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Leaving for the S3+$80

Now that I've been successful, thought I'd share:
So I just came up for an upgrade on T-Mobile, and BestBuy.com had the GS3 T-Mobile upgrade for $179.99, so I decided "Why not sell this phone on Ebay while it's still semi-popular and get a S3?"
I called T-Mobile, got an unlock code, reverted to stock ICS, and sold my phone on Ebay for $350. After taxes, ebay+paypal fees, phone purchase+activation fee, I netted about an $80 profit after everything was said and done.
Thanks to all of the developers here for your hard work developing for the ugly stepchild of the SII line! I hope you all do well.

zander21510 said:
the ugly stepchild of the SII line!
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Now you have the ugly stepchild of the SIII line
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I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.

MrKnitty said:
I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.
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I heard theres going to be a bunch of them! Im waiting for that to or the Lumia 920!

Rekzer said:
I heard theres going to be a bunch of them! Im waiting for that to or the Lumia 920!
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Nokia has some pretty sweet looking phones! I was trying one out and I actually have really like windows phone! I'm just scared to commit to one! I'm afraid I'd miss android
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Totally agree... s2 design is so much better

eisoh said:
Totally agree... s2 design is so much better
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I don't think that's what they were talking about... :-/
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MrKnitty said:
I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.
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according to some leaked news about the next Samsung and HTC are both making each their own flavour of Nexus 5 phones
the model from Samsung it's going to be slightly inferior to the S3, but slightly better than the S2, and they finally put back the SD card, 4.8" display, slightly faster CPU as the previous Galaxy Nexus, the rest is vanilla
HTC is going to release a 5" version with supposedly 1080 display, instead of 720
it'll be interesting the kind of mess and confusion we'll see when both hits the market

Hey I think after selling my phone outright on eBay for that much I would of just found someone on Craigslist and purchased SIII outright and kept my upgrade intact. That's how you flip 'em.... Good job though and congrats
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playya said:
Hey I think after selling my phone outright on eBay for that much I would of just found someone on Craigslist and purchased SIII outright and kept my upgrade intact. That's how you flip 'em.... Good job though and congrats
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I somewhat agree with this i did the same. Sold my s2 for $320, was going to be $340, but i was a no show because of urgent matters and i gave the guy $20 discount for his troubles. Anyways bought the s3 for $400. So i paid $80 for an upgrade.
Now if you guys haven't heard. T-Mobile and asurion is cracking down on insurance fraud especially for s3. It doesn't matter if it's lost or stolen. From 1 week to 3 months, the s3 will be blacklisted if it was filed for insurance claims.
How did i reassure my purchase, I actually bought mine from the guy's house, he is actually buying the note to help him transition to the note 2. He was a really stand up guy. I asked him to hold the phone for me, and he did for 2 days. Other buyers were inquiring about it constantly but kept his word (note: the average price for s3 around my area is $450, so it's cheaply priced). He was the one who brought up insurance fraud and stuff, and he was saying how people ask him about that and he told me that's just dumb that people do that just for some quick cash. Told me not to worry that i have his number and knows where he lives so just give him a call or anything is wrong with the phone. Really cool guy, i can tell he's a phone junkie like the rest of us.
Tl:dr; insurance is blacklisting s3. If buying from CL get the guy's ID, address etc, you can judge his character, if it's sketchy, don't bother.
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Teo032 said:
I somewhat agree with this i did the same. Sold my s2 for $320, was going to be $340, but i was a no show because of urgent matters and i gave the guy $20 discount for his troubles. Anyways bought the s3 for $400. So i paid $80 for an upgrade.
Now if you guys haven't heard. T-Mobile and asurion is cracking down on insurance fraud especially for s3. It doesn't matter if it's lost or stolen. From 1 week to 3 months, the s3 will be blacklisted if it was filed for insurance claims.
How did i reassure my purchase, I actually bought mine from the guy's house, he is actually buying the note to help him transition to the note 2. He was a really stand up guy. I asked him to hold the phone for me, and he did for 2 days. Other buyers were inquiring about it constantly but kept his word (note: the average price for s3 around my area is $450, so it's cheaply priced). He was the one who brought up insurance fraud and stuff, and he was saying how people ask him about that and he told me that's just dumb that people do that just for some quick cash. Told me not to worry that i have his number and knows where he lives so just give him a call or anything is wrong with the phone. Really cool guy, i can tell he's a phone junkie like the rest of us.
Tl:dr; insurance is blacklisting s3. If buying from CL get the guy's ID, address etc, you can judge his character, if it's sketchy, don't bother.
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Good to know but if you can stay away from that then selling at $325-$350 and purchasing for $450 and still keeping an upgrade is a beautiful thing

playya said:
Good to know but if you can stay away from that then selling at $325-$350 and purchasing for $450 and still keeping an upgrade is a beautiful thing
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Lol it is, the s2 is generally selling for about 250-280 on average around my parts. So it's even better that i can sell mine for above average and buy something below market price lol.
The benefits of keeping your phone in good condition with all the box and accessories. Plus matching imei number and under warranty until february by samsung. Not sure if it carries over on T-Mobile though.
See you over on the s3 side soon lol.
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Towle said:
Now you have the ugly stepchild of the SIII line
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I'm assuming you're kidding the s3 is fairly identical on all the major carries (besides lte capabilities). I definitely miss my Hercules but thankfully it didn't go far my girlfriend and have our upgrades staggered so I always get the new phone and she gets the hand me down. Now I just might have to sell her t989 give her the SIII and boom hello note 2!!

