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Galaxy nexus gsm for $575+shipping!!

Expansys eBay store has the galaxy nexus for $575 + like $5 shipping... The only catch is its a open box item.. This is my first time opening a thread, Can I post the link or no?
Edit: I see other threads that post links so:
http://stores.ebay.com/eXpansys-USA-Store

I really want in on this but I'm hesitant knowing that it could be one of the ones somebody returned because of excessive banding, or other screen issues. Manufacturers and retailers usually don't consider that a problem and send them back out.
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five0four said:
Expansys eBay store has the galaxy nexus for $575 + like $5 shipping... The only catch is its a open box item.. This is my first time opening a thread, Can I post the link or no?
Edit: I see other threads that post links so:
http://stores.ebay.com/eXpansys-USA-Store
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I bought mine from one of those deal sites for $565 shipped. Came in all original packaging. The only problem was the package seal was broken. I think reseller opened it to test the phone before shipment since it's an international phone. Other than that it's perfect!

Unfortunately he doesn't ship international

I also got my Galaxy Nexus from an open box deal via their eBay store and when I got it I couldn't figure out why it was returned. It was in absolute mint condition, couldn't tell it had ever been used. Accessories were still sealed even.

Willieumm said:
I also got my Galaxy Nexus from an open box deal via their eBay store and when I got it I couldn't figure out why it was returned. It was in absolute mint condition, couldn't tell it had ever been used. Accessories were still sealed even.
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Same here man, mine arrived super mint with no problems at all.

down to 560

Just received my 32 GB Note from Amazon and the seal was broken...ugghhh

Finally received the Note 10.1 today and when I opened the Amazon packaging....I noticed the Samsung box wasn't wrapped in plastic...so I go to open it up and notice the white tabs on the bottom have been opened. The Note seemed to be all wrapped still and everything was in the box, but I had visions of someone getting the 16GB and getting a 32 GB and putting the 16GB back in this box and returning it or putting a llemon back in....uuugg. Getting a new replacement one sent out today for tomorrow. Wish me luck this time.

Mine did not have plastic but 2 little stickers one on each side.
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BigAtrain said:
Mine did not have plastic but 2 little stickers one on each side.
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Those two stickers were both cut through on mine. I wanted to just say the hell with it and use it anyway, but I thought better of it with the amount of money it cost.

There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Interesting. The person I spoke to at Amazon never mentioned this. I'll be interested to see if the next one comes like that as well. I think they should atleast state this in the package contents otherwise how can you not assume that the package was tampered with.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Yea that was my thread.

Are You all US Americans ? WTF You have 32GB Notes there which we can only dream of here in Europe ???,,!!!!

troed said:
Are You all US Americans ? WTF You have 32GB Notes there which we can only dream of here in Europe ???,,!!!!
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No we are all RUSSIAN Americans.
Why is everyone so excited about paying $50 extra for another 16 gb when an sd card costs half that?
And yes, USA RULEZ!
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Yeah, one of the seals on mine was broken too. Apparently this is quite common. I just ignored it, it's not like Amazon is secretly sabotaging all their Notes because that wouldn't exactly be good business for them.

If it was available I would've gone with the 64GB version because mobile games are so huge these days at up to 1.7GB from what I've seen so far.

mi7chy said:
If it was available I would've gone with the 64GB version because mobile games are so huge these days at up to 1.7GB from what I've seen so far.
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So take the same 50 bucks and toss in a 32 GB sdcard. I still don't get it.
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I got mine this weekend from Best Buy and found out when I got home that the seals where broken.. Took it back the next day for one that had seals intact.

mitchellvii said:
No we are all RUSSIAN Americans.
Why is everyone so excited about paying $50 extra for another 16 gb when an sd card costs half that?
And yes, USA RULEZ!
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Lol If Putin has his way, we might end being that. The ole' Russian Bear is on the prowl again, and strong.
I got my 32 GB Model from Amazon yesterday, and both seals were intact.

Hope I'm that lucky with mine from Amazon.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Mine, delivered today, had a similarly looking cuts but on the closer inspection I think the box just got banged up while getting to me. So, I think the box cover must move a bit breaking the seals eventually. Inspecting it closely I could tell they didn't 100% break and parts were actually intact. Pics with the intact areas circled attached. HTH.

Mine arrived from Amazon in a ****ty for book box so not a lot of buffer around it and with one of the seals broken but the content was obviously new.

My seals were unbroken, but I could see that the buffeting around in the shipping box had weakened them.

