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[Q] is anyone purchasing or pre ordered from best?

Sorry i meant best buy. I normally buy my phones from best buy off contract because they give us the highest value for our phones. Currently the GS3 is worth 360$ plus 50 gift card sign up promotion they normally do in January plus an additional 50$ gift card for their trade in if you have their protection for a total of 460$ last i have them price match sprint which is 550$ meaning i only have to pay 90$ plus tax. anyone go this route? or simply upgrading?

My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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18th.abn said:
My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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Wait... what? If you're paying unsubsidized price for a phone, that's not considered a contract phone. You should show them their own policy.
(http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat297300050000.c?id=pcmcat297300050000)
I don't think ANY phones via trade-in will surpass the amount that you can get for them selling them individually. Best Buy provides that as a service to customers -- not so people can make money off trading phones in. I would strongly suggest just selling the S3 and buying the phone from Best Buy with the money that you obtain from the sale.

I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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You might try asking after the 19th as well, as I know I was told they can't price match during pre-order. But once it's released for sure, they might be able to.
Are you opposed to buying the phone online?

18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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Can't you just add a line and buy out contract next day?
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Its 340 not 360 my apologies. Heres a screen shot of the worth of the sprint gs3. But I have doing this since the 1st evo and have never had issues and is always able to get the latest and greatest. Plus my 2 my 50$ gift cards. 1 from a promotion they do in January. The second from having their protection plan and upgrading.

18th.abn said:
My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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Thats not true. best buy is hurting because now they even price match amazon.com which they NEVER used to do. I dont know who you guys spoke to but its not true. i have receipts to show the last 2 years. i have had the EVO 4G, EVO 3D, Epic 4G touch black and white. EVO LTE, GS3 IN WHITE, THEN OPTIMUS G, GALAXY NOTE 2 THEN BACK TO THE GS3 IN PEBBLE BLUE. So trust me when i say its true. Call a store in atlanta and they will tell you the same. Im actually considering just using my upgrade and getting the additional 200$ on a gift card.

Jahspree said:
Its 340 not 360 my apologies. Heres a screen shot of the worth of the sprint gs3. But I have doing this since the 1st evo and have never had issues and is always able to get the latest and greatest. Plus my 2 my 50$ gift cards. 1 from a promotion they do in January. The second from having their protection plan and upgrading.
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I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.

avwheeler said:
Can't you just add a line and buy out contract next day?
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i would not suggest that as buying it out that early is quite expensive. if your within 2 months of your upgrade i believe its only 50$ and they add it to your bill no up front cost.

rtoodeetwo said:
I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.
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I'm not sure about price matching amazon's mobile phone but i know they will do sprints. what they will do is go on sprints website check the retail price and take it from there

rtoodeetwo said:
I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.
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I linked BB's price match policy above. It excludes contract mobile phones.

Wow, Blue s3 trade in is $340, the white one is $230. Crazy its such a difference!
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18th.abn said:
Wow, Blue s3 trade in is $340, the white one is $230. Crazy its such a difference!
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now that i didnt know i used to have the white till i traded it for the optimus G. i think its because the blue is less common than the white. im the only one i know that has the blue. i know at least 15 people with gs3s maybe more and all of them have the white.

Yeah, I checked all the carriers s3's and they are all around 220-260. Only the Blue sprint model is that high
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Getting ready to pick up my phones!
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Ryno_666 said:
Getting ready to pick up my phones!
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I can't go to pick up mine until after work

Ready for best buy to open at 10. I plan on being the first person there and then coming home and sleeping because I work night shift.
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riceatusc said:
Ready for best buy to open at 10. I plan on being the first person there and then coming home and sleeping because I work night shift.
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Keyword being plan. Do you really believe as an xda member getting a new phone that youre gonna get to sleep?
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Keyword being plan. Do you really believe as an xda member getting a new phone that youre gonna get to sleep?
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Between a new phone and listening to everything going on in Boston on the scanner, I do not believe that I will be getting any sleep. Going to be thankful for coffee.

25% off after t-mobile order cancelation

So I've just received a email saying my order was canceled because it was listed at the wrong price.
You can still get the 25% off price by calling your local best buy and order over the phone, ask them to match t-mobiles' price.
I just ordered and picked my galaxy gear for $280.73 with a 2 year geeksquad warranty.
Hope this helps.
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You did this tonight and it worked? What best buy did you call? And what evidence did you offer them off T mobiles price? I tried to get best buy to match in store today and they wouldn't.
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Where does that "here" link in your attachment take you to? Best Buy or Tmobile?
Ian. B

Me too.. screw T-Mobile
Dear T-Mobile Customer,
Our apologies. You recently ordered an item that was listed at an incorrect price: the Samsung Galaxy Gear™. We are unable to fulfill this transaction. Rest assured, your credit card has not been charged.
You can reorder the Samsung Galaxy Gear at the correct price here.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for being a T-Mobile customer. We truly appreciate your business.
Thank you,
T-Mobile Customer Care