I was thinking of getting the note 2 or the s3 ...in Ghana here the note 2 is 1,590 cedis and the s3 1,450 cedis, so with the current exchange rate of 1$= 2¢edis that will be 725$ for the s3 and 795$ for the note.. but am still not sure as to which one to buy...its not really about the money but which one will be good. In Ghana its very difficult to buy things on eBay, cos you have to pay too much to get a credit card here and still wait forever for you item to be shipped in....have any of you tried one of these?...can you help me select...
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Galaxy note worth it?

Now that the note II has been announced, is it worth it to get the note 1? I can buy the unlocked note for 250 dollars. Thanks.
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I started of course with the original nokia flip phone... then had the original.motorola razr. Then had tmobile sidekick..then had 3 iPhones.
This is the best phone I ever have used. I don't touch my computer anymore. The screen size allows that. I will not be upgrading to the note 2...
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If you're getting the note 1 because it's cheap, I would go for it.
It really is a great phone.
But if you just want the latest and greatest and money is not a problem, I would suggest the note 2.

$250 is cheap!!! I just bought another one for $375. Now I got blue and white to exchange

Yes, go for it, you wont regret it. I got mine a month ago for 300 eur used 2 weeks - guy found it to big for him and I love it! Upgrade to note 2 is not real option as it is not much better in real life use - leave benchmarks aside.

happydolphin said:
Now that the note II has been announced, is it worth it to get the note 1? I can buy the unlocked note for 250 dollars. Thanks.
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just make sure if u getting it cheap .. its not a phone that has been revived from a brick or something.. check the storage capacity thoroughly

This is a fantastic phone! You won't regret it. I on the other hand am going for the Note II. I have had this Note since December, and I'm ready for a change Hopefully by the end of this month or the beginning of next month I'll be able to get it! Amazon.de, and .es aren't ready to ship yet .

Splash out on the Note II. You will not regret it... its absolutely brilliant... :thumbup:
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Idiot retailers.

http://www.popularelect.com/LG-Nexu...p/Nexus4.htm?gclid=CKm_ksGpu7MCFcaDQgodClkAow
Whats weird about the picture lol of the Nexus 4?
I hope no one buys this device from retailers. If anything, retailers sell it for the same price as google will. I'll be purchasing the N4 in the next few months because i feel like they will pull another nexus 7 move and release a 32GB version in the next few months for the price of the 16GB Version. Im still sad about it.
Don't mind the thread. Just a little fun until the device releases.
EDIT: the joke is.. why is there a big *** blue samsung sticker above the phone? And hey, they will sell you a replacement battery for the nexus for since removing the battery is noob friendly for an additional 60$. Whose stoked to buy?

Samsung? Lol

ctowne said:
Samsung? Lol
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Yeah... I wondered the same thing. Lmao.

Foxy Roxy said:
Yeah... I wondered the same thing. Lmao.
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I like how it has LG written right above samsung. Also the quad band radio if you want to get picky

The consumer is likely an idiot if he pays that price for it too...
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Hm... that retailer ships worldwide. That is probably why the price is high? ( some countries are not able to buy devices from google play store and people are willing to pay more? )
Ebay users that ship worldwide are selling it for $500+ too. ( before shipping )

"We are proud to present to you the Google Samsung LG Nexus 4"

enviii said:
The consumer is likely an idiot if he pays that price for it too...
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take it back.
edit: nevemind, i thought it was a non-US based retailer.

Anyone notice the extra battery option for $60? This retailer seems stupid though so it's probably nothing. No clue how you could easily swap batteries..
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Tibbz96 said:
Anyone notice the extra battery option for $60? This retailer seems stupid though so it's probably nothing. No clue how you could easily swap batteries..
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Not to mention replacement batteries are usually $10-20

OH, man I just ordered it!! Thanks so much for this post!! I can't wait to get my Samsung LG Nexus 4!
Edit: Wait, why is all my money suddenly gone from my bank account?

That website is just complete b.s.

Carls Jr said:
Wait I dont get it... Whats did the retailer do wrong? Is it the price? Its supposed ot $350 right? Those idiots. How can a retailer get the price wrong???
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No it said Samsung above the phone. Seems like they have removed it lol...
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stormtroopercs said:
No it said Samsung above the phone. Seems like they have removed it lol...
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Still there for me.
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Great retailer...
Samsung LG...Copied + Pasted info from Google Play (notice how it is incorrectly formatted and doesn't fit in the page's margins)...Massively Overpriced...need say more?

The Samsung logo is there on purpose to confuse consumer, people only know two brands, Apple and Samsung, most never even heard the name Android and can't grasp a concept of what an operating system is. So LG and Nexus are not enough buzzwords but a Samsung is. This retailer has horrible ethic.

