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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

[Q] Broken Screen - no warranty through Sprint

So, I cracked the side of my screen the other night. It's not HORRIBLE, but enough of an annoyance that I don't want to deal with for another 20 months before my contract with Sprint ends.
I contacted Samsung and they told me it would probably cost around $70 to fix, but this thread says it costs around $160 (but I guess some people got away for free??).
Does anyone have experience with this before I decide on sending my phone to Samsung or not? I would greatly appreciate it!

Maybe give this guys a call?
phonecracked-dot-com

Those prices sound about right from what I have seen. The main reason for the cost is the curved glass.

Ugh, Samsung quoted me $164 today and 3rd party places without reviews are sketchy.
If these are my options, I'm going to wait it out a few months, sell this bad boy and get a new phone.

infernosoft said:
Ugh, Samsung quoted me $164 today and 3rd party places without reviews are sketchy.
If these are my options, I'm going to wait it out a few months, sell this bad boy and get a new phone.
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The nexus refresh is coming up in November, so there should be some new phones to choose from for you.

Get money from google

GET REFUND FROM GOOGLE
Google offering a money back offer for people who bought a 16gb nexus 7 before the recent price drop
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2667427&topic=2453057&ctx=topic
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MrZafonic said:
GET REFUND FROM GOOGLE
Google offering a money back offer for people who bought a 16gb nexus 7 before the recent price drop
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2667427&topic=2453057&ctx=topic
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Thats great news for folks who bought from googleplay, shame i bought mine in dixons :crying:

True. It doesn't count for those who purchased them in a store. I guess that would be the store's policy at that point. If Google offered it to ALL 16gb users who purchased after the deadline, then they could effectively double up on the rebate: Pricematch in the store AND credit from Google.

WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.

AFAinHD said:
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.
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+1. Guess we get the shaft. Screen lift and smallest size.
Not sure if pissed or happy because rare due to size not being made anymore. Lol

now i wished i bought my device from GooglePlay. Damn. Got mine from GameStop with tax for 16Gb was USD272.

It's complete BS! I bought my 8Gb from the Play store, but as soon as I heard of the 32Gb I called for an exchange. They denied that model existed or would ever exist and said the can't exchange something they don't sell. Then they couldn't even return mine since I was a couple days out of their return window. I couldn't see paying the extra $50 for another 8Gb, but 4x as much makes a bit more sense. Either way I'm stuck now.

Too bad I bought mine back in August :/

AFAinHD said:
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 8GB VERSIONS? Holy hell, it's like we don't exist. I would like something at least from the fact they don't even sell my device anymore.
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+1 I was one of the first adopters of the tab, I bought the 8Gb version. I think Google should exchange mine for a 16Gb version. But, I highly doubt they will do this...
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speedygonzo said:
+1 I was one of the first adopters of the tab, I bought the 8Gb version. I think Google should exchange mine for a 16Gb version. But, I highly doubt they will do this...
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I love google, but I feel stabbed in the back.
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Got mine from office max Oct 14th shame :'(

talltexan said:
Got mine from office max Oct 14th shame :'(
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Asus is doing something similar directly on their website for UK customers at least...
If you bought your N7 before Oct 30th, they are offering £25 voucher to spend at the Asus store. You just need to register your N7, and they will send an email asking for proof of purchase. Then you'll get the voucher/coupon code later. You can register N7's bought from any authorised retailer. I got mine from PC World :cyclops:

I pre-ordered my 8GB from Google Play and had it RMA'ed once. I think its unreasonable to expect a company to refund on a fully working product that they barely made any money of in the first place, just because they released an updated version months after release.

I can't help but laugh at the people getting pissy. Am I upset that I paid $200 for an 8GB version and then just around the corner they released the 16GB for that much? Yeah. Am I gonna pout and stomp and whine about it? No. Because that's the price of being an early adopter. Now i'm not the type that can just drop money on a new device. You have no idea how many dice I flipped and coins I rolled trying to decide if I should adopt or not. In the end, I ended up getting it even though financially I shouldn't have. But I did, and I early adopted. You should always expect the worse when you adopt early, and then not complain when you get shafted because...well...that's what happens. It's a tough and unfair game. That's life. Suck it up and deal with it like an adult. I can still turn around and sell my N7 for $200 on Craigslist to some guy who has no idea about all of this and not think twice about it. But, I honestly don't use that much memory and I rarely travel so I have no need to store my music and movies on it. I tether it to my phone and there's all my music from amazon and pandora. I watched a movie on it ONCE while I was waiting for my car to be fixed. But that's it. Sad this happened, but I understand that's how the game works. It's not fair and if I had a Google employee in front of me i'd let him know, but I don't so what's the point in crying about it?

