deal maker plus most other outlets are selling this same flip case for $65 on average.
That is why if you catch Clove on the lower end of price fluxuation it's such a good deal. You won't go wrong choosing either one of these retailers that's the good news. The only possible bad news is at what price you'll end up paying for your Note.
Anyway you do it - your going to LOVE THIS PHABLET!
Abso - ****ing - lutly love it... quote me on that too.
Happy Hunting boys and girls.

drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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I got the phone almost 3 weeks ago. I have not gotten this extra charge. I already paid $10 brokerage on delivery?
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drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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Charge $30 for what? FedEx hasn't charged me anything in the States for ordering from Handtec.

By far cheapest place to buy this phone is from India.
You get this phone for about US$ 615-620 range which includes official Samsung flip cover in the package.
If there is significant interest from people in states or UK, some of you guys can get in touch with some ebay.in sellers with good reputation and request him for shipping quote and get him to create a special thread for you guys.
Last time around with SGS2 couple of my mates from US requested a seller from ebay india this way and got him to create a private listing for them and got their SGS2.
Or if you guys trust someone from India around here in these forums, get him to purchase phones and paypal the funds to him.
Note is significantly cheaper here than anywhere else from what I have seen online.

DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.

expansys USa $100 off GNote for net delivered $695
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794.99 to $694.99 with free shippiong to USA address.
Hope that helps

Carphone Warehouse - Galaxy Note deals
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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So that's a) AU dollars and b) a company called Digital World International who only deliver to Australasia, then...

sketch-UK said:
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.
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that is a very expensive contract.
Especially taking into account the low amount of minutes and data you get.
Also paying £200 for the phone on top of the £720 is a big slap in the face...
return it and get a 'bigger' contract for less and also only pay a max. of £50 for handset

claude4 said:
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794-99 to $694-.99 with free shippiong to USa address.
Hope that helps
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Great price for the Note from a dealer here in the US. Thanks!
Also don't forget to combine the 2% cashback for Expansys-USA through Fatwallet making it $681.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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Darn! Can only select New Zealand or Australia for shipping.
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the price to come down a bit as I'm willing to pay a bit over $700 here in Canada total with shipping, tax, etc. but not willing to pay a over $800!! Just seems like too much...
I had a dream last night I was using my GNote & loving it... maybe the universe is trying to tell me to just order the darn thing

A whopping $850+ for International version in Canada!!

Is it me or are people paying over $850 for the international version of the S3?!?!
That's crazy, the 32GB is $930+ ...
I was hoping the ISPs would carry so I would only have to pay around $200 with contract, and now I'm never going to get one :'(
Whatta hell Bell Canada!

xoltrix2000 said:
Is it me or are people paying over $850 for the international version of the S3?!?!
That's crazy, the 32GB is $930+ ...
I was hoping the ISPs would carry so I would only have to pay around $200 with contract, and now I'm never going to get one :'(
Whatta hell Bell Canada!
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If they are paying that much, they don't need to be.
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I ordered mine from Handtec for $715 all in, not including import taxes. Still really expensive, but I paid the same for the SII on release.

Mine will run me approximately $760 after taxes and fees imported from clove.co.uk
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Hola
You must realize that for some (myself included) it is just easier to buy off someone/business that will have it locally than to worry about shipment issues, delays, taxes etc.
As far as I can see, the average price for the international version 16GB is between CAN$720 and $750, add shipping and ON/BC HST on top and you're looking at way over $800. Plus most of these folks on kijiji and craigslist that are selling this, they do it for small profit.
I am patiently waiting for the blue colored one and I go through a great phone importer from BC, i.e. MobileDNA. Those guys are great with the numerous transactions that I have done with them over the years.

QAM said:
Hola
You must realize that for some (myself included) it is just easier to buy off someone/business that will have it locally than to worry about shipment issues, delays, taxes etc.
As far as I can see, the average price for the international version 16GB is between CAN$720 and $750, add shipping and ON/BC HST on top and you're looking at way over $800. Plus most of these folks on kijiji and craigslist that are selling this, they do it for small profit.
I am patiently waiting for the blue colored one and I go through a great phone importer from BC, i.e. MobileDNA. Those guys are great with the numerous transactions that I have done with them over the years.
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$670 - $695 is what I'm seeing before taxes and shipping from places like Clove, Handtec, and Expansys USA.
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Yeah but I wonder what the import/duty fee's will cost? I bought the Nexus One and it cost me about 120$ on a 550$, so I'm assuming if you buy it for $720, you'll end up paying another 200$ for fees!!!

xoltrix2000 said:
Yeah but I wonder what the import/duty fee's will cost? I bought the Nexus One and it cost me about 120$ on a 550$, so I'm assuming if you buy it for $720, you'll end up paying another 200$ for fees!!!
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There shouldn't be duty, just the taxes.
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tietherope said:
There shouldn't be duty, just the taxes.
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Not all sites charge taxes, in that case you will end up paying taxes.
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QAM said:
Hola
You must realize that for some (myself included) it is just easier to buy off someone/business that will have it locally than to worry about shipment issues, delays, taxes etc.
As far as I can see, the average price for the international version 16GB is between CAN$720 and $750, add shipping and ON/BC HST on top and you're looking at way over $800. Plus most of these folks on kijiji and craigslist that are selling this, they do it for small profit.
I am patiently waiting for the blue colored one and I go through a great phone importer from BC, i.e. MobileDNA. Those guys are great with the numerous transactions that I have done with them over the years.
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That's where I got my Galaxy Note (they served me well). What kind of price did you get from them? I emailed them just a moment ago.