Hey they're on Devon Ave in Chicago the Indian street...lol. Yeah I wouldn't trust this retailer. All of the electronic stores in that area are pretty fishy...only if you're desperate.

Hahaha SAMSUNG LG GOOGLE
Hope no one buys it

Hey, it has free shipping anyway
But dang, just take a look at the other phones they offer and their prices. I know a iPhone 5 might be a bit pricey, but I'm pretty sure a 16GB model isn't worth $1,099.99 lol; and even a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (which is a bit dated) is worth the same price...

smh

Should I buy a used samsung Galaxy s3?

There's a local shop that sells used phones and new one as well, the seller showed me a Samsung galaxy s3 for 280$, but it has no manufactures warranty the seller gave me 10 days warranty from the shop, from there I started having doubts about the phone, because he gave me only 10 days so maybe the phone is corrupt, but it is in excellent condition at the outside. Do you think 280$ is too much? The new one costs 400$, so I'll be saving 120$. So it's either that phone or a new Samsung Galaxy s3 mini OR a Moto G. What do you recommend me??

First of all wrong section for questions. Second, go ask this in the Galaxy S3 forum. You are on the Galaxy S4 if you haven't noticed. You will get better answers there. But I can tell you that I was over priced. A galaxy s3 is worth about $140.
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daniel4653 said:
First of all wrong section for questions. Second, go ask this in the Galaxy S3 forum. You are on the Galaxy S4 if you haven't noticed. You will get better answers there. But I can tell you that I was over priced. A galaxy s3 is worth about $140.
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+1
But on the pricing, it might depend where you are. I was able to sell my old S3 which was in mint condition because I put a screen protector and case immediately on and had kept all the original packaging for $300 dollars easily on Craigslist. But personally I wouldn't spend more than $200 for a fresh one.
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inlineboy said:
+1
But on the pricing, it might depend where you are. I was able to sell my old S3 which was in mint condition because I put a screen protector and case immediately on and had kept all the original packaging for $300 dollars easily on Craigslist. But personally I wouldn't spend more than $200 for a fresh one.
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must be the the drugs in san fran. here in socal 100-140 is about right for mint condition

kaoss_11 said:
must be the the drugs in san fran. here in socal 100-140 is about right for mint condition
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LA is usually the most expensive too. Lol
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First questions go in Q&A and help section
Second this is not the S3 section
You might want to ask your question in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2434520
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where to get

hey i had a question on where i could try and find a note 4 t-mobile without buying it. i normally just look for phones on craigslist and trade some cash and my current phone, are there any other places that work like that? and as a second question is the t-mobile model's bootloader locked or no.
thanks guys.
ps. sorry if i posted in the wrong place..

I'd like to know where I can find some Note 4's without buying them also... Anyone? Come on! I only need 20 or 30. BUT I don't want to buy them. What a novel idea! :angel:

Subflex8 said:
hey i had a question on where i could try and find a note 4 t-mobile without buying it. i normally just look for phones on craigslist and trade some cash and my current phone, are there any other places that work like that? and as a second question is the t-mobile model's bootloader locked or no.
thanks guys.
ps. sorry if i posted in the wrong place..
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I can't even.

What are you really try to accomplish? Nothing is for free, as far as Craigslist, that is just asking for trouble. Tmobile note4 is not locked!

i cant afford throwing out 700$ for a new phone so i normally trade for it, like i have a galaxy s5 att model and want the note 4 so i normally just trade someone my current phone along with like 300$ in cash so its not like im asking for a place to get them for free.. jeeze im 16 but im not retarded...
i just do a complete wipe of everything first of course. regardless, don't have to be so mean about it.

Subflex8 said:
i cant afford throwing out 700$ for a new phone so i normally trade for it, like i have a galaxy s5 att model and want the note 4 so i normally just trade someone my current phone along with like 300$ in cash so its not like im asking for a place to get them for free.. jeeze im 16 but im not retarded...
i just do a complete wipe of everything first of course. regardless, don't have to be so mean about it.
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I had an s5.
Sell your s5 for 450.
Buy your note for the difference.
Its really that simple.
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Subflex8 said:
hey i had a question on where i could try and find a note 4 t-mobile without buying it. i normally just look for phones on craigslist and trade some cash and my current phone, are there any other places that work like that? and as a second question is the t-mobile model's bootloader locked or no.
thanks guys.
ps. sorry if i posted in the wrong place..
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Go to Costco and just pay sales tax of the phone, than whatever you choose to pay a month+ the EIP.
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Just save your money until you can afford.......
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Wasn't being mean. Just didn't understand your question. The Note 4 is still relatively new. Not a lot of people are going to be swapping just yet. Give it some time.

Let's not be afraid of the search button and search on google. You be amazed in what you would find.
BAD ASS NOTE 4

I have yet to see anyone else with the galaxy note 4 on the bus or the streets. I seem to be the only one. Yet their sold out in all stores? Lol. I saved up for mine and I'm paying it off in a month so I can hop on the $50 plan.
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