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Reviewish: Technocel Protective Cover (bought from sprint)

I bought this here case from the Sprint store today.
Price: 19.95
Colors available: black blue and red (may vary)
Brand: TECHNOCEL
-Does it make it stiffer to slide?
-Yes, noticeably stiffer.
-Did you have to pry the upper and lower halfs apart to make case snap in?
-No, but it was so tight that it imediately started rubbing part of the case off (see pictures). I removed the lower part and sanded down the corner clip that fits between the screen and body to make it rub less.
-What texture is it?
-Soft touch? haha I dunno similar to the shift's exterior, maybe a little slicker.
-Are the screen and camera now recessed so they don't make contact with surfaces when laid flat on them?
-yes both are slightly recessed within the case.
any other questions just ask.

Wow that thing really scrapes. Did it rub off that red in the last picture already, just from what I'd assume is only a few slides? My case, the one with the holster that was reviewed here also, makes it tight, but I haven't noticed it come even close to scraping like that. I know that from having other sliders that the rubbing like that is common, but not that soon. At least we can say that the slider is solid and not a wibbly wobbly piece of crap, lol.

BuddahWolf01 said:
-Did you have to pry the upper and lower halfs apart to make case snap in?
-No, but it was so tight that it imediately started rubbing part of the case off (see pictures). I removed the lower part and sanded down the corner clip that fits between the screen and body to make it rub less.
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Wow - I'd be pissed if it did that to my phone and bring the case back. I do think that in the first picture it sort of resembles the HTC Merge (unreleased phone for Verizon)

I opened and closed it a couple times and the scraping was obvious so I sanded down the corners so it fits better now. I cleaned the marks off the phone and since sanding they have not come back.
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A little red fingernail polish will fix that right up.

You are very wise my friend. I may have to speak to my fiance about that later.
I also just noticed that the top case is leaving a little red on the side, raisedup area of the keyboard. I guess a little more shaving is in order...
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How does the back look?

looks like the sedio, but with one large open area for the camera/speaker/flash instead of each having it's own opening.
The attached is of course the seidio reviewed in the other thread.

FYI corporate Sprint stores do not carry this case only third party retailers would sell this incase someone was interested...
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Good info, thanks for adding it. I don't know the difference, because we don't have a corporate store here. But the case was in sprint branded packaging. I just looked on the back and it said it was made by those people.
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BuddahWolf01 said:
Good info, thanks for adding it. I don't know the difference, because we don't have a corporate store here. But the case was in sprint branded packaging. I just looked on the back and it said it was made by those people.
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Yeah the corporate stores only carry three cases for the evo shift, and one leather case made by htc, the pink/white, and the blue/black htc cases, and the black amzer carbon fiber case with holster.
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What I would recommend the next time you go into a store with a "Sprint" sign on the outside of their building is to ask if they work directly for Sprint or if they are a premier retailer, third party or authorized agent of Sprint. If they have to call Sprint Customer Care on your behalf regarding your wireless account and don't have direct access to it, they are not a Sprint corporate employee. If the employee's e mail address domain is not sprint.com, he/she is not a Sprint corporate employee. If iRMS, RSP, RTA and/or MyMetrics has the employee giving you the deer in the headlight look, he/she is not a Sprint corporate Employee. Our ARD is JH, DM is JC and SOM is DH. All Sprint corporate Sprint employees are able to follow that. LOL!

well I did learn one thing from that... I am not a corporate sprint employee. Haha because I have no idea what you just said.

I have the same case in black and no rubbing..actually I like mine alot
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[Open Thread] Thoughts On Otterbox Case For EVO Shift 4G

So I just wanted to start a thread for myself and anyone else who may want to read it
Basically anyone who has an otterbox case for the evo shift or has seen/used it or whatever just leave your opinions/reviews whatever. I am thinking of buying one so just wondering

I don't have one for the Shift but I've used an Otterbox on other devices and would recommend it if you have the slightest fear of damaging your handset.
I believe the last one I used was a Commuter which completely encased the handset and seemed to be able to take a hit. The back was too smooth for me so I had a little trouble re-learning how to hold it and the thickness of the handset increased significantly but overall it felt safe. Worth the extra money.

