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Where to buy?!?!

Okay...I've been drooling over this phone for the past few weeks. I'm almost ready to pull the trigger...but I'm looking for the least expensive but most reputable online dealer to make my purchase. I'm in the USA so it would have to be imported.
Suggestions? Experiences? Warranty issues? I'm all ears. Let me know what your experience has been with the different online retailers.
Cheers!
Trey

eBay you can find them as low as 590 used but new ones run about 650

stefan.buddle said:
eBay you can find them as low as 590 used but new ones run about 650
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Good Point! eBay is probably the one place I haven't looked! Thanks man!

Amazon has a few sellers offering them for around 650. they're also fulfillment so you get free 2 day shipping.

I'm also getting ready to pull the trigger.
If you're just looking for a cheap price, eBay has Australian Notes on sale, which I think is the cheapest of them all due to currency fluctuations.
Anybody know of a seller that does international shipping that has a REALLY lenient return policy? I tend to have horrible luck with displays and don't want to get stuck with one with defects (I once had to return five LCD monitors in a row because each one had more than two dead/stuck pixels! Also, my current Cellphone, a Streak, has an always-on stuck red pixel).
Given the fact that AMOLED screens slowly develop defects, I would really like to find a seller that offers 14+ day return policy with little or no expense on my part, in case I end up making multiple returns.

I found this in another thread but Integrontech has them for $650 also. Here's the link: http://www.integrontech.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-N7000-16GB-Unlocked-Black-p/sam-n7000.htm
I've never used them...so I'm not sure how reputable they are.
I did buy my i9100 from expansys USA and it was perfect! Fast shipping. Never had any trouble with the hardware...so I never dealt with the warranty part. But my experience with them was very good.

Might pay to be a little more patient, I'm thinkin' there will be at least another 50 drop post Christmas.
Just a thought and I could be wrong so...
Be nice to use that extra savings towards accessories though IMHO
When I first started lookin' I couldn't find one below 730.00 so if I can get one for six I can that custom leather case I want and break even there.

treylemkn said:
I found this in another thread but Integrontech has them for $650 also. Here's the link: http://www.integrontech.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-N7000-16GB-Unlocked-Black-p/sam-n7000.htm
I've never used them...so I'm not sure how reputable they are.
I did buy my i9100 from expansys USA and it was perfect! Fast shipping. Never had any trouble with the hardware...so I never dealt with the warranty part. But my experience with them was very good.
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I ordered from them. Fast and no problems
From my kick-ass note

seriously dude i'm in the same boat but it's just the smart bet to wait until it is around 550-600
the price is dropping everyday pretty freaking fast.
take a look if you don't beleive me >>
http://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Unlocked-Android-Smartphone/product/B0061YRDX6

Paid $699 yesterday from Newegg.
I sure hope my ATT plan doesn't have issues like everyone else is reporting (forcing a tablet plan, forcing tiered data, etc).
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Amazon is selling them for $639 shipped.

inurb said:
Amazon is selling them for $639 shipped.
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Hello! Link please

I've got friends who would buy this for me in either India or Australia.
Where would I have either one of them shop in their respective countries to get me one? Is it worth it, plus shipping, or should I just drop $650 on Ebay? I mean, from what I saw the exchange rate, 35,000 Indian Rupees (MSRP) is $660.

Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Unlocked Cellphone--US Warranty (Blue)
(made in korea by samsung )
(this phone got no problem with screen!)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-GT-N7...QL30/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1324089027&sr=8-4

what the hell is blue version ?
I see amazon is listed as an official vendor which makes me curious.
+ there is no warranty on international phones imported to U.S. because the official U.S. versions are the ones sold by the damn carriers via at&t , verizon etc.

There once was a note...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x430XNZhnWs

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Amazon is selling them for $639 shipped.
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Yeah, I saw that, but the arrival date was in 2012.
Newegg had free 2-day shipping (shoprunner free year trial) and I had a $20 coupon from google.
So, $679 and I'll have it Monday. Plus there is a free charger thingy thrown in, so that's a plus.
I just really hope my unlimited data isn't f-d around with after putting my sim in...
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avetny said:
Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Unlocked Cellphone--US Warranty (Blue)
(made in korea by samsung )
(this phone got no problem with screen!)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-GT-N7...QL30/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1324089027&sr=8-4
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Doesn't the GT prefix indicate the IMEI will be considered a tablet? Some listings omit the GT prefix...I think these are the Polish/Netherland version that doesn't flag ATT as a tablet...

