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Swappa.com Buy gently used Android Devices

Just throwing this out there. www.swappa.com is where you can list your phone or buy other phones. Androids only.
Tablets too!

I have used swappa a few times and its a easy way to buy or sell an android phone if i remember they use paypal so its safe.

do they ship worldwide?

mangopears said:
do they ship worldwide?
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It depends on the seller, but yes they do. You just have to post a message asking for a price

are there more sites like swappa.com ?

I have recently considered buying from Swappa

I've bought and sold several devices from there ... never had an issue
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This is something I might try. Thanks.
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i myself purchase a htc sensation from swappa.com and i love the site
transaction is very smooth
100% recommended
btw the phones are very cheaper than ebay

ebay and craigslist seem to be cheaper

Just sold my fascinate there. You lose $10 on Sellers fees though plus Paypal fees if you use goods option.
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I have used swappa a bunch good place to buy or sell.
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My galaxy s3 for sell

Hello
Im selling my samsung galaxy s3 blue color international model 16gb
I bought it 3 month ago and it comes with orginal case and zaggHD screen protector, no box, just the phone and the headphones with the charger
Reson for sell, i want to buy note2
Selling it for 500usd
Location is new jersey
Dealing here and the payment is cash on delivery or any safe shipping
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saberzaid said:
Hello
Im selling my samsung galaxy s3 blue color international model 16gb
I bought it 3 month ago and it comes with orginal case and zaggHD screen protector, no box, just the phone and the headphones with the charger
Reson for sell, i want to buy note2
Selling it for 500usd
Location is new jersey
Dealing here and the payment is cash on delivery or any safe shipping
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Probably wanna post this in the want to sell forum

mcp2009 said:
Probably wanna post this in the want to sell forum
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prob cant use that being a new member

Will it work for sprint?

This is the wrong forum for something like this.
However you do not fulfill the requirements to access the Marketplace fora and therefore you can't sell anything on XDA.
Please re-read the MP rules to get a detailed list of the requirements.
Closed.

Buying s4 from ebay now

Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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you should probably check the sellers rep.

1000 for a phone?

Honestly, that probably isn't too far off non-contract pricing but screw that!!!

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Pretty pricey and I would check their feedback rating first before purchasing it. If they have 0 ratings or ask you to pay without using ebay I would def stay away

Is it a presale? alot of people do that and wont ship it to you till the phone is launched.

MohinderJaBardi said:
Is it a presale? alot of people do that and wont ship it to you till the phone is launched.
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Its not presale. one phone is 500 usd and 2 was min to order. The seler has 100 % positive feedback
Search it on ebay galaxy s4

looks pretty legit aside the photos are dummy phone looking or stock photos.

If you fail to see that this is fake then you deserve to have your money taken from you, period!

I did email the seller.
and here's his response to me.
Hi,
Quick info about my items:
- 100% factory unlocked, 100% genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 in original sealed boxes. I have both colors: White and Black.
- I have EU, UK and US version of the phone with 64GB. You can use them in any country with any sim card.
- The phones are bought directly from factory and also this is the reason why the prices are low. They all have 1 year international warranty.
- I can send them with DHL, FedEx, UPS, Royal Mail or your preferred shipping company. The items are sent from my warehouse in Glasgow.
- Free Customs. That is right... Free Customs. I gathered a lot of experience sending items internationally and Customs are not a problem anymore.
- As you can see in my description: Pickup is not available at this time as i do not hold stock on hand for security and reliability reasons.
- I will provide IMEI and custom photos ONLY after i have payment confirmation from eBay.
Minimum order is 2 (no exceptions). My stock is greater than 20 and also you will get great discounts for bulk orders. How many phones do you want ?
Thanks
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Sounds legit?

cyril1990 said:
I did email the seller,
and here's his response on me.
Sounds legit?
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i am thinking it is not true. somebody wants to make money withe freaks who can´t waiting for holding sgs4 in hands

TAT1980 said:
i am thinking it is not true. somebody wants to make money withe freaks who can´t waiting for holding sgs4 in hands
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+1000
Seriously, the actual units wont ship till the 29th. So dont fall for this and just wait.
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Definitely a scam. Possible hijacked eBay account. Seller asks to pay through bank transfer not PayPal. Run! Or kiss your money goodbye.
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"I do not hold stock on hand"
"My stock is greater than 20"
Red flag much?
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i have reported him now to ebay but he sold so many already
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...62881?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item257ade0e01

another one just reported that too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...lePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item82662391db
and
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20x-Samsu...61925?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item3ccf9abb25

Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Don't get sucked into the hype wait a few weeks pay a decent price. You will only be "first on the block" for very short time and there's no development around or rooting available yet
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Antunhr said:
Hy.
I found 2x galaxy s4 64gb for 1000 usd at ebay. Is anobody buy this and that anobody now it is safe buying it.
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Don't do it.
The price of this device will be the same when it's released in your store nearby, and you will have a 100% warranty it works or replacement or repairs. You won't get warranty if bought from eBay for sure and they are all PRE ORDER ( PRE SALE ), dispatch will be from 30th April. All written in the description of the product page on eBay.
My advice; wait.