ya, ive ordered my last couple phones from handtec (HD2, S2, S3) and they've all come up to around the same price of $700 after shipping.
But since i live in Ontario, the tax gets me hard and is usually around $100 once the package comes from FedEX - making it a total of $800
ya its steep, but im such a sucker for new phones so ya.
You're looking at ~$800 if you live in Ontario - other places in Canada will have cheaper tax so you'll pay a bit less

Hola
I have bought from Handtec myself. My greatest concerns were always about getting warranty on these high-end devices. As you would know IF something was wrong with the phone, shipping it back to the UK was required, this in itself was stress. I saw a few posts here when the S2 was originally launched that some folks had to ship it back, and then wait like a few weeks before getting back a replacement. I wanted to avoid this potential issue and hence looked for a Canadian distributor to handle this stuff.
Interestingly the only reputable company I found was way out west in BC... hence I now buy all my latest phones through them.
Killing me to know that I have to wait on the blue colored version until next week or so.

QAM said:
Hola
I have bought from Handtec myself. My greatest concerns were always about getting warranty on these high-end devices. As you would know IF something was wrong with the phone, shipping it back to the UK was required, this in itself was stress. I saw a few posts here when the S2 was originally launched that some folks had to ship it back, and then wait like a few weeks before getting back a replacement. I wanted to avoid this potential issue and hence looked for a Canadian distributor to handle this stuff.
Interestingly the only reputable company I found was way out west in BC... hence I now buy all my latest phones through them.
Killing me to know that I have to wait on the blue colored version until next week or so.
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what company is that if i may ask?
if the price is right i'd consider buying from a canadian distributor as well instead of a UK one

xoltrix2000 said:
Yeah but I wonder what the import/duty fee's will cost? I bought the Nexus One and it cost me about 120$ on a 550$, so I'm assuming if you buy it for $720, you'll end up paying another 200$ for fees!!!
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I got mine from HK $799 plus $10 fedex overnight and only paid $22 for charges at the door .

Outright price?

Is it going to be around $650 outright? I have a Nexus 4 which is on its way but might switch to the S4 if it's around $400

I doubt the SIV will be 400$
but hopefully less than 700 since that's my parents current budget lol
(or else I'll have to buy it when the price drops)

it's most likely going to be at the 650-700 range for outright,
maybe like 299 on contract.

I think everyone and their mother would buy one outright if it was $400. I'd be first in line. I would guess at least $700

Even the nexus 4 costs more than 400 outside the play store lol.

EDIT:
First lot of 2 GT-I9500 for US $1375:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...l_Phones&hash=item3f2324c2a4&autorefresh=true
Second lot of 2 GT-I9500 for US $1225:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...l_Phones&hash=item3f2324c428&autorefresh=true
Buy it now sells 1 @ US $830-840 (16 - 64 GB) w/ free shipping.
Buy it now guy also selling 20 64 GB for $10,000 and many other deals.
Here's a new one buy it now from the UK, a 64 GB for US $752 or GBP 500: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ntageCostumeJewellery_CA&hash=item4d0a0e7d18c Note the picture though and the description says "Main Stone: Rhinestone", LOL.
I was sure any early ones would be at least $1k, but guess I was wrong. Maybe more in the $600-$800 range ?
The auctions were UK and buy it now is US. I've heard GT-I9500 (these) were selling in China already.
Is the GS4 already a relative flop, compared to expectations ? More of an incremental upgrade from the S3 ? S3 will get many software features. Is no LTE an issue on International version ?
BTW, I've bought about 20 phones in the last few years, for app testing, and most were from EBay. China or Hong Kong are usually well priced sources for most phones these days. I usually buy from a vendor that has better ratings 99+% and charges $10 more though.

WTF
where do you guys live expecting the GS4 to be 600 dollars outright?
Here in Australia, the GS3 was close to 800 outright, so I assume the GS4 will be around that same price...
Ayee, then again Australia always gets the short end of the stick,,

It'll be like $300/$350 with a contract and $600/$650 without most likely.
My guess.

rumoured to be 579 dollars for 16gb
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_us_priced_revealed_16gb_model_to_cost_579-news-5714.php

spazzy1912 said:
rumoured to be 579 dollars for 16gb
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That's too cheap. The s3 was around 650 euros when it came out so that's about +750. If that's the price it's gonna sell very well
Swyped from another galaxy

skivnit said:
That's too cheap. The s3 was around 650 euros when it came out so that's about +750. If that's the price it's gonna sell very well
Swyped from another galaxy
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still a rumour, so yeah haha
if its 579 over in the states, then it would be around 650 here in aus

skivnit said:
That's too cheap. The s3 was around 650 euros when it came out so that's about +750. If that's the price it's gonna sell very well
Swyped from another galaxy
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I got my galaxy s3 first week for 549.99 us dollars on amazon... This is a reasonable price for us
trolol and awayyy!! Expect typos this is my phone.