Hmmm...it appears the white one is going for $800 still, while the black(ish) one is $650ish. I'm debating on importing 5 or 6 of these to see if I can pay for mine.
Thoughts?

treylemkn said:
Hello! Link please
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Here you go:
www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Unloc..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1324094209&sr=1-1
I got mine from the same seller on Amazon and the phone is great.

I got mine from ATGSM and was happy with the delivery expediency
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 Price War Is Already Happening

We’re still a week away from the Samsung Galaxy S5′s Australian launch, and the price-cutting battle between telcos, online stores and retailers is already happening. If you’re willing to wait a week or two for your new phone to be shipped over from Hong Kong, you can find a great discounted deal.
Millennius.com has the black 16GB SM-G900 Galaxy S5 for $779, as well as white — that’s the cheapest price we’ve seen online so far for an outright handset. Kogan has the same model for $849 in all four colour variants, as well as a $999 32GB capacity, but all stock has apparently already been snapped up. MobiCity wants $899 for the 16GB, but unlike Kogan is still taking orders. These phones will almost certainly be international units coming from Hong Kong, where prices are lowest for grey importers to source their inventory.
eBay prices are depressingly high; the cheapest you’ll find a 16GB model is $958 with free postage, and $1079 for 32GB. If you want to buy a discounted new Galaxy S5, you might like to have a look at Melbourne-based Millennius.

mobicity went from 899 to 849 then sold out. now its back at 899 lol.
never buying from mobicity again after my experience with my xperia z
EDIT: oh, this isnt a retailer, but there are S5s going for 699USD on ebay and it has free shipping to Australia. can't link here since im at school

Thanks for that, I will be buying one on the weekend from them after I get paid from work.
gabrielsaragoc said:
We’re still a week away from the Samsung Galaxy S5′s Australian launch, and the price-cutting battle between telcos, online stores and retailers is already happening. If you’re willing to wait a week or two for your new phone to be shipped over from Hong Kong, you can find a great discounted deal.
Millennius.com has the black 16GB SM-G900 Galaxy S5 for $779, as well as white — that’s the cheapest price we’ve seen online so far for an outright handset. Kogan has the same model for $849 in all four colour variants, as well as a $999 32GB capacity, but all stock has apparently already been snapped up. MobiCity wants $899 for the 16GB, but unlike Kogan is still taking orders. These phones will almost certainly be international units coming from Hong Kong, where prices are lowest for grey importers to source their inventory.
eBay prices are depressingly high; the cheapest you’ll find a 16GB model is $958 with free postage, and $1079 for 32GB. If you want to buy a discounted new Galaxy S5, you might like to have a look at Melbourne-based Millennius.
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Hahah what the....
I dont think the ebay ones are legit when you have these companies that are selling them cheap compared to the big brick retailers.
I dont think you can go lower then them at this stage, there almost approaching the S4 price if ebay is legit which I dont think so
Hellscythe said:
mobicity went from 899 to 849 then sold out. now its back at 899 lol.
never buying from mobicity again after my experience with my xperia z
EDIT: oh, this isnt a retailer, but there are S5s going for 699USD on ebay and it has free shipping to Australia. can't link here since im at school
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pez123 said:
Thanks for that, I will be buying one on the weekend from them after I get paid from work.
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Hahah what the....
I dont think the ebay ones are legit when you have these companies that are selling them cheap compared to the big brick retailers.
I dont think you can go lower then them at this stage, there almost approaching the S4 price if ebay is legit which I dont think so
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Eh I'll link it here later and I'll have a look at the seller reputation. But there is always PayPal so at least there is some sense of security on your side
EDIT: eBay link here. Seller looks pretty legit. http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=191122704936
EDIT: Looks like it is the 3g version too and doesn't have free shipping :/ could have sworn it did when i checked earlier today

