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from what i see on ebay new mt4g selling for around 380...im not trying to "flip" this phone but in a year or whenever i decide to upgrade i would sell and from what it seems ill be lucky to get 125-150...when other phones stay in the 225-300 range
anyone else notice this?
yeah and its because of the pricing on amazon and tmobile, which is priced at 79.99 for a 2 year while the others are still at 129.99 and even at 199.99. This comes from tmobile and HTCs contract and their goals for selling the device. It sucks but the positive that i see is that it can either become a big community with development ?
I sold my 20 month old G1 for $110 on eBay when I got the Vibrant last July. Due to all the issues with the Vibrant, I sold it when the MT4G came out. At that time, the Vibrant wasn't even out for 4 months, but I was only able to get $300 for it. From what I understand, they are going for even less on Craigslist.
The moral of the story? If, in a year or so, you are able to get $150 for the MT4G, it's not exactly horrible. There are other phones in the same class that probably won't even fetch that much.
kgbkny said:
I sold my 20 month old G1 for $110 on eBay when I got the Vibrant last July. Due to all the issues with the Vibrant, I sold it when the MT4G came out. At that time, the Vibrant wasn't even out for 4 months, but I was only able to get $300 for it. From what I understand, they are going for even less on Craigslist.
The moral of the story? If, in a year or so, you are able to get $150 for the MT4G, it's not exactly horrible. There are other phones in the same class that probably won't even fetch that much.
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I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
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I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
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Agreed. I always keep all the boxes and printed literature that comes with my electronics. I also threw in two gel cases and an extra Realook screen protector.
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I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
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+1 on keeping all the box and everything it came with. It proves to the buyer that the item is not stolen and will fetch a MUCH higher price.
Here's my resale performance:
iPhone 3G 16GB (one year old) = $350
iPhone 3GS 32GB (1.5 years old) = $400
Samsung Captivate (2 months old) = $340
I got $360 for my Nexus One on eBay, which I let go after getting root on the MT4G. Having all original stuff including the box definitely helps.
i keep all my old phones... THEY ARE MINE!!!!!
i have on my desk 3 G1's, 2 MT3G's, 1 ION, 1 N1 (ok this is actually on loan), 1 G2 (gf), 1 MT4G
why did u keep ur g2 when u got ur mt4g ? No contracts?
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my (now ex) girlfriends phone...
work for an indirect dealer.... basically every 3 months i get a phone for new contract price without a contract...
I won't buy a used phone unless the person is selling the orig box and lit. The bar code can be gone but somebody selling the box along with the phone tells me that they will have taken better care of their phone. Maybe not true but I've purchased several phones off ebay and never have had a bad experience with the condition of the phone.
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I won't buy a used phone unless the person is selling the orig box and lit. The bar code can be gone but somebody selling the box along with the phone tells me that they will have taken better care of their phone. Maybe not true but I've purchased several phones off ebay and never have had a bad experience with the condition of the phone.
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Having a box and oem stuff at least tells you the guy did not picked it up from some unlucky soul at a starbucks or local library.
Resale value holds steady
Bought a G1 for 80 with contract
6 months later traded G1 + 50 for HD2
1 month later traded HD2 for Nexus One
8 month later traded Nexus One + 50 for G2
1 week later traded G2 for Nexus One + Dock + Cash
1 month later traded Nexus One + Dock for MT4G
Paid 180 and have had the G1, HD2, Nexus One, G2, and now Mytouch 4g and my 2 year deal is up in March.
Wow all these trading and selling, nice! I've kept all my phones till like a week ago, when I sold the MyTouch 3G to a co worker for $150, and traded my G1 for a Tattoo. LOL. I still have the Nexus One and The Vibrant to play with.
Hey guys,
I thought I'd share this with you,
Frys Electronics is selling an unlocked and no contract version of the G2X for $299 brand new.
I thought it was a good deal because locked/used they go for $200-250.
Their stores are located through out the bay area but you can order online as well I believe.
Source: http://www.frys.com/ads/page5 (on the bottom of the add)
EDIT: I just saw that in very small letters under the picture it says "Reconditioned" ... oh well
nice deal even if refurbished. Good posting.
Bear in mind if you are intending to use your phone in the complete darkness, with brightness on 100%, while drawing white and ivory lines on a black DRAW! screen, (like we all do so often), you might not want to get one of these. 3 guys who did just, put about 25 phones in the refurb bucket by themselves, so I guess kudos to them.