I am using the otterbox commuter case on my shift right now. I like it a lot. The fit and finish seems like it is completely a part of the phone. Only two complaints are:
1. If I try to move an icon from one hone screen to another, the piece covering the screen makes it difficult to move it to the "edge" - not a big deal, you learn to adjust.
2. When opening the slider, I hear a click sound, sounding like the little tabs holding the upper piece on are catching as it moves. Again, kinda not picky.
All in all, I think it is a great case and makes me worry a lot less about dropping my device. I would definitely recommend it.
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Awesome seems like ill want to pick it up. I recently cracked the screen on my shift and made a few scuff marks so that's what seriously turned me to getting the case.

notsointeresting said:
Awesome seems like ill want to pick it up. I recently cracked the screen on my shift and made a few scuff marks so that's what seriously turned me to getting the case.
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Tip for putting on the included screen protector...patience and a clean work surface! I couldn't get it to work well at first, then I ended up dropping it on the carpet. I was ready to give up on it until my wife took it from me and got it to work. So...if you have the patience of an ADHD kid on meth like I do...lol. It was my first screen protector too so. Anyways have fun!
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definitely worth getting. i have the commuter series otterbox and it makes my phone look and feel like a beast. only thing that annoys me sometimes is the dust/lint that gets stuck to the rubber on the case, but i just blow it off.

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2. When opening the slider, I hear a click sound, sounding like the little tabs holding the upper piece on are catching as it moves. Again, kinda not picky.
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I haven't had a problem opening the slider at all.
I have one and love it! Top of the line case, looks good feels good and protects good! I would totally recommend it to anyone with a Shift!..

I use it on my shift, and have had them on two other phones. Like everyone else said, its a great case, and really does look like a part of the phone.
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I'm now on my second otterbox after a free factory replacement, my only nit pics are the usb port cover doesn't stay closed, and it clicks everytime I open it, feels like one of the clips is catching....
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Just got the Commuter series and I'm a fan so far. Makes the phone feel more substantial and gives a better grip. The only issue was with the headphone and USB port covers, which didn't stay down. I just removed them, but DON'T Rip them off, it'll tear the rubber casing. Found that out on the USB port one so I cut the headphone one off. Either way makes the rubber a little loose around the port but not hugely annoying unless you're a perfectionist(which I can be). I'll just apply a little glue and seat it on the plastic frame.
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Thanks for the answers guys! I'm definently going to pick one up in a couple days.
I do want to keep this thread open just so anyone can ask questions/leave other reviews for other people.

notsointeresting said:
Thanks for the answers guys! I'm definently going to pick one up in a couple days.
I do want to keep this thread open just so anyone can ask questions/leave other reviews for other people.
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Got the Otter Box Commuter of Ebay for 24.97 free shipping. in retail box

wcherin said:
Got the Otter Box Commuter of Ebay for 24.97 free shipping. in retail box
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That's great. The retail price from otterbox.com is $35 so thats a great buy. There's just something about ebay that I can't trust lol. That's me and my paranoia tho.

notsointeresting said:
That's great. The retail price from otterbox.com is $35 so thats a great buy. There's just something about ebay that I can't trust lol. That's me and my paranoia tho.
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Check also Amazon I got mine for about the same price .. 20 something and It's safer than eBay (for me it is)

kbrn said:
Check also Amazon I got mine for about the same price .. 20 something and It's safer than eBay (for me it is)
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Wow I found one for 22 on amazon thanks for the tip man

Once you have the front plate on the phone. How the hell do you get it off????
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Xx12thANG3LxX said:
Once you have the front plate on the phone. How the hell do you get it off????
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Its almost inpossible without breaking the case. I broke one of the clips in the process..... thank goodness for a warranty!
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Rooster85 said:
Its almost inpossible without breaking the case. I broke one of the clips in the process..... thank goodness for a warranty!
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I guess that's not technically a bad thing if the fronts hard to get off.
I just hope the back isn't the same when I get mine.
Is it?

notsointeresting said:
I guess that's not technically a bad thing if the fronts hard to get off.
I just hope the back isn't the same when I get mine.
Is it?
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Nope I can confirm that, being really careful you can take the back without any problem..
I Think that the front parts being hard to take off it's a good thing.

