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Thinking about getting rid of the ol' A100

I'm one of those guys that churns a lot--I always need something new to tinker/tweak-- so the lack of CWM (and ROMS by proxy) on our tabs is getting to me.
Anyway, I'll probably be putting it up on eBay and Craigslist soon. What should I ask for it?
-8gb A100 in perfect condition (and with original packaging)
- the Blurex leather case on Amazon (and as seen in the Accessories sub-forum)
- an HDMI-to-mini hdmi cable
- a 32gb micro SD.
Think I could get $300 for that package?
Should I wait 'til Acer updates it to ICS?

I think you will probably have to go lower but you can always list it at that price first specially on Craigslist cause they ALWAYS try to haggle pricing. As far as price standpoint the acer can be had for $249 at best buy, sears, and kmart online. I'm sure stores are the same. 32gb I've see go as low as $29 online. HDMI cable can be had for $10 at amazon for a 15 footer. Cases can be had for $10-20 on amazon as well.
so 249+29+10 or 20 = 290 or 300 (all new)
For the most part most dont really consider tax unless you point that out.

Damn, you're right--when'd they drop to $250 in stores??
I might just have to keep the thing.

DaveRichardson said:
Damn, you're right--when'd they drop to $250 in stores??
I might just have to keep the thing.
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I know it sux. I myself ended up returning the one I bought from frys black friday which cost me $275 (250+tax) and ended up buying one on craigslist for $250 just to save $25 so I wont lose so much later when I sell it. But you never know, you could get lucky and someone might not even know theyre going for 250 now.
Also at this time I don't know of any other 7 inch tablet that can compete with the a100 including its price point besides on battery life. What other tablet were you considering?

aznmode said:
Also at this time I don't know of any other 7 inch tablet that can compete with the a100 including its price point besides on battery life. What other tablet were you considering?
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Also curious as to what other 7" tablets are out there that can compete with the A100 in terms of hardware and also have custom ROM's.

goofball2k said:
Also curious as to what other 7" tablets are out there that can compete with the A100 in terms of hardware and also have custom ROM's.
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For a similar price range hes probably has to settle for a Flyer. Which I read is a great device even on single core since its running at 1.5ghtz and has custom roms and great battery life. But may not see ICS and might not multitask as well as dual core.

Oh, no other tablet on the market can touch the A100.
I just find myself reaching for my HTC Desire when I want to fritter away some time and figured I might see if I could get some money back for now and see how the tablet market looks in a year or two.

Are you in nyc I will give you 200 just for the tablet

goofball2k said:
Also curious as to what other 7" tablets are out there that can compete with the A100 in terms of hardware and also have custom ROM's.
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You probably won't find a lot of ROM work right now on many devices as ICS is a short time away. A lot of devs are not using the time to work a ROM for HC only to turn around and re-work for ICS.
I had an A100 for about two weeks and truly liked the device. Returned it due to battery life, minimal internal storage and IMO very challenging viewing angles.
Got the Samsung Tab 7.0+ and must say it rocks! No ROMs yet but root and CWM available. Pricey, yes. But on track for ICS and the specs are excellent. Best 7" tab available right now IMO. But only till the Samsung 7.7 releases. The Super AMOLED display is killer from what I hear.

Just curious, where are you getting this tablet in the US for anything less then $330? BB has no stock and will not NOT let you order online. They show no date for inventory either. Amazon is the only place I found for this and the price has fluctuated in the last week between, get ready, $460 and $330. It is now at $330. Everywhere else online I try says out of stock. This tablet sells for more then its bigger brother a500.

expose11 said:
Just curious, where are you getting this tablet in the US for anything less then $330? BB has no stock and will not NOT let you order online. They show no date for inventory either. Amazon is the only place I found for this and the price has fluctuated in the last week between, get ready, $460 and $330. It is now at $330. Everywhere else online I try says out of stock. This tablet sells for more then its bigger brother a500.
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BestBuy currently shows $249 "in stock" at my nearest store, 92691 zip code. (Out of curiosity, last week it showed in stock at multiple area stores at that price, so I guess they do move pretty quick.)
Of course, I bought mine on Black Friday for $189, getting there late morning without much of a crowd nor long lines. In fact, I went in thinking about a $200 deal on a Blackberry Playbook or Kindle Fire, but seeing the A100 for ten bucks less was a no-brainer.

richierich118 said:
Are you in nyc I will give you 200 just for the tablet
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Sorry man, I'm in the mid-west and not really looking to part it out (I think it makes the most sense to sell it as a package).
Mods: I really just posted this to gather information--if this has crossed the line into 'advertising,' don't hesitate to move it to the XDA Market section (or just delete it).