$750 here in Pakistan.

sohebq said:
$750 here in Pakistan.
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That's pretty nice, I am assuming that is the price for Exynos 3G version?

tacoeater1999 said:
That's pretty nice, I am assuming that is the price for Exynos 3G version?
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Yes here exynos is official version. The price is bit surprising as note 3 was launched here for $830. I was expecting the $850 for s5.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

sohebq said:
Yes here exynos is official version. The price is bit surprising as note 3 was launched here for $830. I was expecting the $850 for s5.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
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yeah, here in australia the price of S5 is 849 to 899, S4 launched for 749 here i believe. :/

I pre-ordered mine from AT&T the other day. The no contract price is $650.

I found the Octa Core exynos cheap on Ebay ($650ish), but I want the snapdragon one.

I just went on millenius.com and it turns out they only do bank transfer and something else for payment.
no paypal option seems super shady to me..

I went to the local electronics store in Herzliya and they told me 2,600.00 shekel ($745.844) which is actually less than I thought it would be. I thought it would be more like 4000 haha.

Tab S 10.5 32GB on Sale at BestBuy $499.99

Strangely, since they are the only ones selling the 32GB WIFI model apparently, that tablet is on sale this week for the same price as the 16GB. It had been selling at $549 and it is this week $499.
There were three other folks in line for customer service when BB opened yesterday to do the exact same exchange.
So....I returned my 16GB and exchange for the 32. I told them I would take the same $50 price reduction they were offering on the 32 but they said they weren't able to do that. Makes no sense since they will now sell mine as an open box unit at a $50 discount.

Wonder if they guarantee the price for a couple of weeks...just bought 2 32gb at 549.00 each...

flhthemi said:
Wonder if they guarantee the price for a couple of weeks...just bought 2 32gb at 549.00 each...
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If you bought it last week, yes. If it's more than 1 week, no.

iazybandit said:
If you bought it last week, yes. If it's more than 1 week, no.
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Well turns out since I have the Rewards Card and have myself enrolled I could have waited up to 30 days if the sale price held that long. But the 1st unit was purchased 8/22 and its beyond 2 weeks by a couple days and they refunded 50 on each for me! So I bought a Logitech S keyboard.

I had Best Buy sale me a 32GB last Sunday at the $499 deal! I only paid $118 since I had some $100 gift cards I needed to cash in.

The 16GB model has been priced down to $449.99 in a lot of places as well.

05GT said:
The 16GB model has been priced down to $449.99 in a lot of places as well.
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really? couldnt find one
want a 32gb white 10.5 but missed the 499 offer

ykkfive said:
really? couldnt find one
want a 32gb white 10.5 but missed the 499 offer
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I got one at Wal-Mart on Sunday for $449. I had the store match Wal-Mart's online price.

DaWeav said:
I had Best Buy sale me a 32GB last Sunday at the $499 deal! I only paid $118 since I had some $100 gift cards I needed to cash in.
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I took advantage of their offer they had for $50 gift card for any working tablet and got rid of a ton of them and some other electronic stuff and had enough to pay for my 32gig wifi tablet with ZERO out of pocket money (actually had some left over).. got a new tablet and got rid of some clutter in my house. .. a win win situation

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I got one at Wal-Mart on Sunday for $449. I had the store match Wal-Mart's online price.
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such a bargin
here in hk, it's about $430 us dollars for a 16gb wifi, which is cheaper than most of the countries. however we don have 32gb here

$399 now.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=141400560417&alt=web

I picked up the 16G Tab S 10.5 at BestBuy yesterday at the regular $499 price but they gave me a $50 gift card so I got the Book Cover for free.

dmunjal said:
$399 now.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=141400560417&alt=web
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Just sayin' - it's a refurb.....

flhthemi said:
Just sayin' - it's a refurb.....
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Refurbs often are great deals....much depends on warranty. I see that the seller has raised the price from $399. At what they're asking for now one might as well buy new. Not really a "deal" anymore IMHO.

Verizon Wireless will now carry the Gold version of the S6 and S6 Edge.