Had mine for 2 or 3 months now
Bought it from Amazon for like $25 when they finally came available for the shift and had to wait a month before I got it in hand.
I'm not as impressed as i would be with the protection if it was a defender case. I had the black case with fake carbon fiber and belt clip before. The otterbox commuter is better then that one, by how much I'm not sure.
I dropped my phone about a month ago. I don't know if it just hit the right place of the case, and the back case came flying off the phone, the side clips where busted off, so the back case would not stay on any more.
I decided to call up otterbox and see if it was under warr. and if they would replace it. AMAZINGLY they said YES so they shipped me a new one for free i didn't even have to pay shipping. NICE. It was quick and easy I thought that was soooo cool. Because of that i will continue to buy otterbox, and recommend them to others.
In future i hope to buy defender cases (better protection) which means no more slider phones which i think i am ready for now that touch screens are so much better. All my old phones have been sliders with full keyboards from back in the day with my old HTC t-mobile MDA, which made me find this site.
Thats my 2 cents.

Oberon Cases

http://oberondesign.com/e-reader-covers-12/nexus.html
I have not had my hands on any of these cases recently but I did get my hands on one for the nook several years ago. the case was solidly designed and with good quality leather.
They have several nice designs, but are a bit on the more expensive side.

slight22 said:
http://oberondesign.com/e-reader-covers-12/nexus.html
I have not had my hands on any of these cases recently but I did get my hands on one for the nook several years ago. the case was solidly designed and with good quality leather.
They have several nice designs, but are a bit on the more expensive side.
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Very nice, pricey (at least for me). Reminded me of Lord of Rings, Wizard-like.

Lol! Paying over 1/3 the price you paid for the actual device on a cover is just dumb to me.

akarol said:
Lol! Paying over 1/3 the price you paid for the actual device on a cover is just dumb to me.
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Maybe but i thought they worth mention because i know a lot of "dumb" people that have bought these for their devices. The ipad ones are 123 bucks. But the quality of the covers is probably the tops of what i have ever seen.

I generally HATE leather cases but if they came out with a Necronomicon one a la Evil Dead/Army of Darkness I would be all over it.

_MetalHead_ said:
I generally HATE leather cases but if they came out with a Necronomicon one a la Evil Dead/Army of Darkness I would be all over it.
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+1000!! :laugh:
But I bought one of these for my wifes nook back in the day and it is a sweet case. Definately worth the price, when you talk about quality equating to price.

They look so Diablo'ish! If Deckard Cain had a tablet.... This would be the case he would use!! Haha

Guess I am one of the dumb one. Would prefer buying quality 1 time as opposed to 5 cheap Chinese knockoff crap but more power to you.
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Moricon said:
Guess I am one of the dumb one. Would prefer buying quality 1 time as opposed to 5 cheap Chinese knockoff crap but more power to you.
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Define "Quality" because aside from a single expensive slab of leather, there's NOTHING here. This case offers nearly ZERO protection against, well, anything. The damned tablet is literally held in with STRINGS FFS! Not good ones either, nooo. They are elastic bungee and will allow the thing to hit the ground under impact. Then they want you to bend it backwards and TIE IT THAT WAY and call this a stand? LOL. Now, sure the leather is nice looking. But to call this a "case" is probably illegal in several countries. Let's call it what it is. It's a fashion accessory. Nothing more. Now if a fashion accessory is worth more to you than protecting your device, then by all means spend 70 bucks on it. It's a free country. I want you to have whatever you want, and pay as much as you want to for it. But don't come in here talking down to everyone else that didn't buy this case like we are dumb and are gonna have to replace ours over and over while you, in your infinite wisdom, will not. This just makes you a douche bag, Our cases might be less expensive, but every one of those 5 "Chinese Knockoffs" (as you call them)will protect this device better and for longer than this ridiculous attempt at a case. Does that make you dumb for having bought one? Only if you labor under the delusion that because you paid so much for it, it's somehow a better quality case and will protect your tablet better. Because it won't. Not even close. It's just pretty. Pretty useless.

