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worth buying on amazon?

well i guess amazon will not ever sell the nexus 7 unless google contacts them and tell them they want to sell their tablets through amazon, of course google (and apple) would never do that. 3rd party sellers are selling the 16 gig version for about $300, i thought that's crazy but i remember i have to pay tax and shipping if i buy from google play store, i live in california, anyone live in CA bought this tablet from google play store? what was the total cost including tax and shipping? do they have free shipping?
the reason i want to buy on amazon is because i have some money in my gift card balance, this seems like a good tablet to buy,

I live in CA and tax and shipping brought it to $287.
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I dare say you're better off buying it locally or directly from Google. At least for me it gives me some peace of mind.
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Buy locally. You will avoid the shipping costs. You can buy online from Walmart, Office Depot/Max, or Staples & "ship site to store" & avoid shipping too. Also, when you buy locally, if there is a problem with the screen, you can return/exchange immediately.

Bryan_ said:
I live in CA and tax and shipping brought it to $287.
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ouch.. In MA it only cost me $278.
@OP, I too was hoping Amazon would be a reseller because I also have available amazon giftcards.. but the 3rd party sellers just wanted too much.

Buying in USA or waiting in Canada

Hey guys, I'm from Canada and I'm planning to buy a tablet and decided to go with the note because of the multiscreen function and the s pen that could help me in my studies! Anyway my girlfriend parents are going to New Hampshire next week and they said they wouldn't mine buying one for me (obviously I would repay them ).
So I just wanted to know your opinions on either waiting for the note to come in canada (will be available to pre order soon at future shop) or make my gf parents buy one from the US and if so where would be a good place that would have them in stock? I don't want to make them drive everywhere to get it so somewhere not to complicated like a walmart, etc??
Thanks
PS: The sooner I get it, the better it is, I just can't wait anymore!!!!
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I remember driving around everywhere here in Maryland trying to find it when it came out. I could only find it available at Best Buy's, but they were sold out at every location. I tried looking at Office Depot, Staples, Target, and Walmart but the best tablet they were selling was the Tab 10.1 2 or the Nexus 7. I would just check Best Buy online or have one shipped to a store for pickup in NH if they are sold out so they can physically pick it up. Just check shipping times.

Some of these early models have some QC issues like light bleed. You may want to wait and buy it from a retailer who can accept a return if you are unlucky and get a faulty unit.
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Yeah maybe try amazon they have a good return policy if anything.
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Wait for the Canadian release on the 26 of Sept, the 32gb is going for $499.00 compared to $550.00 in the US.

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Wait for the Canadian release on the 26 of Sept, the 32gb is going for $499.00 compared to $550.00 in the US.
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Yeah I could but its probly gonna be impossible to find one, I may have to pre order it. I was also thinking buying one from ebay.ca because Amazon.ca only has one at 800$, but they all ship from the US. I dont want to be caught wiht a surprise bill or some like that ... haha i dont know haha
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jojo1419 said:
Yeah I could but its probly gonna be impossible to find one, I may have to pre order it. I was also thinking buying one from ebay.ca because Amazon.ca only has one at 800$, but they all ship from the US. I dont want to be caught wiht a surprise bill or some like that ... haha i dont know haha
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I'll sell you mine for $799

mitchellvii said:
I'll sell you mine for $799
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haha you dont like it or what? and ebay.ca has some for 500$ but the problem is they all ship from the US :S my best choice would probly to pre order it from best buy and wait till the 3rd of oct lol
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jojo1419 said:
haha you dont like it or what? and ebay.ca has some for 500$ but the problem is they all ship from the US :S my best choice would probly to pre order it from best buy and wait till the 3rd of oct lol
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Lol no I like it fine. Ill just sell you mine, buy another one and pocket $300.
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No sales tax in New Hampshire tho

mitchellvii said:
Lol no I like it fine. Ill just sell you mine, buy another one and pocket $300.
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Im canadian. Got mine in the states from amazon. Its flawlwss. Go for it. As long as theyre gone for 48 hours you don't have to pay any aditional costs for it.