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I can't help but laugh at the people getting pissy. Am I upset that I paid $200 for an 8GB version and then just around the corner they released the 16GB for that much? Yeah. Am I gonna pout and stomp and whine about it? No. Because that's the price of being an early adopter. Now i'm not the type that can just drop money on a new device. You have no idea how many dice I flipped and coins I rolled trying to decide if I should adopt or not. In the end, I ended up getting it even though financially I shouldn't have. But I did, and I early adopted. You should always expect the worse when you adopt early, and then not complain when you get shafted because...well...that's what happens. It's a tough and unfair game. That's life. Suck it up and deal with it like an adult. I can still turn around and sell my N7 for $200 on Craigslist to some guy who has no idea about all of this and not think twice about it. But, I honestly don't use that much memory and I rarely travel so I have no need to store my music and movies on it. I tether it to my phone and there's all my music from amazon and pandora. I watched a movie on it ONCE while I was waiting for my car to be fixed. But that's it. Sad this happened, but I understand that's how the game works. It's not fair and if I had a Google employee in front of me i'd let him know, but I don't so what's the point in crying about it?
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I disagree. It's perfectly fair for a company to upgrade its products months after they were released. They have absolutely no obligation to refund anything especially as they already are barely making profit and bundled them with Google play credit.

smt8544 said:
I disagree. It's perfectly fair for a company to upgrade its products months after they were released. They have absolutely no obligation to refund anything especially as they already are barely making profit and bundled them with Google play credit.
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I'm just saying if they are offering people who bought a 16GB version something, why is it that us 8GBer's get left behind like we are nothing? We bought a product that isn't even being sold anymore, I just feel like they could give us something. "A sorry you bought the wrong one" letter at least.
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doesn't matter to me much.. Plus the one my friend bought me over the summer, was long before they even posted that. So I wouldn't even qualify.

That is a great gesture from google. As said above they did not have to offer anyone nothing. I got lucky with Walmart.. I spent some time in the Walmart store a few summers ago working on there automated doors and door locks.. Got to know many people there.. So I took my 16 gb nexus 7 back 24 days after purchase and the manager get me a refund. I then went to Office depot and bought a 32 version...
Im not exchanging this one. I do not need the 3/4 g version. Im going to get a nexus 4 when they come out. My phone is now 3 years old. So this is good timing. I can tether.
I Wish google would offer everyone some kind of deal . But life is not always fair in our own eyes.

Well I got 50 bux back from Amex. I posted my charge, told them the situation and they understood and processed the credit within the next few days. Score!
I am not saying that I am deserving or it was my right to get any funds back, but I figured I'd pose my case and ask. I felt there was not hurting by asking, the worst scenario would be that they would have said no. But they didn't.
Got mine on 7/12/12.

AFAinHD said:
I love google, but I feel stabbed in the back.
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Honestly, I can't see why. If you buy a car, and a new engine comes out replacing yours 2 years later, you wouldn't ask for any compensation or feel stabbed. And we all now that technology is a fast market, where things are constantly changing. I don't feel bad at all for having spent 250€ on my 16GB. And, while I think it's nice that Google offers a refund, I don't think that's neccesary for those who bought the tablet (like me) one month before the 32GB came out. We all knew the possibility of a better model being out later, and we decided to spend our money anyway. We have exactly what we paid for. So what could we possibly complain about?

What happens to returned Note 7's?

What's going to happen to the million returned Note 7's ?
Landfill or refurbish?
It would be a massive job to open up the phones and replace the battery, and probably not worthwhile for used phones.
But there will be thousands of phones in the distribution channels that have not be sold and are in factory condition. How can someone buying a new Note 7 in say a month's time be sure it hasn't been opened up, battery replaced and repackaged? I wouldn't want one for sure.
Just think - if the battery was still removable like the Note 4 the whole thing would be so much simpler. Send out new batteries, job done.

scrapped for parts?

I'd think most of it would be in near mint condition. So a little bit of cleaning up and resold as new units or refurbished. They did just start this refurbished program very recently.

Seriously? Landfill? Do people think before posting? They are replacing the battery in the units. Then selling refurbished.
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BozQ said:
I'd think most of it would be in near mint condition. So a little bit of cleaning up and resold as new units or refurbished. They did just start this refurbished program very recently.
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The same refurbished program that has them selling a refurb T-Mobile S6 edge for $499, while T-Mobile themselves are selling new ones for $499.
Good luck with that, lol.

Selling as refurbished would be fine. But selling as new would not. How would you tell the difference?

Turns into note 8

The refurbished ones would show as such when checked with the proper app.

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Turns into note 8
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Note 8 sounds right for us, maybe not for them.
Fix battery problem, fix GG5 problem = the premium phone it is supposed to be.