Bought mine in a little shop here in Vienna: BOTH seals unbroken
My wife then bought another one for herself then the next day in the SAME shop: ONE seal was broken, ONE INTACT.
I tried to open the box keeping the unbroken seal intact: not possible
Explanation from shop: seals sometimes break during transport (they were looking through 7 devices, mostly seals were intact but 2 had one seal broken, 1 both.
Methinks: nothing to worry about, seals are of paper and not plastic foil thus might rip during transport

toenail_flicker said:
My seals were unbroken, but I could see that the buffeting around in the shipping box had weakened them.
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Mine came yesterday in an Amazon box with NO padding at all. The Samsung box was rattling around in there. But the seals were intact. The Tablet seems fine, but will be complaining to Amazon about the packaging. A $550 item needs more "respect" than that!

calanthe42 said:
Mine came yesterday in an Amazon box with NO padding at all. The Samsung box was rattling around in there. But the seals were intact. The Tablet seems fine, but will be complaining to Amazon about the packaging. A $550 item needs more "respect" than that!
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Was it fulfilled by Amazon (either sold directly by Amazon, or sold by a third party but fulfilled by Amazon), or did it ship from a third party? I have NEVER had anything fulfilled by Amazon come without padding.

Nexus 7 Replacement parts...

So my dog decided to chew on my nexus and the screen is cracked from top to bottom and is unresponsive to touch...
Have any of you had any luck with finding replacement parts? All I have found was this guy and it just seems pretty sketchy to me... I also found replacement backs which I will probably get.
www.dfwpcrepairs.com/google_nexus_7__tablet_screen_repair.html
Have no problems doing the repairs myself just need the parts first...

I wouldn't trust the website, the cost of the screen repair is very high because asus have made it so that the LCD is glued to the digitizer making it cost a hefty $160 for Asus to repair it themselves.
Also I cracked my nexus 7 and sent it to knowhow coverage, they told me that it is impossible for them to get their hands on a screen.
Instead they're reviewing the problem and giving me a £200 voucher for currys and PC world.
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Maybe Asus cover on the warenty dog chewing?
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jamesst20 said:
Maybe Asus cover on the warenty dog chewing?
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They'll only cover it if you got the dog from Asus, too.
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drzeller said:
They'll only cover it if you got the dog from Asus, too.
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Should be fine then
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They'll only cover it if you got the dog from Asus, too.
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Alright so I just need to stencil the ASUS logo then spray paint it on my dog?
Cool!
Guess I will wait a little bit and what comes around for fixing myself. May email ASUS and see If I can pay them to repair it (doubtful) or worst case senario I just buy another one.
Thanks Guys

I have been looking for Nexus 7 parts just in case something happens to one of my Nexus 7's and I couldn't find anything. ASUS will repair a broken screen for $170(US). It might actually be cheaper to buy a 8gb Nexus 7, harvest the screen and sell the rest of the parts on ebay. You may end up getting it for free if you can sell everything else off. The battery is Worth $40, The 8gb logic board is worth $99, front facing camera is $15, I/O cable(charging port and headset jack) is $15, Speaker is $15 and the charger is $15.

Is the bezel (silver lining around the screen) part of the screen also? Does that mean if i were to replaced a dented bezel, I have to replace the whole screen?

Deekayy said:
Is the bezel (silver lining around the screen) part of the screen also? Does that mean if i were to replaced a dented bezel, I have to replace the whole screen?
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Unfortunately it is.

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I just spoke with Asus eStore.
http://www.service.asus.com/infopage.aspx?rid=7#!consumer/csn9
Their web site lists nexyus 7 but has no parts listed.
http://us.estore.asus.com/
The person I spoke to said they do not sell the replacement screen and it would be via repair only. I was told the parts store will probably only carry chargers and cables.
I managed to get the part number of the screen it is: 90R-OK0M1L11000U (that is the letter "O" imediatly before the "K")
They had no record of who the (3rd party?) manufacturer of the screen is.
I strongly suggested they offer hte screen as a part for direct sale as the repair cost is approx the same as a new tablet, so not worth doing.
I STATED THAT THE PRESENT RESTRICTION MAKES ME QUESTION BUYING FUTURE ASUS PRODUCTS.
If enough people complain we may push them to sell replacement screen parts from their parts store.

The screen is made by Hydis model # HV070WX2. I still have not been able to find someone that has them in stock. There is a site I found that supposedly has 5k in stock for wholesalers.
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Michael Gaines said:
I have been looking for Nexus 7 parts just in case something happens to one of my Nexus 7's and I couldn't find anything. ASUS will repair a broken screen for $170(US). It might actually be cheaper to buy a 8gb Nexus 7, harvest the screen and sell the rest of the parts on ebay. You may end up getting it for free if you can sell everything else off. The battery is Worth $40, The 8gb logic board is worth $99, front facing camera is $15, I/O cable(charging port and headset jack) is $15, Speaker is $15 and the charger is $15.
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would this by any chance void the warranty? my back pocket managed to crack the screen on one i JUST got from RMA. at this point i wouldnt mind buying a new one and keeping it around till replacement screens are actually plausible.