Just seen on Android Central. Verizon was holding out it seems, and will now have the gold versions of the phones for pre-order on the first. Now I've gotta go switch up my order with BestBuy...

WilliamStern said:
Just seen on Android Central. Verizon was holding out it seems, and will now have the gold versions of the phones for pre-order on the first. Now I've gotta go switch up my order with BestBuy...
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Family memebr who works at Best Buy said they will not be shipping until April 27th. I hope he's wrong cause i'm waiting for that 128gb Gold!!!!

I chatted with a Bestbuy employee online yesterday and he said the gold one will be up for preorder April 1st. I hope so cause I'm waiting on Sprints gold edge 128gb
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My conversation with a best buy employee
Connected to Ellyy V.
Thank you for choosing Best Buy, my name is Ellyy. How may I assist you today?
31-Mar 12:49 PM
Hello! will the Verizon 128GB Gold Galaxy S6 Edge be available for pre order tomorrow?
How exciting that your interested in getting a new phone! I'd be more than happy to assist you with any questions about the preorder for the Samsung S6 edge. Let me check that for you.
May I please take a 2-3 minutes to look into this for you? I appreciate your patience.
While you wait, any accessories you want me to look up for you?
Thank you so much for waiting. I did check for you. The Samsung S6 Edge 128GB will be available tomorrow for preorder.
will there be official Samsung accessories available tomorrow?
Yes, accessories will be available for preorder tomorrow as well.
i guess i'm just trying to clarify. The Verzion 128gb Gold/Platinum version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will be available for pre order tomorrow. Correct?
Yes, it will be available.
I haven’t received a response from you. Do you still need assistance?
fantastic! Do you by chance have the price options? Off contract and 2 year. Thank you verymuch for your help
With 2 year contract it will be $499.99.
Without contract it will be $1049.99.
That off contract price scares me...

Fmstgun said:
With 2 year contract it will be $499.99.
Without contract it will be $1049.99.
That off contract price scares me...
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Best Buy always charges more for off-contract devices compared to carriers. Verizon will have the same $499 contract price, but off-contract they'll have the 128GB S6E for $899.
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Verizon pre-orders begin 4/1 at 3:01am ET .

vj092887 said:
I chatted with a Bestbuy employee online yesterday and he said the gold one will be up for preorder April 1st. I hope so cause I'm waiting on Sprints gold edge 128gb
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I hope so, or soon, because I need to switch my preorder from black to gold before launch. I tweeted BB Mobile today and they didn't have a date for Sprint gold variant.

I went on the Verizon website to check if gold was available, and it is. But.... when you place the order, it shows a shipping date of May 1st.... sigh...

I might just preorder this one. First time I've ever preordered. Now I just have to decide between black and gold.

Last phone I ever preordered was the HTC Incredible and it arrived a week early. Hoping for the same blunder in the warehouse lol.

Ended up ordering from Verizon for $150 less than Best Buy.
128GB S6 Edge Gold Platinum
Order Date: 4/2/15
Shipping date: 5/1/15
Carrier: Verizon
Shipping Method: 2 day
ETA: Possibly shipping around April 27th per big red employee. I have a feeling i will be looking for emails every single day in the hopes i get a shipment notification!!!!

Fmstgun said:
Ended up ordering from Verizon for $150 less than Best Buy.
128GB S6 Edge Gold Platinum
Order Date: 4/2/15
Shipping date: 5/1/15
Carrier: Verizon
Shipping Method: 2 day
ETA: Possibly shipping around April 27th per big red employee. I have a feeling i will be looking for emails every single day in the hopes i get a shipment notification!!!!
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Same here. Got it with shipping day for 05/01 but I'm thinking it will get shipped a few days short

Samsung is beautiful

I actually posted a bunch online saying I'd use this as an excuse to jump ship if Verizon decided to screw with me one more time by not offering the gold version. I still want it, but I'm pretty peeved that it's coming in May, since that timing is so iffy I might as well wait for the Note 5. I'm still debating, though I'm leaning heavily towards buying it.