Fry's does have a 30 day policy, so you can pretty much wait 45 days and then launch a class action if you are not satisfied.
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nice deal even if refurbished. Good posting.
Bear in mind if you are intending to use your phone in the complete darkness, with brightness on 100%, while drawing white and ivory lines on a black DRAW! screen, (like we all do so often), you might not want to get one of these. 3 guys who did just, put about 25 phones in the refurb bucket by themselves, so I guess kudos to them.
Fry's does have a 30 day policy, so you can pretty much wait 45 days and then launch a class action if you are not satisfied.
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Lol great post
tombaker1 said:
nice deal even if refurbished. Good posting.
Bear in mind if you are intending to use your phone in the complete darkness, with brightness on 100%, while drawing white and ivory lines on a black DRAW! screen, (like we all do so often), you might not want to get one of these. 3 guys who did just, put about 25 phones in the refurb bucket by themselves, so I guess kudos to them.
Fry's does have a 30 day policy, so you can pretty much wait 45 days and then launch a class action if you are not satisfied.
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Thanks to those guys who put lots of phones in the refurb buckets. I got mine refurb and had it sent to me in Thailand. Got a great deal on what I consider to be a perfect phone. Yes, of course, it has minor screen bleed but I only notice it in a dark room with brightness turned up, which I never do, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest. It has never locked up and only rebooted once on a wall charger before I updated to GB. I only had it one day before updating to GB and it has been rock solid ever since.
I paid less than half what a new 2X sells for here in Thailand without all the LG bloatware and I am on official GB (rooted) now, instead of waiting for it like all the 2X people still are. I couldn't be happier with my G2X unless it could make me an espresso in the morning.
I bought one of the Fry's refurbs this weekend at my local store, and I'm using it right now. I have to say, it's much nicer than my Droid X. The phone looks brand new, and still had protective plastic on the USB port and on the metal trim on the back. There's a tiny bit of screen bleeding in the upper left-hand corner, but it doesn't really bother me. It came in a plain white box with all of the original T-Mobile documentation and the original LG charger and USB cable. I plan on dumping Verizon and using Simple Mobile, but I'm going to play around with this for awhile longer, first.
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I bought one of the Fry's refurbs this weekend at my local store, and I'm using it right now. I have to say, it's much nicer than my Droid X. The phone looks brand new, and still had protective plastic on the USB port and on the metal trim on the back. There's a tiny bit of screen bleeding in the upper left-hand corner, but it doesn't really bother me. It came in a plain white box with all of the original T-Mobile documentation and the original LG charger and USB cable. I plan on dumping Verizon and using Simple Mobile, but I'm going to play around with this for awhile longer, first.
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my "new" phone didn't even come with the plastic on the metal trim. i'm starting to think tmo sold me a refurb for full price :| but who knows, i can't prove it
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my "new" phone didn't even come with the plastic on the metal trim. i'm starting to think tmo sold me a refurb for full price :| but who knows, i can't prove it
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I think whoever is refurbing them for Fry's just adds the plastic wrap to make it look newer and prettier when you open the plain white box.
i dunno about paying $300 bucks for a refurb device....
tackleberry said:
i dunno about paying $300 bucks for a refurb device....
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I've purchased many refurb devices and every time they have been as good as new. Often times people buy them and return them in a few days and then it has to be refurbed, as it can no longer be sold as new. In some states if the item has been shipped and returned for non-delivery it is considered used and cannot be sold as new again. So the carriers sell them off cheap in pallets to be refurbed.
Two days ago I purchased the phone online-they changed the webpage now, but two days ago it said nothing about it being refurbished. So after driving an hour across town, they try to give me a refurbished one. Luckily, I had my receipt/screenprint as well as I guess a little luck on what manager I spoke with- long story short, they gave me the $299 price, and put the $264 balance ($519 no contract price) on some gift card.
The thing is, my receipt now shows this, I could make $264 if I returned it lol
Couple weeks back when a vzw leaked pic popped up showing the release date of the bionic it also showed other phones and dates, the charge had a 9/30 date. Would that be the date when the price drops or an EoL date? Im thinking of make the switch to the charge in the coming weeks
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Doubt is the EOL... Probably discounted pricing. If the Charge is still 299 probably gonna drop to 199. But thats a guess
Yeah, it's most likely a price drop date, but without context, there's no way to tell until the day actually happens next week.