Another chance to get it w 30 percent off. Login/check into foursquare at tmobile store for coupon. Here the info from XDA. See post #88.
Quick Deal, Galaxy Gear for $210![Deal Dead] - Page 9 - xda-developers
Good luck
Ian B

PhilPan said:
You did this tonight and it worked? What best buy did you call? And what evidence did you offer them off T mobiles price? I tried to get best buy to match in store today and they wouldn't.
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i checked for a best buy near me who had the galaxy gear in stock an ordered from them.
i called the best buy in newnan georgia.
i asked what i needed to give her in order to do the price match, she told me to bring a copy of my order checkout from t-mobile.
they rep i spoke to said they do price matches from major carriers; and i asked if they matched t-mobile.com price, which she did.
see me other attachment for my best buy receipt.
Mr Ian B said:
Where does that "here" link in your attachment take you to? Best Buy or Tmobile?
Ian. B
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the link takes me to the t-mobile accessories page.
Earthdog said:
Me too.. screw T-Mobile
Dear T-Mobile Customer,
Our apologies. You recently ordered an item that was listed at an incorrect price: the Samsung Galaxy Gear™. We are unable to fulfill this transaction. Rest assured, your credit card has not been charged.
You can reorder the Samsung Galaxy Gear at the correct price here.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for being a T-Mobile customer. We truly appreciate your business.
Thank you,
T-Mobile Customer Care
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try calling you nearest best buy, they should match the price as they did for me.
see me other attachment for my best buy receipt.

Just talked to T-Mobile I told them a expected them to honor the price. They agreed to reinstate my order.

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I got bestbuy to match the price of t-mobile with 30 percent off so I bought 5 if them and sold 4 on eBay for 280 new
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xatlx said:
I got bestbuy to match the price of t-mobile with 30 percent off so I bought 5 if them and sold 4 on eBay for 280 new
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haha nice profit :laugh:

xatlx said:
I got bestbuy to match the price of t-mobile with 30 percent off so I bought 5 if them and sold 4 on eBay for 280 new
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I had Best Buy price match last week. I have Verizon so i couldnt use it until yesterday anyways. I tossed it on eBay for 400 bucks for giggles. And sure enough it sold within a day. So I just had Best Buy price match a second one yesterday Made the 2nd one nearly free when factoring in the profit. :good:

Stickboy46 said:
I had Best Buy price match last week. I have Verizon so i couldnt use it until yesterday anyways. I tossed it on eBay for 400 bucks for giggles. And sure enough it sold within a day. So I just had Best Buy price match a second one yesterday Made the 2nd one nearly free when factoring in the profit. :good:
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Can you post your receipt, it will help some of us.
Thanks!
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My best buy still honored tmoble price match. Just got watch about an hour ago. Talked to manager straight off the bat and asked if they had watch. When he said yes I asked for price match and handed him tmoble price I printed off a few days ago. He said he's not suppose to but doesn't really care and he gave me the price. Got it for 209 plus tax.
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I'm going try doing this tomorrow at my best buy in nyc. .hopefully it works otherwise I need to wait until Christmas sales
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htc fan89 said:
I'm going try doing this tomorrow at my best buy in nyc. .hopefully it works otherwise I need to wait until Christmas sales
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The foursquare app gives you 30% accessories when you check in at certain tmobile stores. The Gear qualifies as an accessory. Try that if no luck at BB.
Ian B

dmoney94 said:
Can you post your receipt, it will help some of us.
Thanks!
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Sorry, I can't. I work there and there are other items that have employee discount on them on the same receipt. Dont want to get fired over posting a receipt on the internet.

You guys should really take a closer look at the Foursquare screen cap.
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Ebay selling for $199

Good or bad? Probably means the GG 2 is coming soon. Could get some more devs to jump in here also.

That's a good deal yo.
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I think because Samsung dropped the price in India to $250. Even best buy has it at $250 now. I'm waiting for it to hit $200 from a regular store before I jump in.

I bought 2 at that price in December from eBay. I don't regret it at all.

I know myself, if I didn't have one already, i would definitely bite on that one. I mean, that kinda kills my resale value although i only paid $240. My other thought is that every time I see a decent size price drop on Galaxy products, it's because the next version is coming out soon.

I went to Craigslist and got mine for 190. But I also made sure it connected and asked the guy if he rooted it and flashed it. He told me it was stock and he had to Google root and flash so I knew it was a good buy!!! And I was gonna wait for the next generation also but these thoughts came to mind. 1 how much will the Gear 2 cost if the Gear was 300 (Sales werent great but good enough to make a gear2) 2. I don't wear watches so trying one out wouldn't hurt (forget I'm wearing it sometimes) 3. After seeing people flash it updates already the Gear will be just as good as the Gear 2 except for hardware. Unless they add a sim chip like the omate then I'd swoop it oh and front facing camera so I can video chat. Sorry for the long post.
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I also got mine off Craigslist for 175 brand new in the box . and for 175 I'm extremely happy with it
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juggamonkey said:
I also got mine off Craigslist for 175 brand new in the box . and for 175 I'm extremely happy with it
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Unfortunately, people on craigslist here, think they can charge more than retail stores. Lol.
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I bought two for $320 off Kijiji, and then sold one for $180, making my Gear only $140. Decent deal.
You can probably get it off Kijiji or CL for $180.