Noxey said:
Im canadian. Got mine in the states from amazon. Its flawlwss. Go for it. As long as theyre gone for 48 hours you don't have to pay any aditional costs for it.
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What I think I'll do is to get my gf parents look for one and if there's one they'll buy it and if not I'll pre order it from bestbuy.ca thats my plan for now
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Why would you pay $499.00 for a 16gb when for the same amount can get you a 32gb?

Lokks said:
Why would you pay $499.00 for a 16gb when for the same amount can get you a 32gb?
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I got mine from B&H. It's definitely an American company, but it arrived 4 days later (cheapest option) and never seemed to spend any time in customs. The package said that it was from the B&H warehouse... in Etobicoke. I had to pay sales tax, but no duty/customs/import fees.
I'm in Calgary, so 4 days from Ontario is pretty quick! There's no way it could have crossed the border as well.
Anyways, if your girlfriend's parents can't find one in NH, I'd recommend B&H (bhphotovideo.com). I've bought camera stuff from them for years, and I've never had any "surprise" cross-border fees.

Charbucks said:
I got mine from B&H. It's definitely an American company, but it arrived 4 days later (cheapest option) and never seemed to spend any time in customs. The package said that it was from the B&H warehouse... in Etobicoke. I had to pay sales tax, but no duty/customs/import fees.
I'm in Calgary, so 4 days from Ontario is pretty quick! There's no way it could have crossed the border as well.
Anyways, if your girlfriend's parents can't find one in NH, I'd recommend B&H (bhphotovideo.com). I've bought camera stuff from them for years, and I've never had any "surprise" cross-border fees.
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I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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Lokks said:
I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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True... I forgot to actually reply to your post when I replied to your post!
The only advantage I can see from ordering from the States is getting the white one, and getting it faster. When I ordered mine in mid-August, Canada wasn't on the horizon. Now that it is though, I might have waited.
On the other hand, I've never come anywhere close to the 16 GB on my Nexus S (it's reading 11 free right now), so I really don't care about the extra space. I do like the white better than the grey, so I'm not kicking myself right now.

Lokks said:
I think you guys are missing the point. In Canada the 32 gb will cost you $499. In the US the 16gb is the $499 and the 32gb is $550. So you getting more for your money if you buy it in Canada.
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Rather than take his word or it...
Here's the page at Best Buy Canada
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=a6bfe466fb6bf1457fa62816fbf99aaaen02

Hey everyone, I happy to say that I just bougth the note on my lunch break today, they had some at staples, so I went there and picked one up. Didnt had the time to play with it cuz I still have one University class but cant wait after to play with it
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It has now been released in Canada.

Lokks said:
It has now been released in Canada.
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Yes. But Staples is selling the 16GB for $499. Best buy and Futureshop is selling their 32gb for $499
Better wait few days so you get better deal

Australian Nexus 4 price if I trade in my Nexus S?

As the title says, I was wondering how much the Nexus 4 would cost if I traded in my Nexus S at any store in Australia that would sell this beast.
The Nexus 4 that I want is the 16GB version which will be $400 in Australia, but could anyone give a rough estimate of the Nexus 4 price if I traded in my Nexus S for it?
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Places actually trade phones here? Never noticed that... Anywho, if they did, I'd really doubt they'd give you too much off considering it's trade-in (my guess is as good as yours but don't expect any more than what you'd get by selling the Galaxy Nexus yourself). I mean take a look at game consoles, they have horrid trade-in deals and just aren't worth it unless it's really just collecting dust.
If you sold it yourself, you could probably sell one $200-$250 at the moment depending on how quickly you want it to sell. Maybe use that for an estimate on the trade-in price.

