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HTC - buying off eBay

Anyone had any experience of buying a phone off eBay? I bought mine second hand for £331 the other day and it was as advertised. I did a hard reset so I could start again and it works really well. Maybe I was just lucky!!!!

I got it for 280L via ebay.. new as described (unwanted upgrade).. had to unlock it and viola works perfectly ( for 3 months now )

Yep I bought an HD off eBay and it was as described. In fact the seller had mentioned two small scratches which I still haven't managed to find!! The phone had also already been flashed with one of Dutty's ROMS so was ready to go!
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havent bought an hd off ebay but i am buying a lot of stuff from there (included a couple of phones), i must say that in the last 2-3 years the quality of the items and the precision of the sellers is getting more and more professional. I would definately recommend a search on ebay for a phone or whatever else, provided you ACCURATELY read, read, READ the description and everything

A long as you find the seller legitimate and able to read the description clearly, you shouldn't find it hard. Just try contacting the seller always before deciding to bid. If the price is listed ridiculously low, make sure you insist him why it is priced low. Most importantly, ask him twice if it's the original HTC phone or the chinese clones spread over AliBaba!

I've bought the following PDA phones off eBay
XDA IIs (2006)
XDA Exec (2006)
XDA Orbit (2007)
XDA Orbit 2 (2008)
HTC Diamond (2008)
HTC HD (2009)
I've had no problems at all, but only because I was careful with checking out the seller first. I use a website called www.goofbay.com to check what the seller has bought, sold and selling and to filter his feedback so I can see all the neutrals and negatives.
Most of the time though you cannot be too careful; the XDA Orbit 2 was a pain when I bought it. The seller didn't respond for about a week, had to keep calling him, he was never in, only spoke to members of his family. Then after a while he sent me an email saying he was a way and will post the phone as soon as possible. A few days later I receive a Xda Orbit One (Artemis), not the newer XDA Orbit Two (Polaris/Touch Cruise) and I had to post it back to him for a refund. But luckily the seller was a decent bloke who really made a mistake so he offered to refund everything, including return postage and postage he paid to send phone to me. He was really apologetic and to be honest he probably would have ended up paying compensation if I asked for it lol (but im not cruel )
In the end he made a bank transfer of the total refund and he kept in touch the whole time via text messaging (lol).
After awhile I bought another XDA Orbit 2 of eBay and when it came (it was fine this time!), I really despised the phone. Slow, buggy, chunky, touchflo sucks, typing is also slow, just in general it was a crappy phone that was expensive. In my opinion - the XDA II, XDA IIs and XDA Exec were very fast. Only after getting the XDA Orbit onwards did I start to notice the higher spec phones getting slower!
Best phone I own is the Touch HD (of course ) but it wasn't as fast as my Diamond.
I am probably going to end up buying the Toshiba TG01 PDA - Windows Mobile and a 1Ghz processor! Best of all a bigger screen than the touch HD lol. Should be interesting when it comes out
Oh and by the way anyone thinking of selling on eBay, if you know someone who has lots of feedback and experience in selling let them do it for you instead of opening a new account; If you sell it yourself with a weak account, you will get less bids, more scammers, and more people who buy legitimately with the intent of doing a chargeback a couple of months after buying the PDA from you!

Been buying and selling phones and other on eBay for years and rarely been let down. Just remember to DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST!!
Always ask lots of questions and check the sellers feedback!!
Goodluck

I bought my HD off ebay and I got a new phone at a resonable price. Just look at description of what you are buying and make sure the seller has a good review.

ebay is the place to get your best price...just verify seller etc.
got my HD off ebay for about $370 from Europe (idividual seller)...