RangerJay said:
BestBuy currently shows $249 "in stock" at my nearest store, 92691 zip code. (Out of curiosity, last week it showed in stock at multiple area stores at that price, so I guess they do move pretty quick.)
Of course, I bought mine on Black Friday for $189, getting there late morning without much of a crowd nor long lines. In fact, I went in thinking about a $200 deal on a Blackberry Playbook or Kindle Fire, but seeing the A100 for ten bucks less was a no-brainer.
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I've seen them go in and out of stock at local Walmarts and BestBuys for the $250 price. If some one really wanted one, a little bit of daily checking stock and willingness to drive could probably get one for $250.

You can also try craigslist.

Got mine at Microcenter in Cincinnati for $229, minus $100 gift card, $129 out the door. Best purchase of the year.

i will sell mine as well since i cant install rom on it
kinda pissed me off since acer doesnt give a flying **** about this tablet.
280 you can get mine barely use it. come with case and a 16GB

At least wait for iCS love then sell it

TheUndertaker21 said:
i will sell mine as well since i cant install rom on it
kinda pissed me off since acer doesnt give a flying **** about this tablet.
280 you can get mine barely use it. come with case and a 16GB
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Are you in NYC

yeah Brooklyn
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TheUndertaker21 said:
yeah Brooklyn
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Damn I am looking for one ASAP and there are none available in any bestbuy and target doesnt even sell them. Do you know any electronic store in brooklyn that has them in stock.

Help selling on ebay!

I'm debating putting my nexus up for sale on ebay and could use some advice...
What should I start off the bidding at? will be selling it with standard and extended battery.
Should I leave it rooted or return to stock?
Any idea roughly what I may end up getting for it?
Should I bother taking pics of the phone or just use a standard pic of the phone?
Will I have any problems trying to sell the phone with no history of selling items?

99p starting bid, it's free. Keep it rooted, put a 1.4 GHz kernel in it title it 'Galaxy Nexus, Rooted, overclocked 1.4 GHz with custom recovery'.
People will go mental for it. I've just sold my Desire for £150 because it's overclocked to 1.2 GHz.

Forgot to mention it is the verizon phone... Do I list it as Verizon or CDMA?

I don't know much about Verizon and CDMA, but I suppose if it's important you should mention it. I don't know how you transfer numbers with a CDMA phone.
Don't forget to mention you can relock the bootloader and easily flash a stock ROM if someone is worried about the warranty.

wil2bm said:
Forgot to mention it is the verizon phone... Do I list it as Verizon or CDMA?
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I'd say you should list it as "Verizon (CDMA/LTE)". The Verizon part is important as the at least the CDMA part of it will be locked to Verizon

wil2bm said:
I'm debating putting my nexus up for sale on ebay and could use some advice...
What should I start off the bidding at? will be selling it with standard and extended battery.
Should I leave it rooted or return to stock?
Any idea roughly what I may end up getting for it?
Should I bother taking pics of the phone or just use a standard pic of the phone?
Will I have any problems trying to sell the phone with no history of selling items?
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I usually start bids off at 99 cents. As already mentioned, you can list it as rooted, but offer to return to factory state if the buyer requests. You should get close to what you paid if the phone is in mint condition. Always take pictures so the buyer knows exactly what they're getting (I take 3-4, showing the condition of the phone and accessories included). You won't have problems selling, every seller had 0 feedback at one point. Good luck
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I've got a mint Nexus and a pro DSLR with a decent macro lens, I can take 3-4 nice close ups of you like? A good few pictures always helps you get a good price.

