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Sprint has significantly deteriorated over the past six months in my area. Speeds are on par with GPRS speeds. This, the latest Airave snafu and the ability to get out of contract nailed the coffin.
Where is the best place to sell my two Epics and an Evo? What would be a fair price? Phones are in good condition, just normal wear and tear marks. Definitely not flawless.
Xda market place is a gloss place to sell your phones and I would match someone else's price
But it should be around one hundred
I heard somewhere that sprint was selling refurbs for 120
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Thanks!
geez... Why do CDMA phones lose their value so badly?!
1. ESN... Having to check if it's clean or stolen and useless chases away a lot of buyers who don't want to hassle with finding out the used phone you sold them is a fancy brick.
2. Since there are a lot of returns on the Epic 4G, refurb prices went down quickly... Why buy from a private party when you can buy a warranteed refurb?
3. All phone prices drop quickly... New phones come out every 3 months or so that significantly devalue everything else currently on the market. And it's not just phones... ALL tech devalues at a pretty quick clip. Although Apple products seem to hold their value pretty well... Never figured out what makes them so special though.
There's a guy in the Sense thread in Android Development (a few pages back within the thread) bubby323 and he will trade your epic for his touchpad.
1 million dollars!
I picked up an Epic on ebay for a friend of mine, and the selling prices were going for 150-200 on most of the phones.
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I picked up an Epic on ebay for a friend of mine, and the selling prices were going for 150-200 on most of the phones.
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I did the same For my girlfriend and I. Both phones were flawless and sprint gave us no issues activating them.
I bought one from eBay for 155, only had a 2gb sd card (phone it replaced had a 16gb anyway) but had a case.
(wife killed her transform, which was good because that phone suuucckkeeddd!)
I paid 150 on Craigslist last week.
I'd suggest you hurry up considering Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch Eenie meenie mie ney moe's (long name, shheeesh) is about to release, and I bet Epics and Evos will be hot cakes. Cheap ones at that...
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PM bubby323, he said he'd trade a TouchPad for it.
No intention to start a flame thread but an honest question. How bad is this phone? I've been trying to sell a NIB factory sealed Black version for a month now with no success. My only thought is that either I'm asking way too much, this phone is junk or the folks on craigs are idiots. I've considered listing in the market place but am more comfortable with meeting the buyer at a Sprint Store so they can verify clean ESN.
Probably the Craigslist people just want their "iphone" this phone is like best phone for me
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Don't take this the wrong way but you may need to bump your MP thread. I looked there yesterday before putting feelers out via WTB thread - had I seen your post I probably would have looked there first.
As for price, can't say anything yet until I see the post. But assuming the GS3 comes out on time I'll bet the E4GT prices will drop pretty quickly - especially with the preorder numbers they're talking about. (E4GT though is on fire with my MVNO - they've run out multiple times already since it went on sale in March)
IMO, This is probably one of the best phones out there right now. You are probably having a whole bucket load of bad luck, or no one in your area needs one at this time...
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No intention to start a flame thread but an honest question. How bad is this phone? I've been trying to sell a NIB factory sealed Black version for a month now with no success. My only thought is that either I'm asking way too much, this phone is junk or the folks on craigs are idiots. I've considered listing in the market place but am more comfortable with meeting the buyer at a Sprint Store so they can verify clean ESN.
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This is an amazing phone. What are you asking for it?
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Don't take this the wrong way but you may need to bump your MP thread. I looked there yesterday before putting feelers out via WTB thread - had I seen your post I probably would have looked there first.
As for price, can't say anything yet until I see the post. But assuming the GS3 comes out on time I'll bet the E4GT prices will drop pretty quickly - especially with the preorder numbers they're talking about. (E4GT though is on fire with my MVNO - they've run out multiple times already since it went on sale in March)
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I haven't put it on MP yet as I wanted to be able to have the buyer verify the ESN at a local store. Considering I'm listing locally at $125 below Sprint's off contract price you would think I would have received a better offer than a used iPhone 4 (not 4s).
I may have no choice but to list it on MP.
Also, please keep in mind that Amazon is still running the $.01 sale for this device so it's got tough competition in addition to the upcoming GS3 - looked through and saw a few others trying to sell at the $250-280 level and not getting much movement.
And just an update for those looking at pricing - the upgrade/new contract price dropped to $149 on the website. Makes sense but still too high IMO - who wouldn't shell out an extra $50 for the GS3?
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Also, please keep in mind that Amazon is still running the $.01 sale for this device so it's got tough competition in addition to the upcoming GS3 - looked through and saw a few others trying to sell at the $250-280 level and not getting much movement.