Maybe we'll get lucky and it's the date of the 2.3 OTA rollout.
AlexDeGruven said:
Yeah, it's most likely a price drop date, but without context, there's no way to tell until the day actually happens next week.
Maybe we'll get lucky and it's the date of the 2.3 OTA rollout.
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wake up!
10 char
Im hoping its a price drop down to 199.99, then i could pick it up for 150 since i have a 50 dollor discount currently which would be sweet
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AlexDeGruven said:
Yeah, it's most likely a price drop date, but without context, there's no way to tell until the day actually happens next week.
Maybe we'll get lucky and it's the date of the 2.3 OTA rollout.
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They don't list software updates that specifically on those sheets. You'd see something maybe as specific as a month, or a quarter.
Could be wrong but I remember seeing the charge for 199 at best buy.
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I don't know why anybody would buy a phone directly from Verizon when AmazonWireless almost *always* has a much lower price.
Droid Charge at Verizon: $299.99 with a 2-year contract.
Droid Charge at Amazon: $0.01 (yes, one penny) with a 2-year contract for new lines, $119.99 with a 2-year contract for individual account upgrades, $179.99 for family account upgrades.
Or another example, to illustrate that this isn't just the case with older phones; Droid Bionic at Verizon: $299.99.
Droid Bionic at Amazon: $149.99 new customer, $219.99 solo upgrade, $249.99 family upgrade.
No matter how you slice it, them's good savings over Verizon's price.
Falcyn said:
I don't know why anybody would buy a phone directly from Verizon when AmazonWireless almost *always* has a much lower price.
Droid Charge at Verizon: $299.99 with a 2-year contract.
Droid Charge at Amazon: $0.01 (yes, one penny) with a 2-year contract for new lines, $119.99 with a 2-year contract for individual account upgrades, $179.99 for family account upgrades.
Or another example, to illustrate that this isn't just the case with older phones; Droid Bionic at Verizon: $299.99.
Droid Bionic at Amazon: $149.99 new customer, $219.99 solo upgrade, $249.99 family upgrade.
No matter how you slice it, them's good savings over Verizon's price.
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Look at the terms of the 2-yr agreement for that price The best place to buy phones on contract is Costco that I've seen. You don't get a discount, but their return policy is the best I've seen, and you almost always get a lot of "free" accessories to go with your new phone.
Agreed about AmazonWireless. This Charge in my hand cost me 1 cent.
There are a couple of hitches though, nothing terrible, but worth noting. The fine print on the purchase agreements states that should you fail to keep your (Verizon, in my case) account active and in good standing for six months, you may be subject to being charged the FULL Retail price for your device. OK, you either opened a new 2 year contract as you purchased the phone, or you added a line...either way your in for 2 years, just pay your bills. But if you think about it, that ~$250 would be on top of the ETF from Verizon!
The other note is anecdotal... I recently got a 1 cent deal for the Sony XPeria Play for my wife, added a line to do it, no problem. One month later, to the day, she and I got fed up with the charging issues that phone is known for, so I called AmazonWireless for a replacement. The customer service rep was very helpful, but she did mention that I just made the cutoff of 30 days for free replacements. I didn't ask, but I wonder what would happen if the phone developed an issue 45 days after purchase? Isn't Verizon much more accommodating with this? Or am I wrong?
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The other note is anecdotal... I recently got a 1 cent deal for the Sony XPeria Play for my wife, added a line to do it, no problem. One month later, to the day, she and I got fed up with the charging issues that phone is known for, so I called AmazonWireless for a replacement. The customer service rep was very helpful, but she did mention that I just made the cutoff of 30 days for free replacements. I didn't ask, but I wonder what would happen if the phone developed an issue 45 days after purchase? Isn't Verizon much more accommodating with this? Or am I wrong?
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Correct Verizon has a 1 year warranty period with all phones bought from them, as well as extended warranty options available for $1.99 a month
richm052569 said:
Agreed about AmazonWireless. This Charge in my hand cost me 1 cent.
There are a couple of hitches though, nothing terrible, but worth noting. The fine print on the purchase agreements states that should you fail to keep your (Verizon, in my case) account active and in good standing for six months, you may be subject to being charged the FULL Retail price for your device. OK, you either opened a new 2 year contract as you purchased the phone, or you added a line...either way your in for 2 years, just pay your bills. But if you think about it, that ~$250 would be on top of the ETF from Verizon!