The screens are just starting to show up on the market. They are $160+. Almost easier to buy a new 8GB instead of a new LCD/Digitizer.
I'm hoping the price comes down with competition, but at this point there isn't any competition there's only few limited sources.
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Michael Gaines said:
I have been looking for Nexus 7 parts just in case something happens to one of my Nexus 7's and I couldn't find anything. ASUS will repair a broken screen for $170(US). It might actually be cheaper to buy a 8gb Nexus 7, harvest the screen and sell the rest of the parts on ebay. You may end up getting it for free if you can sell everything else off. The battery is Worth $40, The 8gb logic board is worth $99, front facing camera is $15, I/O cable(charging port and headset jack) is $15, Speaker is $15 and the charger is $15.
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ASUS will service it for 202.00, ie: motherboard. They won't sell me a motherboard. They won't repair the one I have. Say they're not for sale, can't sell. I might as well just buy a new one. Last ASUS product I'll ever buy.

i would wait to see what they do with the 8GB with the discontinuing of them before buying screen. Like someone else said, use one for salvage if it is dirt cheap

crz6662 said:
ASUS will service it for 202.00, ie: motherboard. They won't sell me a motherboard. They won't repair the one I have. Say they're not for sale, can't sell. I might as well just buy a new one. Last ASUS product I'll ever buy.
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If you're looking for a motherboard you can pick up cheap as-is nexus 7's on eBay all day. I bought one with a broken screen that 100% works. The crack is at the top near the camera and does not extend into the screen. I got it for less than $50. I know how lucky I got, I feel like I won the lottery.
You can get them as low as $30. Not bad to use the motherboard or even spare battery. Even the back case is worth that almost.
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kkl0wn said:
If you're looking for a motherboard you can pick up cheap as-is nexus 7's on eBay all day. I bought one with a broken screen that 100% works. The crack is at the top near the camera and does not extend into the screen. I got it for less than $50. I know how lucky I got, I feel like I won the lottery.
You can get them as low as $30. Not bad to use the motherboard or even spare battery. Even the back case is worth that almost.
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Yeah, I caught that. Only two on Ebay when I looked. $31.00 and 9.90. So definitely the route I'll be going.

Nexus 7 screen cracked
My nexus 7 32gb screen has cracked & I was wondering if any other screen would fit or does it need
To be an original cos of the digitiser?

I have not found the part I need for mine, boo! I need a usb slot for the damn thing, my son was playing with it and left it on the floor, little to no surprise, he was excited and walked away, came back and stepped on the cord part charging it, so now it wont charge.. the internal usb is all screwed up, its just on a little board that looks like its easy enough to replace once you get the board to replace it with.

@hazard1nc: Here ya go, seems to be a really good shop for replacement parts.
I'm going to buy a new mainboard and speaker for mine there
http://stores.ebay.com/Positive-Dreams-Electronics/
There are some usb/audio replacement boards, I think that's the one you want
Still wondering, why the usb/audio boards are so expensive, but this is normal, didn't find a cheaper one yet.

note10.1 on sale on amazon for 409 new

you gotta do a search on amazon because i am not allowed to post links it seems
Amazon has the note10.1 dark grey 16gb on sale for 409 plus 5 bucks shipping from one of there 3rd party sellers. amazon itself has the same tablet for 423. i just ordered it from amazon for the 423 because i feel safer dealing with amazon if there is any issues. not sure when they dropped the price but it was 449 this morning. might one to jump on it while it's up. i signed up just to post this:laugh:

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you gotta do a search on amazon because i am not allowed to post links it seems
Amazon has the note10.1 dark grey 16gb on sale for 409 plus 5 bucks shipping from one of there 3rd party sellers. amazon itself has the same tablet for 423. i just ordered it from amazon for the 423 because i feel safer dealing with amazon if there is any issues. not sure when they dropped the price but it was 449 this morning. might one to jump on it while it's up. i signed up just to post this:laugh:
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Pretty good deal, I would have went with the one for $423.00 also. I was lucky last Christmas and got a new sealed white one on ebay for $385.00 delivered, sometimes when you role the dice you win.

Newegg has a 16gb refurb for $370.