*stare at all the prettys* :victory:
*look at all the big numbers* :crying:
*shakes self out of it*
All the pretty things I will buy... after I go sell a movie script!
-Ara

If you can afford it, why not? No need to name call.

ppp38 said:
If you can afford it, why not? No need to name call.
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Definitely agree. Although these are very nice looking, for $70 I'll probably go with something else. The fact that they sell replacement bungee cords makes me question whether it will last.
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Joe T said:
Definitely agree. Although these are very nice looking, for $70 I'll probably go with something else. The fact that they sell replacement bungee cords makes me question whether it will last.
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The replacement cord I think is for the closing mechanism to the case. That would make sense I think.
I bought the case for my wife's nook based on the look, quality and yes protection of it. The nook is already covered with a skin from decalgirl.com and a screen protector, and using this cover does indeed offer some protection. No it's not a Seidio case, it's a case that is pretty much a wallet lol. But the protection I speak of is the protection of the screen from impact if something would happen to fall upon the screen.
But everyone has their opinion, which is fine, but why the hate. If you don't like it, move on. There are many other choices out there besides this if this doesn't float your boat.

Exactly. Never said there was anything wrong with buying it. Just saying that simply because it's 10x the price of all these others does not mean in any way that it's "Worth" 10x as much in protection or durability. So people acting like it is are only kidding themselves.

I was going to buy one instantly, then I saw that the tablet was held in by strings and elastic cords, and while its stunning on the outside, it looks cheap as **** when the cover opens. I wish they had a better looking system to secure the tablet, that's atrocious.

Semantics said:
I was going to buy one instantly, then I saw that the tablet was held in by strings and elastic cords, and while its stunning on the outside, it looks cheap as **** when the cover opens. I wish they had a better looking system to secure the tablet, that's atrocious.
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I kinda agree with you there, but I think of it as being able to use the same case in another 7" device down the road.

I was going to buy one instantly, then I saw that the tablet was held in by strings and elastic cords, and while its stunning on the outside, it looks cheap as **** when the cover opens. I wish they had a better looking system to secure the tablet, that's atrocious.
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I've had a couple of their cases and trust, they're anything but cheap looking and feeling. I bought mine used from other forum members, so I paid half, but that's a QUALITY case. They don't charge those prices for nothing. They can charge that because it's a great case and there's a market for them. You won't pay it, fine. They are supposed to have an old world feel to them. The leather and wool on the inside is something.
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Semantics said:
I was going to buy one instantly, then I saw that the tablet was held in by strings and elastic cords, and while its stunning on the outside, it looks cheap as **** when the cover opens. I wish they had a better looking system to secure the tablet, that's atrocious.
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If you watch the video on the Oberon website it shows that the tablet is held in quite securely in the case. Also they give you extra strings to close the latch so if you can go a year without having to replace it I'd consider that a non issue.
I'm interested in hearing any reviews for this case

_MetalHead_ said:
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I wouldn't care if it would be three times the cost of the device, I would definitely be buying that! :laugh:

No I don't belive cost = quality (far from it actually). Didn't mean to start anything but I do think a lot of thought went into these. The video was very informative about the design choices (which is what it always comes down to).
As far as protection my opinion is that as long as the cover is closed the edges of the leather will absorb more than most without transferring the shock to the tablet. If it falls with the cover open there is a greater chance of it breaking (just like the rest)
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walnutt tpu bumper for N7100

saw this on eBay.. anyone knows where to get these outside of eBay?
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Why do all those bumper have holes in one of the corners?

It's for versions that have a tv antenna (like Korea)

Ok, but, why then don't the regular cases have holes in that corner as well? It seems to ONLY be the case with the bumpers. Don't quite get it.

Nah, I have a wallet case that has a hole too.

That's fine, but, the point is, the vast majority of non-bumper cases don't have the hole, whereas every single bumper I've seen has the hole in it. It's odd.

Who cares? Haha
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Who cares? I'm going to go out on a limb and say whoever it is that is unfortunate enough to drop their phone squarely on that unprotected corner. That's probably who will care.
And, I do, obviously, or I would not have brought it up, dontcha think?