Hhhhmm so I'm not looking at getting much more than the $300 it costs with contract?

wil2bm said:
Hhhhmm so I'm not looking at getting much more than the $300 it costs with contract?
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No you are looking to get close to whatever Verizon will sell it out of contract!

LOL if its mint with original packaging and accessories you should easily get 500 for it
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trilogee said:
LOL if its mint with original packaging and accessories you should easily get 500 for it
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i agree 500- 600 easy and if you write your username on a pice of paper and photograph the phone on top of the paper, that helps persuade users that you are actually in possession of said product.
what to be careful of is users paying for it with zero feedback using a stolen CC

android01 said:
i agree 500- 600 easy and if you write your username on a pice of paper and photograph the phone on top of the paper, that helps persuade users that you are actually in possession of said product.
what to be careful of is users paying for it with zero feedback using a stolen CC
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If it comes to that do I have the option not to sell to that person without a penalty?
Will it make a difference money wise if I list the phone as rooted or stock?

Just sell it rooted, you'll get more for it. Some folk haven't a clue about how to root a phone and will pay a premium for it. Trust me, I sell all my phones overclocked and rooted and I always do well.

Wow, very interesting, I thought selling rooted wouldnt be a good idea cause people may think they lost their warranty without a way back.

Like I said in post #4 just explain how easy it is to relock and flash the stock ROM using mskip's rooting method. Just word it intelligibly and people will be all over it.

Selling previous phones are always the way I get new ones.
I pretty much agree with above. List at least three different pictures (one of the front, back and a good angle showing everything you're listing such as the box and cables). Mention in the listing that they should contact you with any questions or if they want to see more pictures. Also make sure to mention something along the lines of "Anyone with zero feedback/International bidders email me first before bidding or I may remove your bid." in bold. This way those who are in those situations but serious about the item will contact you first. Then you just have to keep track of who bids. Removing a bid once usually keeps a joker from bidding again. And I wouldn't worry about price and what removing a bid might do. Right now this is rated as the best android phone out there (by reviewers, anyways). It'll still sell for $500 -$600 no matter what

[Opinions] What should I do with my “SPARE” Galaxy Nexus?

Last week, my SGN tried to commit suicide by jumping face first from a ~4 foot shelf onto the hard concrete floor in my garage. Fortunately the phone survived and was otherwise 100% functional, but the glass was completely shattered.
I was able to use an upgrade I had for another line to purchase a second Nexus at a heavily discounted corporate price.
Later that I day, I discovered this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474979
…where I learned that I was able to ship the Nexus to Samsung directly for glass repair.
So in the next week or two, I be receiving my original Galaxy Nexus back to me in perfect re-furbished condition. So what should I do with it:
Sell it?
What is the market for these phones out of contract? Would somebody be willing to pay ~$400 for a complete SGN with LTE sim card?
Give it to the wife?
Nah, she barely uses the DroidX I gave her back in December.
Convert to a desktop Android?
Buy an MHL cable, BlueTooth keyboard / mouse and a new monitor; and then use for general surfing and billpaying?
Keep it as a backup for the next time the phone is dropped and the glass shatters?
I’m leaning towards selling it myself, but I’m not convinced somebody is willing to spend this much for a phone from an otherwise unknown seller.
Thoughts?

I'll trade you my droid 3 for it
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dpwhitty11 said:
I'll trade you my droid 3 for it
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I'll remember that... and if I need one... I'll call you. OK?

Grannypotts said:
I'll remember that... and if I need one... I'll call you. OK?
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Hahaha deal.
God I wish my contract was up earlier than July.... can't stand Moto anymore.
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Sell or use is as a testing platform for different ROMs. Spare parts in case your phone really commits suicide or do what I would most likely do, sell it to one of us poor folks!
lol

I use my HTC Sensation as a computer/TV remote

farangutan said:
Sell or use is as a testing platform for different ROMs. Spare parts in case your phone really commits suicide or do what I would most likely do, sell it to one of us poor folks!
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For the sake of science!

Why not sell it? lol. $450 in your pocket.