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Places actually trade phones here? Never noticed that... Anywho, if they did, I'd really doubt they'd give you too much off considering it's trade-in (my guess is as good as yours but don't expect any more than what you'd get by selling the Galaxy Nexus yourself). I mean take a look at game consoles, they have horrid trade-in deals and just aren't worth it unless it's really just collecting dust.
If you sold it yourself, you could probably sell one $200-$250 at the moment depending on how quickly you want it to sell. Maybe use that for an estimate on the trade-in price.
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I agree to this previous post, I don't live in Australia but for us, european citizens, problematic is the same.
Google will sell the Nexus 4 for €350 including tax + approximately €10 S&H.
Some distributors are on this price, they are buying a new...new..new Nexus S without any defects €63.
Today, an average Nexus S can be sold around €150, €180 maximum.

Well for me, that's a fair price considering I'll get a lot of money for Christmas (Minimum $200) and that money + trading in Nexus S = barely any of my own money for the Nexus 4. And I know some stores that trade, otherwise, selling my Nexus S would be another option.
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Hopefully it's not like an EB Games trade-in and you get $5 off the price of the Nexus 4 when you trade in six old phones and a bunch of accessories with it, too! Haha. Which store would you go to to trade it in, though? I can't think of any stores in Australia that would let me trade in my older phone for a better price on a newer one. I think Mobicity do it but they are just an online store.

My first choice is JB Hi-Fi, and because they have the SGS 3 and Nexus 7, the chances are that they'll sell the Nexus 4. If they don't do trades, I might still buy it but $400 is pretty expensive for me. I was wishing that it would be $350 like it is in America, but Australia almost always gets a more expensive price
My second choice would be at my local shopping centre and keep searching until I find the right store. If I can't find a single store that sells the Nexus 4 and accepts trades, I'll just sell my Nexus S.
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Mighty Arceus493 said:
My first choice is JB Hi-Fi, and because they have the SGS 3 and Nexus 7, the chances are that they'll sell the Nexus 4. If they don't do trades, I might still buy it but $400 is pretty expensive for me. I was wishing that it would be $350 like it is in America, but Australia almost always gets a more expensive price
My second choice would be at my local shopping centre and keep searching until I find the right store. If I can't find a single store that sells the Nexus 4 and accepts trades, I'll just sell my Nexus S.
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I don't believe JB do trade-ins for phones (I know they do for games). And about the price thing, it's really not that much more compared to America. We have GST included in the shown price whereas they don't so you have to add their state tax (not sure on the percentage but it comes out to be pretty close).

Hmmm... I might ask JB Hi-Fi about the Nexus 4 price :/
Then my other two options are:
1. Sell my Nexus S
2. See if JB Hi-Fi (Or any other store) can do any offers

Mighty Arceus493 said:
Hmmm... I might ask JB Hi-Fi about the Nexus 4 price :/
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The price should be about the same every (~$400 for the 16GB version and ~$350 for the 8GB one). Anywho, good luck!

Nexus 4 : Good prices ?

Hey guys ! I wanted lately to buy a used in good shape N4 , i find it to be a bit overpriced on ebay and amazon compared to the play store price (price is 50 bucks more) , and since in my country the play store doesnt exist i can only buy it from amazon and ebay !
So what do you think is a good price for it ?? im searching for a 16gb model , i think 8gb is not enough or is it ??
Thanks in advance

yes you are right, the reason your find them on ebay and amazon priced higher is probably becasue the seller will ship internationally, and is still cheaper then buying in their home country, or for what ever reason google does not sell in that country, OR the seller is counting on buyers who have a amazon store card or billmelater with paypal, and can finance it without having to get a real credit card, there are tons of reasons, those are the only ones i can think of now.
also i wouldnt pay more then $300 for a used 16gb nexus 4, i mean, for 50 bucks more you can get a new one, with a warranty!
since the nexus 4 is so different then its competitors and undercut them all in terms in price, it makes it an unprecedented popular "affordable" smart phone, with unprecedented pricing by 3rd parties. solid design and great phone, but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3 which is selling used for $300 right now.
even though it might be more difficult then normal to find, keep looking, as its the internet... and the 16gb models should be better priced then the 8gb's from what i've seen.
i had a 8gb nexus that i lost in the back of a taxi, it was a steller phone, though 8gb is not enough. though i did start to use streaming services like plex for video, and subsonic media server for my music and everything worked fine with internet, and could sync if i knew i would be without.
hope this helps
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Have you tried Swappa? Some people will ship internationally. I just bought a Nexus 4 with accessories for $330. I know some people will say that's more than it should be, but it's basically brand new. If I ordered on Play between shipping and taxes I would've paid at least $50 more. I'll pocket the $50 for a phone that looks brand new.
Good luck.
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but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3
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How is it a cheap device in terms of specs?