Refurbished gear 189.99 on eBay

Title says it all
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There are many brand-new ones at Best Buy right now or $199

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Title says it all
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If you have purchased a Samsung Galaxy phone from AT&T in the past year you can also purchase one for $199.99 from AT&T.

I got a used galaxy gear on ebay for $137.

Nick123194 said:
I got a used galaxy gear on ebay for $137.
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Best Buy has sold them new for as low as $150 U.S.

Depending on how you look at it, its a damb shame how quick these have dropped in price. Ebay had a bunch for $150. Only a month ago, they sold for $200 consistently.
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Crazy pricing
They were $199 for black and $229 for others at Best Buy when I wrote my last post, and not they have Increased The Price to $249 again. Not sure if this is a Supply and Demand thing, or they are just fickle.

highlordkram said:
They were $199 for black and $229 for others at Best Buy when I wrote my last post, and not they have Increased The Price to $249 again. Not sure if this is a Supply and Demand thing, or they are just fickle.
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Bell Canada is selling for $99

Refurb Gear 1. All colors $99

It is a Best Buy deal of the day. I just ordered the Black. Given the $29 cost you would have to pay for an extra cradle, you are getting the watch for $70 net.
Best deal I've seen so far and now I have the black and the mocha.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/geek-sq...9093518482&skuId=3790001&st=3790001&cp=1&lp=1

advocate2 said:
It is a Best Buy deal of the day. I just ordered the Black. Given the $29 cost you would have to pay for an extra cradle, you are getting the watch for $70 net.
Best deal I've seen so far and now I have the black and the mocha.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/geek-sq...9093518482&skuId=3790001&st=3790001&cp=1&lp=1
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Hard choice between the black and the moca, but I chose the moca. This was the only price, or lower, I was willing to pay since the new one is dropping soon.:good:

Muffycheeks said:
Hard choice between the black and the moca, but I chose the moca. This was the only price, or lower, I was willing to pay since the new one is dropping soon.:good:
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Here is the original link from Slickdeals. It has the different link for each color.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6812904-sam...laxy-gear-smart-watch-100-fs-or-store-pickup?

Jumped on it myself, gonna see how it goes with my HTC One on Viper 5.8...

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on this. However, will this work with my Sony Xperia Z1s after root?

looks like its sold out

Damn. I want an orange one.

Gah! I keep missing these! I made it all the way to checkout, set my phone down for a second to grab a drink, came back and hit submit and BAM! SOLD OUT!
Next deal comes around it's mine. I call dibs!

If you are interested, I have an orange one on swappa.com. it's under my name Daryl and I am in Nebraska.
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dbraba01 said:
If you are interested, I have an orange one on swappa.com. it's under my name Daryl and I am in Nebraska.
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I have a gift card I could buy something and trade you lol

Actually. .. p m me and maybe we can work something out.
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dbraba01 said:
Actually. .. p m me and maybe we can work something out.
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Done

In Canada all major retail stores and all major carriers sold them last week for $99 brand new to liquidate remaining inventory. Bought and sold hours later for 170 US.
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Got mine from bestbuy after two days, was pretty quick.
Rooted it, flashed TWRP and null_23 ROM, was able to install Gear Manager on my HTC One, but a few things don't work on it (weather, s voice, notifications...).
Need to play some more.

shpitz461 said:
Got mine from bestbuy after two days, was pretty quick.
Rooted it, flashed TWRP and null_23 ROM, was able to install Gear Manager on my HTC One, but a few things don't work on it (weather, s voice, notifications...).
Need to play some more.
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I received my shipping notice yesterday, but they are estimating delivery next Wednesday.

Anyone that got a hold of one of these for $99 willing to sell one? I will pay a little extra over the $99.

Best buy has them for 149.99 for today
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kdeezy said:
Best buy has them for 149.99 for today
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Thanks for the heads up, just placed my order and will be picking this up after work today.

almony8 said:
Thanks for the heads up, just placed my order and will be picking this up after work today.
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I need that first deal!
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Best Buy refurb unit died in 24 hours!
Ordered $99 Galaxy Gear Refurb from Best Buy sale the other day 3/26. Delivered yesterday. 24 hours later.... "Camera has stopped error". Reset phone. No help. Returning to Best Buy.
Just ordered NEW ONE for $149 from Staples - price match Best Buy
SOUR TASTE FOR REFURBISHED ITEMS FROM GEEK SQUAD. I should have known better!