Not really a good deal i think. i bought mine 16Gb wifi refubished ( 100% like new) + bundle (case+ usb connection kit+ extra s-pen) for $360 (after tax) last week.

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Not really a good deal i think. i bought mine 16Gb wifi refubished ( 100% like new) + bundle (case+ usb connection kit+ extra s-pen) for $360 (after tax) last week.
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I just brought the same bundle from best buy yesterday. The tablet looks new but last night i notice there are dusts under the screen. Does your have the same problem or its just me. I don't know if i should return it or not.
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dhoang said:
I just brought the same bundle from best buy yesterday. The tablet looks new but last night i notice there are dusts under the screen. Does your have the same problem or its just me. I don't know if i should return it or not.
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No, my is perfect.
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No, my is perfect.
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It may not be........
I thought mine was also but its not.
I turned off my screen and took a very bright flashlight beam and low and behold there is 2 specks of dust suspended in the coating on the screen.
You can not see it until you shine a very bright light (1000 lumens), blinding light in fact.
So unless something else would happen to my Note i'm not sending it in.
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kkretch said:
It may not be........
I thought mine was also but its not.
I turned off my screen and took a very bright flashlight beam and low and behold there is 2 specks of dust suspended in the coating on the screen.
You can not see it until you shine a very bright light (1000 lumens), blinding light in fact.
So unless something else would happen to my Note i'm not sending it in.
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That was exactly what i did. I also found two, one can be seen when screen on, the other one not so much. Is your also refurbished?
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That was exactly what i did. I also found two, one can be seen when screen on, the other one not so much. Is your also refurbished?
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No, it was New.

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No, it was New.
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Wow, my is refurbished. So i guess i cant complaint. The speck of dust didn't bother me at all, but what bothering me is ive noticed a thin thread, like a hair, about 1 mm long underneath the screen. Its very visible when the screen is on. I guess that's why its refurbished.
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If you're willing to do the repair yourself, you can probably get one for less then 300 CAD. I got my Note 10.1 with a cracked (one very fine line) touch layer for only 296.63 CAD from Surplus by Design http://stores.ebay.ca/id=679161510&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SST&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533
A new touch layer will cost me less then 30 CAD total from a Chinese eBay seller.
http://stores.ebay.ca/id=679161510&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SST&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533

Aww, it's not there anymore.

dhoang said:
Wow, my is refurbished. So i guess i cant complaint. The speck of dust didn't bother me at all, but what bothering me is ive noticed a thin thread, like a hair, about 1 mm long underneath the screen. Its very visible when the screen is on. I guess that's why its refurbished.
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I got mine brand new in November and have recently noticed some dust specks under my screen. Only notice when screen is off and in direct sunlight.
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killerapl said:
I got mine brand new in November and have recently noticed some dust specks under my screen. Only notice when screen is off and in direct sunlight.
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I will probably keep the tablet. I only paid 292 + tax for it at best buy and it was bundled with spen, case, and USB adapter. I figure for that price i might as well keep it.
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Noob G-Pad owner (from Newegg)

HI all,
Got my G Pad from Newegg Tues. and am very pleased. No problems - no light bleed (used the light bleed app to test), no lines of any kind that I can see. My S/N started with 310 - white color, and the box was not sealed. As you can guess I did my research on this forum before buying. I love the size.
Bought it to replace Ipad mini retina which I had bought on black friday. Yes the mini has 1 big problem (which nobody ever seems to mention) - it keeps dropping my wifi signal.It also doesn't see many of my neighborhood wifi signals - it sees maybe 1 or 2. The G pad and my other android tablets see 8 or 9. By the way - I tried out 2 minis - both had the wifi problem.
My first (and probably last) Apple overpriced product. It is going back. I also got the opportunity to hate iTunes.
Cheers,
catapp

My S/N is a 310, and I just got my tablet from newegg also. Same, no problems here with mine.
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Fyi best buy has them for 299!!
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price
I got it from Newegg for 279 +tax.

I got mine for new egg for 279, no tax no free shipping.

Purchased mine from newegg late on the 5th for $279. It's black, sealed, and wifi works great.

My RMA just got accepted so hopefully this time they get it right. ???
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Got mine from newegg for $175 when they had a special deal just before xmas advertised only on their twitter feed.

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Purchased mine from newegg late on the 5th for $279. It's black, sealed, and wifi works great.
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LOL that seal does not look like it was applied at the factory. I'm guessing Newegg got the message and started sealing them in the warehouse. Which I don't see as a problem if it makes customers happy. Personally I bought mine from NE on Cyber Mon. and it didn't matter to me that it wasn't sealed. Sealed or not LG should be faulted for letting these leave the factory in less than pristine condition.
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