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yes you are right, the reason your find them on ebay and amazon priced higher is probably becasue the seller will ship internationally, and is still cheaper then buying in their home country, or for what ever reason google does not sell in that country, OR the seller is counting on buyers who have a amazon store card or billmelater with paypal, and can finance it without having to get a real credit card, there are tons of reasons, those are the only ones i can think of now.
also i wouldnt pay more then $300 for a used 16gb nexus 4, i mean, for 50 bucks more you can get a new one, with a warranty!
since the nexus 4 is so different then its competitors and undercut them all in terms in price, it makes it an unprecedented popular "affordable" smart phone, with unprecedented pricing by 3rd parties. solid design and great phone, but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3 which is selling used for $300 right now.
even though it might be more difficult then normal to find, keep looking, as its the internet... and the 16gb models should be better priced then the 8gb's from what i've seen.
i had a 8gb nexus that i lost in the back of a taxi, it was a steller phone, though 8gb is not enough. though i did start to use streaming services like plex for video, and subsonic media server for my music and everything worked fine with internet, and could sync if i knew i would be without.
hope this helps
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Thanks mate ! I' ll keep searching
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Have you tried Swappa? Some people will ship internationally. I just bought a Nexus 4 with accessories for $330. I know some people will say that's more than it should be, but it's basically brand new. If I ordered on Play between shipping and taxes I would've paid at least $50 more. I'll pocket the $50 for a phone that looks brand new.
Good luck.
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Thanks . well you are lucky . I'll try swappa as well
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Unfortunately no luck on swappa there is no seller that ships to the EU !
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is it safe to buy the phone from here

Cant find nexus 4 16g in norway, not ones for double the price anyways:
if i order it from here, everything will be okay, right? its safe? or should i buy from other seller...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-LG-NEXUS-4-UNLOCKED-Smartphone-16GB-Black-4-7-Android-CellPhone-/350798475811?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item51ad37f223

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Cant find nexus 4 16g in norway, not ones for double the price anyways:
if i order it from here, everything will be okay, right? its safe? or should i buy from other seller...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-LG-NEXUS-4-UNLOCKED-Smartphone-16GB-Black-4-7-Android-CellPhone-/350798475811?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item51ad37f223
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Looks like an honest enough seller there, shouldn't be a problem. But why not avoid those insane shipping costs and buy it directly fro the google play store? Probably won't get it any cheaper, they ship very fast, and, if I remember correctly, for free.
EDIT: It's a good deal imho though.. Don't know about Norway, but I got my 8GB N4 for 300€, your offer there equals ~294€ for 16GB. Of course you have to add the huge shipping costs and the nerve it'll cost you to wait at least 2 weeks for your N4.

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Looks like an honest enough seller there, shouldn't be a problem. But why not avoid those insane shipping costs and buy it directly fro the google play store? Probably won't get it any cheaper, they ship very fast, and, if I remember correctly, for free.
EDIT: It's a good deal imho though.. Don't know about Norway, but I got my 8GB N4 for 300€, your offer there equals ~294€ for 16GB. Of course you have to add the huge shipping costs and the nerve it'll cost you to wait at least 2 weeks for your N4.
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Good. I am going to return my nexus 4 and make money in the process. no google play store here.