I would think they'd examine their batteries to get a full picture of the problem for their own records. Probably they'll exchange the batteries and use them as refurbs after this.
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Depends who sold your phone to you.
I expect Carphone Warehouse will require customers to take their faulty phones to the heart of Mordor and there cast them down in to the fires of Mount Doom, before they'll consider providing a replacement.
And even then it'll be four weeks late.

if they send me a refurb after 3 days use before the recall was announced i'd expect a hefty refund for receipt of a second hand phone! h

I would assume they would come up with a way to read the serial and maker of the battery pack without opening up the phone, then replace only the needed ones.

I'm thinking if they had lot control of the batteries and which phones they were installed in or thought they could be identified via any means they would have done so already and then issued a recall for affected units rather than a global recall. At a guess I would venture that trying to figure out if they could do exactly that accounts for the delay between the global recall and the time it was first determined that batteries were going boom. And yes, they will become refurbs. I hadn't thought of the fact that they could be sent out as replacement units...

I'm wondering what happens to the phones you buy and then return them just cause you didn't like them, what do they do with them? Not just Note, but every phone. Do they resell them?

Travis Bickle said:
I'm wondering what happens to the phones you buy and then return them just cause you didn't like them, what do they do with them? Not just Note, but every phone. Do they resell them?
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most suppliers run their own refurb programs, so they will likely polish them up and sell them on as nearly new. (like when you buy a display model out of a shop)
as for the recalled units, chances are they will use them for parts or refurbish the phones and then use them for warranty claims and such also probably sell some on at a slight discount as certified refurbished phones.
there is just too much cost in the couple of million devices for them just to scrap them, probably way more than it will cost to debond the back replace the battery and rebond the back.

They go to heaven.

locate the faulty , remove
test and check all used recalled one then might just return back to original owner after fixing any issues such as a scratched glass
looking at other issues threads
there is a batch or bad battery
and another batch of a less bad battery since lots have reported lagging and reeboots
thoses will be replaced too
but total healthy units might just come back to you as the fixing process is taking place in each country locally
but yet each country has its trading law , so they work accordingly
thats just my guess coming out from my own overthinkful head ?

Easily refurbished and make money off of them. Samsung hasn't had profits in a bit since the s7 s7edge and the note 7 was doing well, it's a hickup but they are doing the right thing. I read a story from 2009 where a teen girl in uk had a iPhone explode and glass in her eye, Apple said not our fault. Since then tons of cases Apple does nothing. They lawyer up and keep profits.
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I think Isis are going to buy them all
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Possible to insure mi mix 2?

I'm considering the mi mix 2 but one thing i worry about is replacement parts if anything happens to the phone. So can you get insurance on these just like any other phone?

Use a credit card that provides an extended warranty on purchases.

bagged00 said:
I'm considering the mi mix 2 but one thing i worry about is replacement parts if anything happens to the phone. So can you get insurance on these just like any other phone?
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This is going to vary from each 3rd party that's selling the Mi MIX2.
Basically,the seller handles warranty claims for you,so,additional insurance may not be needed,unless you want damage coverage.
The buyer is usually on the hook for shipping charges on at least sending it in.
Regarding insurance against loss &/or damage,there are 3rd party insurance plans,such as Square Trade & Ascurion:
https://www.squaretrade.com/
https://www.asurion.com/phone-insurance/
Her's a list that has a couple other insurers you may be interested in:
http://www.gadgetreview.com/5-of-the-best-aftermarket-smartphone-insurance-plans

I guess i should clarify im talking insurance from damage like a cracked screen or cracked rear ceramic. Ive never really had any problems with something having to file a warranty. I didnt know if since this phone isnt sold in America if it could be insured or not?

bagged00 said:
I guess i should clarify im talking insurance from damage like a cracked screen or cracked rear ceramic. Ive never really had any problems with something having to file a warranty. I didnt know if since this phone isnt sold in America if it could be insured or not?
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Same thing applies from my previous posts, you'll have to do your homework & check out each insurer/3rd party seller.
It's a bit soon to see individual parts for sale on eBay/etc....
so, if this is a major concern, you'll probably want to wait a month or so before diving in.
My guess is that parts will eventually be available considering this is a global phone & a potentially lucrative market for parts dealers/etc.....

Cool. Thanks for the advice and quick responses. Sucks cause i feel like insurance is kind of a waste of money cause ive never had to use it and i pay 12 a month on my s8+ for it. But i know the moment i dont have it ill have a cracked screen

bagged00 said:
Cool. Thanks for the advice and quick responses. Sucks cause i feel like insurance is kind of a waste of money cause ive never had to use it and i pay 12 a month on my s8+ for it. But i know the moment i dont have it ill have a cracked screen
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Thought you might be interested in this teardown of the Mix2:
http://www.gizchina.com/2017/10/02/xiaomi-mi-mix-2-teardown/
Might be good to bookmark for possible future repairs,perhaps someone local to you could do the screen replacement,if needed.
Still have that matter of parts availability,I'd begin my search on Ali Express/eBay & the like when the time presents itself.