I would say keep it as a back up phone. U never know when u might need it. And also use it to test other roms. That way u won't mess up your good phone in case something happens
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Sell it asap. The sooner you sell, the more $ you get for it.
Put the money on the side for the next "best" phone. SGS3 looks promising ;-)
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Grannypotts said:
Last week, my SGN tried to commit suicide by jumping face first from a ~4 foot shelf onto the hard concrete floor in my garage. Fortunately the phone survived and was otherwise 100% functional, but the glass was completely shattered.
I was able to use an upgrade I had for another line to purchase a second Nexus at a heavily discounted corporate price.
Later that I day, I discovered this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474979
…where I learned that I was able to ship the Nexus to Samsung directly for glass repair.
So in the next week or two, I be receiving my original Galaxy Nexus back to me in perfect re-furbished condition. So what should I do with it:
Sell it?
What is the market for these phones out of contract? Would somebody be willing to pay ~$400 for a complete SGN with LTE sim card?
Give it to the wife?
Nah, she barely uses the DroidX I gave her back in December.
Convert to a desktop Android?
Buy an MHL cable, BlueTooth keyboard / mouse and a new monitor; and then use for general surfing and billpaying?
Keep it as a backup for the next time the phone is dropped and the glass shatters?
I’m leaning towards selling it myself, but I’m not convinced somebody is willing to spend this much for a phone from an otherwise unknown seller.
Thoughts?
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If you're serious, I'm looking to get a spare nexus (non-work related phone) that i can do some real dev work on. I'd be very interested, so PM me if you want.

Kupfel said:
I use my HTC Sensation as a computer/TV remote
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Could you share what apps you use for this? Looking to use my old Nexus One as a remote.

I'd sell it and invest the money on accessories for the other GNEX.

nickzkcin said:
Could you share what apps you use for this? Looking to use my old Nexus One as a remote.
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I use the paid version of unified remote:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.Relmtech.Remote

Should I sell my Galaxy SII?

Hi guys! I have a moral dilemma (hows that for dramatic?) So, I recently got the Galaxy nexus, but ive been in the tmo galaxy s 2 for the last 6 months, and while I'm really fond of it, I think the nexus is a better experience. Although I think the galaxy s 2 has a much much better camera sensor. And a superior GPU. But the screen and overall fluidity is greater in the nexus.
So I'm in two minds... do I keep the galaxy s 2 as a spare or a reserve camera/media player? Or do I sell it? I can get about $400 for it, it's in perfect condition.
What do you guys think? What should I do? Sell, keep or wait?
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If youre keeping the nexus I really don't see a reason to keep the s2.
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I was afraid of that. Kinda hard to let go I guess its a really good phone. Just seems redundant with the nexus around.
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If you had to choose between the two devices?
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might as well sell the s2 and make some money back

gerbilunit said:
might as well sell the s2 and make some money back
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Indeed. You can get a really good DSLR with the $400 you get which will surpass the GSIIs camera by a longshot.

I'd definitely sell it if your going with the Galaxy Nexus. The price is just going to drop once newer phones are released.

fraz82 said:
So I'm in two minds... do I keep the galaxy s 2 as a spare or a reserve camera/media player? Or do I sell it? I can get about $400 for it, it's in perfect condition.
What do you guys think? What should I do? Sell, keep or wait?
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keeping a gs2 as a reserve camera/media player is silly (no offense).
Sell it now while the value is still high. have $400 now, and if you need to replace or have a device for camera/media player, there are plenty of other options that costs less with better functionality in those departments. I highly believe by the end of this month. the price for the gs2 will drop below $350. especially with rumors of the gs3 and the one s being released.
TL;DR: SELL SELL SELL

Thanks for the input guys! Guess I know what to do now. It's going to be hard letting go, I'm not gonna lie.