Even if it was legit, I wouldn't order anything that would be shipped out of another country other than my own. Even if the item were socks.

I've bought about a dozen phones through Ebay the last 2 years, sticking will decently rated sellers, 97% and up, and have never had a problem. (Other than the 97% guy shipping too slow; now I go 99%.)
This includes a new OneX, a GT-I9300 and an Xperia P, all from Hong Kong.
Rumor 2 days old about sales already in China, and I've seen several Ebay sales and auctions go through for GT-I9500, for allegedly immediately available stock. I posted in this price thread about the $612 - $840 or so price range, the lower for 2 at $1225: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39194227#post39194227 Buy it now guy seems to be in the US.
I can't vouch for any of the vendors. As far as I know, as long as you stick with EBay/Paypal, purchase should be protected. If it's a scam, then it appears to me probably at least a dozen or 2 people have been scammed and it will become well known.
I'm waiting to see if anyone posts their purchase (or scam) here. Perhaps they're getting early production units with more faults than average. Under Features Radio for one listing though is TBD, LOL. Maybe the app and other software features aren't ready for prime-time yet.

UK xda users - Has anybody ever brought or sold a device on Swappa.

I've put my mint Nexus 4 up for sell on Swappa, but I'm concerned that on the UK version of the site, there aren't that many visitors, the US site seems quite busy. Has any UK user had much experience of buy / selling on Swappa?

Haven't sold anything on swappa but if you think generally, when people buy used phones the first place they go is eBay/Gumtree. EBay now have free listings but there are other fees. I find Gumtree to just be full of time waters mostly in my experience.
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22sl22 said:
Haven't sold anything on swappa but if you think generally, when people buy used phones the first place they go is eBay/Gumtree. EBay now have free listings but there are other fees. I find Gumtree to just be full of time waters mostly in my experience.
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Swappa is a much more reliable place to purchase phones if you want something that work, they have higher standard and doesn't allow selling defects or broken screen devices.
eBay is good if you want to sell fast since there will be much higher exposure, although the fee will be higher as well, free listing doesn't mean anything in this regard. You can also sell for higher price on eBay than at Swappa, since sometimes there will inevitably be low ballers (who in the past trolled the now defunct XDA market) trying to make low ball offers. I don't think there is much gain over Swappa once you pay off all the ebay/PayPal fees though.
But overall Swappa is a much better experience for me.

Any Samsung Deals?

Remember last year samsung offered a free flip-cover to all note II and S3 owners. Does anyone know of any promos for the note 3?
It's funny last year I was too late to use the promo, and the only color they sent me was a pink one.

privatewarrior1 said:
Remember last year samsung offered a free flip-cover to all note II and S3 owners. Does anyone know of any promos for the note 3?
It's funny last year I was too late to use the promo, and the only color they sent me was a pink one.
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Best I have seen is 50% of all accessories under $50 direct from them. You get the coupon code once you register your new device.

Limeybastard said:
Best I have seen is 50% of all accessories under $50 direct from them. You get the coupon code once you register your new device.
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Is that for UK samsung mobile owners too?

husnain.mohammed said:
Is that for UK samsung mobile owners too?
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I've had my note since launch and note had anything in from them
But checking the Sammy website, I don't see many GN3 accessories so they might not be sending anything out because they have no stock yet (could be wrong).

neoKushan said:
I've had my note since launch and note had anything in from them
But checking the Sammy website, I don't see many GN3 accessories so they might not be sending anything out because they have no stock yet (could be wrong).
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Night before last I complained they had no accessories on their own site, but we're selling through other retailers (the charging covers, flip covers, etc) but yesterday they went up on the Samsung site also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494506
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In the Netherlands you get €50 back off of accessories with the purchase of a Note 3.
samsung.com/nl/promotion/note-3-accessoire-cash-retour

gnik luap said:
Night before last I complained they had no accessories on their own site, but we're selling through other retailers (the charging covers, flip covers, etc) but yesterday they went up on the Samsung site also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494506
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Yeah, that's for the US, I'm in the UK. They now list accessories but no prices for them.

neoKushan said:
Yeah, that's for the US, I'm in the UK. They now list accessories but no prices for them.
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I see what you mean. I know some of these items are available from mobilefun, at a stiff price I think. I don't really know about the details but I've heard that with customs and VAT you pay a lot more than some of us.
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Yeah, mobilefun isn't cheap. I haven't seen any UK offers from Sammy yet though, hopefully they'll offer 50% off or something like they do in the US.