And just an update for those looking at pricing - the upgrade/new contract price dropped to $149 on the website. Makes sense but still too high IMO - who wouldn't shell out an extra $50 for the GS3?
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So a factory sealed, NIB, off contract won't sell for $250, that's stupid!!! So in short this phone WAS a waste of money.
Ok i will try to do this in a positive fashion. I have an evo 3d, my son an epic t4g. Both phones are excellent, (more so with touch), but when they are stuck on this less than quality network, the term pos can sometimes apply. But ymmv, it depends upon location. I would not buy either again on a 2 year contract. I use craigslist all the time, items move if priced properly. If you notice sprint items always go for less, the network kills their resale value.
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So a factory sealed, NIB, off contract won't sell for $250, that's stupid!!! So in short this phone WAS a waste of money.
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EBay bro. It'll sell
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EBay bro. It'll sell
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Highest I just saw there ending in past 24 hrs is 330. Might not be a bad idea, market the heck out of it if you go that route!
SII was the best Android phone out for months. Note that I said "was" because that's why you haven't really sold yours yet. There are new phones out that people are probably going for. But I have seen some sold recently for around $250-$300 so it is possible. Try swappa and/or ebay.
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No intention to start a flame thread but an honest question. How bad is this phone? I've been trying to sell a NIB factory sealed Black version for a month now with no success. My only thought is that either I'm asking way too much, this phone is junk or the folks on craigs are idiots. I've considered listing in the market place but am more comfortable with meeting the buyer at a Sprint Store so they can verify clean ESN.
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Put it on swappa send a pm with the link and you might sell it
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Lokifish Marz said:
No intention to start a flame thread but an honest question. How bad is this phone? I've been trying to sell a NIB factory sealed Black version for a month now with no success. My only thought is that either I'm asking way too much, this phone is junk or the folks on craigs are idiots. I've considered listing in the market place but am more comfortable with meeting the buyer at a Sprint Store so they can verify clean ESN.
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Loki, I'm no stranger to you... (orig photon owners )
If you can get past the plasticy, light, and thin feeling you'll be fine. With a non-TouchWiz ROM I'm fine. I'm running CM9 with the MotoInspired theme... look a lot like the Photon now... processor is great...
WiMaxed away from my Samsung® Galaxy™ SII Epic™ 4G Touch™ SPH-D710 running the CyanogenMod9™ Alpha 5-Pre1 with the MotoInspried Theme. (I'm a sucker for a MotoUI but like this phone better.)
Awaiting my upgrade for the Sprint® Samsung® Galaxy™ S III SPH-L710 because it's the SIII and it's on an unlimited data network.
I'm not sure why your having such a hard time selling it. My guess is marketing error or your local market? I just bought my epic touch for 285 a month or two ago
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Wouldn't a better question have been, "why isn't this phone selling", rather than, "how bad is this phone" which is implying something, despite your desire not to start a flame war, which I accept as true.
deedscreen,
I've played with the GSII and it's build doesn't bother me but I'm no longer on Sprint so it was a paperweight.
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I'm not sure why your having such a hard time selling it. My guess is marketing error or your local market? I just bought my epic touch for 285 a month or two ago
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My used OG Evo sold for a better price than any offer I have received so the market here must be full of stupid. The best offer I have received was below the contract price and below what a well used iPhone 3GS sells for.
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Wouldn't a better question have been, "why isn't this phone selling", rather than, "how bad is this phone" which is implying something, despite your desire not to start a flame war, which I accept as true.
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I guess in a way you are right but I don't think that way. Unless the people in my area are complete idiots there's now logical reason why the phone wouldn't even sell when priced $200 below the off contract price. The only other conclusion is that there is something seriously wrong with the GSII. Well it looks like the area I live in is full of idiots. I wanted to meet in a Sprint Store so that a buyer couldn't say I sold them a defective/bad ESN phone.
It's all a moot point now as I pretty much gave it away. Yesterday I traded it at a local used phone store for a case and spare battery just to get rid of it. It's kind of screwed up that a used 3GS goes for more than this phone in my area.
$250 - $340 on Swappa. Here is the link. I have bought 2 phones from sellers on Swappa, Both looked new.
http://swappa.com/devices/sprint
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Ok so i just walked into the sprint store on colesville rd in silver spring md and they had the note 2 in stock but when i told them i wasnt using an upgrade they told me no!!!! Can anyone tell me why they would do this?
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Ok so i just walked into the sprint store on colesville rd in silver spring md and they had the note 2 in stock but when i told them i wasnt using an upgrade they told me no!!!! Can anyone tell me why they would do this?