JohnnyRocks said:
Who cares? I'm going to go out on a limb and say whoever it is that is unfortunate enough to drop their phone squarely on that unprotected corner. That's probably who will care.
And, I do, obviously, or I would not have brought it up, dontcha think?
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its not unprotected. the tpu around the hole is thick enough to prevent that corner of the device from making direct contact with any hard surfaces (unless it lands perfectly on a rock). i've tested it a few times on my note 1 with an anymode pebble case.

Oh, ok, that make sense. Did not know that.
This is probably the best looking bumper I've seen for the Note 2, but, for $30 it better be. LOL. Not sure any bumper is worth that price, to be honest.

Saw these on the Zenuscase website.

JohnnyRocks said:
Who cares? I'm going to go out on a limb and say whoever it is that is unfortunate enough to drop their phone squarely on that unprotected corner. That's probably who will care.
And, I do, obviously, or I would not have brought it up, dontcha think?
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U mad bro?
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metal bumper carbon fibre back

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=310641021102
Just saw this and made the payment. Looks pretty decent and the price is reasonable as well. Now gotta sit tight and wait for e bays notpriously long shipping time.
What do u guys think?

Looks pretty nice.
I didn't read through the whole description, but did it say if the back is also metal with the "carbon" sticker or plastic with sticker?
Awesome find, let us know in 3-4 weeks when you get it.
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Baronic said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=310641021102
Just saw this and made the payment. Looks pretty decent and the price is reasonable as well. Now gotta sit tight and wait for e bays notpriously long shipping time.
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Just ordered a silver on silver one! Hope it gets here by May 3rd like its supposed to and I hope the quality is good as well...anyways the return policy is spelled out and the company has great feedback.

The S-Pen slot on this thing looks like a pain..
It's not an open slot like most cases, but rather a partially closed one -- It has a support bridge going directly across where your finger would usually slide the pen out. Definitely will take some finesse..
You can see it more obviously in this pic:

Judging from the thickness of the device with the my money is on it being a complete back cover replacement. Similar to the one here in xda about the aluminium bumper and back that makes it look a little similar to the iphone (which I have and am using). The s pen slot looks like the same and so I dont think taking out the s pen is an issue.
The silver on silver is a little too blingy for me. The gold is a bit mellow or at least I hope it looks like in the picture and dont come to me sparkly gold lol.
I kill my device changing addiction by buying cases to change the look of my note 2. Searched long amd hard and found this. And frankly at 20usd even if it sucks bad I wont really feel the pain. Not like some 150 usd aluminium cases. *rolls eyes*
Im in malaysia and if the item is in singapore or thailand like it says it is im hoping it arrives a little sooner.

Retract my statement about it being battery cover replavement lol can actually see the oro back door at the back view

Also at the bank I believe there is a clear plastic back over the carbon fiber. At some of the pics u can see the reflection of the photographer
Sorry for typos typing fast on stock keyboard lol. Ps may 3rd? Extremely optimistic lol. I always put my target eta at 3 weeks. Its e bay economy shipping. Lol

Baronic said:
Also at the bank I believe there is a clear plastic back over the carbon fiber. At some of the pics u can see the reflection of the photographer
Sorry for typos typing fast on stock keyboard lol. Ps may 3rd? Extremely optimistic lol. I always put my target eta at 3 weeks. Its e bay economy shipping. Lol
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Or just China shipping, then sits in customs for a week for no reason. Lol.

Could ruin reception ):
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Im using another aluminium full body. The one some say look like iphone. No reception issue that I can see. It likely affects but for practical purposes no diff. So im good.

Baronic said:
Also at the bank I believe there is a clear plastic back over the carbon fiber. At some of the pics u can see the reflection of the photographer
Sorry for typos typing fast on stock keyboard lol. Ps may 3rd? Extremely optimistic lol. I always put my target eta at 3 weeks. Its e bay economy shipping. Lol
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Actually, I ordered a different red "carbon fiber" battery cover from the same providence I'm China and it said 3 wks. The actual time scared me because it came in a week+2days. I'm optimistic
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I have a silver one with black carbon fiber backing for sale. it just makes the phone too big for me. barely used, no scratches. $22 shipped. PM plz. btw I am in the US so this would arrive quick.