Honestly, it depends on what you would like to do with those phones. If you plan on rooting and flashing roms(basically experimenting) with the phones, I would say keep it as a backup just in case something goes bad with the other phone. On the other hand, if you just want to use your phone as a basic use without modifying, I wouldn't really see a reason for you to keep the S2.Remember however, the S2 is a pretty great phone and has more performance power than the Nexus so you would be selling such a great phone. Either way, its your choice. Also if you want to buy a new phone, sell the S2 so that you can use that money you sold it for.

powerplayer28 said:
Honestly, it depends on what you would like to do with those phones. If you plan on rooting and flashing roms(basically experimenting) with the phones, I would say keep it as a backup just in case something goes bad with the other phone. On the other hand, if you just want to use your phone as a basic use without modifying, I wouldn't really see a reason for you to keep the S2.Remember however, the S2 is a pretty great phone and has more performance power than the Nexus so you would be selling such a great phone. Either way, its your choice. Also if you want to buy a new phone, sell the S2 so that you can use that money you sold it for.
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So therein lies my problem, maybe I should wait till an official ICS update to this phone, so that I can see what this baby can do. Cause so far, the skyrocket ports have left me a little cold. On the other hand, if I sell it now, and put the money towards a Galaxy S III... as compared to waiting for ICS and selling it later for a little less and putting the money towards a Galaxy S III?
Damn. Confused again.

sell it, don't look back. waiting for ics roms when you have an ics phone already (not to mention a bigger dev community)? malarky.
I wouldn't hold my breath on a US release of the SGS3 but an extra $400 can be applied to anything else to make living a little easier for a while.
and in regards to the idea of keeping it incase you brick your main phone, thats typically the kind of attitude that keeps people hoarding handsets way past their decent resale value period that they don't end up using. unless you're a wild dev living on the bleeding edge, the chance of bricking is relatively low.
And if you really want a backup phone, get an HD2 for like 100-150, i'm convinced those things will survive the apocalypse and have the most current version of android.

I got $440 on ebay for a refurb GSII (and ebay pimped me $40) but like previously posted, ditch it and make back some $$$ before the value goes down. Right now it is T-Mo's flagship...

N31N said:
sell it, don't look back. waiting for ics roms when you have an ics phone already (not to mention a bigger dev community)? malarky.
I wouldn't hold my breath on a US release of the SGS3 but an extra $400 can be applied to anything else to make living a little easier for a while.
and in regards to the idea of keeping it incase you brick your main phone, thats typically the kind of attitude that keeps people hoarding handsets way past their decent resale value period that they don't end up using. unless you're a wild dev living on the bleeding edge, the chance of bricking is relatively low.
And if you really want a backup phone, get an HD2 for like 100-150, i'm convinced those things will survive the apocalypse and have the most current version of android.
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YES! The HD2 was a freaking beast...I miss that phone

Android_Guy said:
I got $440 on ebay for a refurb GSII (and ebay pimped me $40) but like previously posted, ditch it and make back some $$$ before the value goes down. Right now it is T-Mo's flagship...
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Ok. Sounds good to me!

Are my Incredibles worth anything?

Me and the Wife just upgraded to Galaxy S3's we both had Incredibles. Are the old phones worth anything? They are both rooted and I cleaned, wiped and installed the Touch of Blue V2.2 rom to them. I have pulled the microsd cards out of them and used them in the S3s.
Rick

Check e-bay. Probably @$50-80. Maybe less w/no sd.
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Rick_V said:
Me and the Wife just upgraded to Galaxy S3's we both had Incredibles. Are the old phones worth anything? They are both rooted and I cleaned, wiped and installed the Touch of Blue V2.2 rom to them. I have pulled the microsd cards out of them and used them in the S3s.
Rick
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Just like rushead said, they usually bring $80-100 on ebay, just make sure you present them well and give plenty of information. Also you may want to give the buyer the option for you to unroot for them or just do it before you list them. A lot of times rooted phones bring less because a majority of people don't root. Their loss

I looked on Ebay and then Craigslist to get an idea of value. I talked to a local company that said they would give me a minimum of $60 per phone and more depending on what accessories I had. I think I will do that no headaches. The guy was cool with the fact that were rooted. Now if someone or Verizon would unlock the S3 bootloader I can root them. I know I can run roms on it but I am a old fart and tend to take the path of least resistence.

Wow, $60-80 ain't all that bad. I thought they were basically free if you re-sign your contract.

ocj said:
Wow, $60-80 ain't all that bad. I thought they were basically free if you re-sign your contract.
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I think these are for people that lose or break their phones and don't have insurance and still have some time on their contracts.

They are a good way to save on your battery on your new phone at home or anywhere wifi is available. Or as a music player. Might be worth saving one of them. They are a great device even today.
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