've been struggling with whether to go White or Gold. I think I decided on White, but I do wonder about the 32GB vs 64GB vs 128GB. So my mentality is this, I definitely don't want to do 32GB so it's 64GB vs 128GB.
Is 128GB better? YES, of course. But I have a 64GB card and I think with one of those nifty Meenova devices (USB OTG to micro sd adapter), I could easily add any amount of data to the phone on the go.
Anyone else have a big reason for going 128GB? Because the price is insane at that level.

h3ck said:
've been struggling with whether to go White or Gold. I think I decided on White, but I do wonder about the 32GB vs 64GB vs 128GB. So my mentality is this, I definitely don't want to do 32GB so it's 64GB vs 128GB.
Is 128GB better? YES, of course. But I have a 64GB card and I think with one of those nifty Meenova devices (USB OTG to micro sd adapter), I could easily add any amount of data to the phone on the go.
Anyone else have a big reason for going 128GB? Because the price is insane at that level.
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It depends on how much you plan on storing into your phone. I have my entire music catalog on my SD Card so i went with the 128GB. I also have a young daughter and i use my phone as my main camera so i wanted the extra memory. If you use streaming sites for music or store your pic/vids on a cloud based service you really do not need anything more than a 64GB. Just my opinion.

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It depends on how much you plan on storing into your phone. I have my entire music catalog on my SD Card so i went with the 128GB. I also have a young daughter and i use my phone as my main camera so i wanted the extra memory. If you use streaming sites for music or store your pic/vids on a cloud based service you really do not need anything more than a 64GB. Just my opinion.
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Those are valid points. I backup to the cloud but have about 10GB of pictures and video on my phone. I do stream my music mostly. So I think really I should be good. If I want to have movies or other things I could prob do the 64gb card via the dash micro adapter. But then Verizon gives $100 off so I feel like I could get 128GB for 64gb price. Lol

Nexus 6 Prices???

Why is the prices rising for this phone on Amazon?

Most likely because their stock is running low and demand is increasing

bm3epps said:
Why is the prices rising for this phone on Amazon?
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Because only resellers have them at this point and they're free to offer them at any price.

blanco2701 said:
Because only resellers have them at this point and they're free to offer them at any price.
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on Amazon it's Motorola who have been raising the prices and not resellers

bm3epps said:
on Amazon it's Motorola who have been raising the prices and not resellers
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Are you sure? Motorola doesn't sell anything directly on Amazon.
For example the white 32gb model is being sold at 329.99, and says this "Ships from and sold by Talk-Time".
I bought the exact same model about a year ago for 249.99 and said "Ships from and sold by Amazon".
You won't find any ships from and sold by Motorola, Amazon or any other big retailer anymore.

blanco2701 said:
Are you sure? Motorola doesn't sell anything directly on Amazon.
For example the white 32gb model is being sold at 329.99, and says this "Ships from and sold by Talk-Time".
I bought the exact same model about a year ago for 249.99 and said "Ships from and sold by Amazon".
You won't find any ships from and sold by Motorola, Amazon or any other big retailer anymore.
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just rechecked and it says sold by and shipped by Amazon but you are right it's mostly different resellers jacking up the prices

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just rechecked and it says sold by and shipped by Amazon but you are right it's mostly different resellers jacking up the prices
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As I've said in other posts... the Nexus 6 is still a quite relative phone to use. Save for battery life, there is little to distinguish the performance between this phone and brand new phones in day to day usage. I still use my White 64gb along with my Pixel XL.

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As I've said in other posts... the Nexus 6 is still a quite relative phone to use. Save for battery life, there is little to distinguish the performance between this phone and brand new phones in day to day usage. I still use my White 64gb along with my Pixel XL.
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Yea, I was only wondering why the price have gone because I just bought another blue 64gb for $215 in mint condition off swappa because I missed this phone after giving mines away to my sister

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Not sure what word you were looking for, but "relative" isn't it

Price on Amazon is always high, swappa is much better
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Price on Amazon wasn't always high, especially when they were blowing them out last Christmas. New in box for between $199 and $299 (depending on both storage and when bought in the holiday season) is an excellent deal.