1 week old HD2 for sale

Selling 1-2 week old HD2 (EU)
It's in mint condition. Not even a single scratch or mark. I'ts has had a mirror shield screen protector fitted and has always been used with a protective case from day one. Selling it as it's just too big from me as my last phone was the wildfire.
Wanted to sell it on eBay, but their fees are crazy.
Any offers?
I'm also selling some accessories here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12044583

We have a marketplace forum for a reason.

woops, didnt know that :L
Can someone delete this thread. Thanks

Selling my SGS (along with cases, skins and more)

Hey!
Im getting a SGS2 on friday so am selling my SGS, rather than on ebay or anywhere elseI wanted to come here first as I prefer the community feel, and would rather it goes to someone who knows about it!!
Its recently (yesterday) had its whole front replaced, sceen, bezel, home button, the lot, as the digitizer broke. So its almost like a new phone, rest of the phone is in mint condition as I keep it in a case a skin and a pouch
Im selling it with a gelaskin, replacement battery cover (red), 3 cases and the charger.
If your intereseted I can give photo's and more details!
Also im in the UK so Uk and European residents will get precedent, sorry!
(PS. if this is against forum rules then sorry and plz delete!!)

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still available
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[Q] Cheapest Trustworthy Site IN UK

Hey everyone.
Currently have a HTC Hero. Want to get the Desire Z/G2.
Does anyone know any good priced UK sellers?
So far my best option seems to be Play.com, just wondering if its available elsewhere for cheaper?
Ive googled but most of the sites Ive never heard of/seen/or used before so I am a bit edgy...
Cheers everyone! Hopefully Ill be a proper member of the G2/Desire Z brigade soon!
(No, Im not going to import it unless someone can give me a really really really good reason to)

Its a good phone,I got mine off amazon but in the space of 2 days went up in price by 50 quid!
Nothing against amazon but as I found out when I tried to transfer my phone insurance over they would not touch it as they class Amazon as a "2nd hand" dealer even though they sell new stuff as well,good service and I thought 250 for it new was fair, just be mindful about the insurance angle

Thanks! Thats why I didnt want to import really, most insurers will class it as a 'grey import' and not touch it (Ive had the same with camera equipment)
Im guessing Play would be treated as not being a 2nd hand dealer surely...?
I would get a second hand one, but not sure what versions will be locked down and unrootable (if there are versions that are locked down?)... A couple are available locally on gumtree etc for between £190-£210, I wouldnt get insurance, but Ive always babied my Mobiles so may just go without...hmm...

A bonus of getting a second hand one may be that it is easier to root,i think the newer phones were causing problems to root(I think they have sorted it out) I know what worked for me,
Hopefully welcome to the Desire Z brigade

If I were you, this late in the life of the Desire Z, I'd just buy a refurb unit or used from another person. It's really not worth the price that they will be charging online at this point.
Not sure about the UK market for DZ's, but in the US the going price for a used G2 is in the $200-$250 range.

I brought my dz from www.handtec.co.uk. they seem trustworthy and prices were very good.
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I have seen them on simply electronics website in UK for 248 pound brand new, i bought a camera from the same website and had no problem.
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I'm sure I had an email last week from either Expansys or Dabs which had a DZ for just over £200. Can't find the email at the moment, I will check tomorrow.
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Bought my desire z off amazon too...amazon prices change every now and then..I got mine when it was 250 I dont think it usually goes any lower.
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Found the email, Expansys were offering the DZ for £280 sim free but it shows up as discontinued now. Though they B grade stock for the same price.
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Www.Simplyelectronics.net got it for £248 simfree plus free delivery 3 days.
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i got mine for £200 at carphone warehouse in uk brandnew. not sure how much it is now though...

[Q] Want the White Version

Any idea whether the white galaxy note will be out this year? I'm trying to treat myself to a nice xmas present Lol

microwaves usually come in White though..

yes many ppl bought the white one from ebay but with higher price than the black one ( for now ) but i bet you will get one next month at the same price with black for sure.

jommy999 said:
yes many ppl bought the white one from ebay but with higher price than the black one ( for now ) but i bet you will get one next month at the same price with black for sure.
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I scoured ebay all day long have yet to come across a white galaxy note. Any links??

Ive asked the question to buymobilephones in the uk, if/when i get a reply ill let you know
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crankshaft said:
Ive asked the question to buymobilephones in the uk, if/when i get a reply ill let you know
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Appreciate it

white version has been selling for a while in hk
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