The other note is anecdotal... I recently got a 1 cent deal for the Sony XPeria Play for my wife, added a line to do it, no problem. One month later, to the day, she and I got fed up with the charging issues that phone is known for, so I called AmazonWireless for a replacement. The customer service rep was very helpful, but she did mention that I just made the cutoff of 30 days for free replacements. I didn't ask, but I wonder what would happen if the phone developed an issue 45 days after purchase? Isn't Verizon much more accommodating with this? Or am I wrong?
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Even IF Amazon wouldn't replace a broken phone (that wasn't your fault and falls under warranty) you could take it up to Verizon, and they would still honor the 1 year warranty. Even though you didn't buy the phone from Verizon. I've done it with phones I bought from "other stores."
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Even IF Amazon wouldn't replace a broken phone (that wasn't your fault and falls under warranty) you could take it up to Verizon, and they would still honor the 1 year warranty. Even though you didn't buy the phone from Verizon. I've done it with phones I bought from "other stores."
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Do you happen to know what they base they 1 year off of? Its a year from when the phone was made or a year from the time its activated on your account?
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Do you happen to know what they base they 1 year off of? Its a year from when the phone was made or a year from the time its activated on your account?
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I think it's a year from the purchase/activation date
Looks like Amazon has dropped their price for both the black and white versions from $499.99 to $434.99.
http://amzn.to/2DJ2BLH
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Looks like Amazon has dropped their price for both the black and white versions from $499.99 to $434.99.
http://amzn.to/2DJ2BLH
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Just got my essential 4 days ago. Amazon wanted me to return it and buy new one at lower price instead of refund the differences.?
rickyt63 said:
Just got my essential 4 days ago. Amazon wanted me to return it and buy new one at lower price instead of refund the differences.?
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you are lucky you live in the us and do not have to pay customs taxes.... I bought mine 2 days before the cyber Monday deal. because I live in Europe I was ****ed. I got a 99$ gift card but not the 360 cam.
so return it and let them bleed. not you!
After conversions and postage it came to about $600 Australian.
I just bought one on a whim, heaven help me. I could have bought something with a better reputation for that money, but I am just curious about this thing.
gregmcp said:
After conversions and postage it came to about $600 Australian.
I just bought one on a whim, heaven help me. I could have bought something with a better reputation for that money, but I am just curious about this thing.
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it's a great phone.
The initial performance and throttling issues are worked out.
When it first released I sent it back because a LG G6 would benchmark better.
Now running various benchmarks on Oreo B3 it benchmarks about as high as the theoretical limit for a SD835 device.
The camera is okay, but I own three APS-C cameras so I don't care if it's not the best on the market.
herwarth said:
you are lucky you live in the us and do not have to pay customs taxes.... I bought mine 2 days before the cyber Monday deal. because I live in Europe I was ****ed. I got a 99$ gift card but not the 360 cam.
so return it and let them bleed. not you!
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Amazon just pump it back to $499.00!
The Amazon offer is gone. It is back to $499.99
$449 now on Amazon.
I bought mine from Telus in Canada for $460, no contract. They are required by law to unlock phones upon request as well. $460 CAD is a lot less than $499US
I have a question for you guys I have never considered before. I took my 3a and sit it on the table and the 4 year old grabbed it and dropped it about three feet to the flow and now I am the proud owner of a month old 3a with a cracked screen. I have been bouncing between having a third party replace the screen or flipping it to the T-Mobile insurance and having them ship me a new phone. From what I have found online the cost is about the same (in the ballpark of $100 USD that the swap cost) so I'm considering both but wanted to get some thoughts on it.
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I have a question for you guys I have never considered before. I took my 3a and sit it on the table and the 4 year old grabbed it and dropped it about three feet to the flow and now I am the proud owner of a month old 3a with a cracked screen. I have been bouncing between having a third party replace the screen or flipping it to the T-Mobile insurance and having them ship me a new phone. From what I have found online the cost is about the same (in the ballpark of $100 USD that the swap cost) so I'm considering both but wanted to get some thoughts on it.
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I don't think they'll ship you a new phone but if they do then go for it. Otherwise just get it fixed for a hundred bucks. They'll have it done in a couple of hours and good as new.