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You mean...they wouldn't sell you the phone off contract? Like you couldn't buy it for $700 or whatever it costs? To buy the phone for $300 you MUST be in a 2 year contract....and your current contract must be expired or about to expire.
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Ok so i just walked into the sprint store on colesville rd in silver spring md and they had the note 2 in stock but when i told them i wasnt using an upgrade they told me no!!!! Can anyone tell me why they would do this?
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They get a commission on new activations and upgrades, so most likely no incentive to sell to you at full price. Not defending or condoning this sales tactic, but they also might have had limited stock and would prefer to sell to new activations or upgrades (spiffs and commissions, again being the incentive).
Sucks...i know.
They wouldnt sell it to me for $649.99
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i had no problems, even activating it on my SERO acct. i was offered an "early" upgrade for $225 and then buy the phone at the reduced price. i didn't go for it since i want to be off contract asap. i don't like being on them if i can help it.
I've had this happen before most likely its not a corporate store. Other stores have there own policy's on who they sell too.
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buy it online, deny the store dbags commision
They call sell it to someone else who is a new or upgrading customer and get the stats and possible commissions involved. Business man. Sucks to be on the crappy side of it though, but if you were using an upgrade or a new customer you'd likely appreciate this policy. Probably just a "that" store thing, try another location.
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i had no problems, even activating it on my SERO acct. i was offered an "early" upgrade for $225 and then buy the phone at the reduced price. i didn't go for it since i want to be off contract asap. i don't like being on them if i can help it.
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I've often heard people say this. If yo are planning on leaving, then why even buy the phone. If you are otherwise happy with the service, why not sign a commitment and get the price reduction? It only makes sense. Besides you can buy out your contract ANY time. Also Sprint changes their TOS so often you can usually get out for free anyway. Not to mention excessive data roaming will get you kicked.
I snagged one when I got back to baltimore
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madsquabbles said:
I was offered an "early" upgrade for $225 and then buy the phone at the reduced price. i didn't go for it since i want to be off contract asap. i don't like being on them if i can help it.
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I just had the same thing happen, except I have two lines and they want $450.00 combined.
That plus the additional costs of the phones $600 seems too excessive to be enslaved for another 2 years.
To go with the threads theme....I went to buy the phone outright today so I call beforehand and ask if they have stock, yes, and more then a few. Once I show up I explain to the guy that i'm going to pay outright, and he goes into his spiel on the accessories. They love selling accessories, and how I need a 64GB card cause the phone will be slow after awhile without one, and that this comes with a stylus, which he goes to demonstrate (of course doesn't work due to the theft magnet) and says its only used for texting...yes. I tell him i'll just take the phone which he wasn't happy about.....But I was nice considering I can be a real prick at times, I admit.
So he disappears in the back for 5 minutes only to emerge and walk towards me, then turns around as if he forgot his lines, then turns to me and says they only had 2 (One was sold before I arrived) and 1 on a 24 hour hold, would I like his card to call tomorrow? I say no, it's apparent I was being lied to if not now then before I arrived and we will not be doing any business. In all fairness this store if always fully stocked with jerks and I rather go to the dentist then go into this place.
Thought the general policy is phones go to people on contract only for a few weeks, and then you're allowed to buy it outright. Granted policies can differ and it's generally the premium, in demand phones, but it favors people willing to commit. Suck it up or find a different place to buy. Most stores I know sold through, so if I have people willing to commit to a contract and get me a commission, I'd tell you to come back when I have a steady supply, policy or not.
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I have two of these, unused in box, that I picked up here in Tampa off contract.
but, not sure how to sell them off without taking the risk of getting ripped off.
If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
I got white i wanted titanium!!!!
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I have two of these, unused in box, that I picked up here in Tampa off contract.
but, not sure how to sell them off without taking the risk of getting ripped off.
If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
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Probably eBay..I'm in Tampa and wouldn't take the risk of walking up to a stranger with $700 in cash... End up in a stand your ground case or something.
Out of curiosity which store did you get them from? I'm going to try another store tomorrow with better luck hopefully.
If it wasn't a corporate store, I'd agree with James873. The non corp stores suck in my experience.
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Probably eBay..I'm in Tampa and wouldn't take the risk of walking up to a stranger with $700 in cash... End up in a stand your ground case or something.
Out of curiosity which store did you get them from? I'm going to try another store tomorrow with better luck hopefully.
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I do that kinda CL cash. Just meet in a mall. The you go your separate ways in the crowd. Never a parking lot. Could even do it at a sprint store. Not illegal to scalp phones.
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Probably eBay..I'm in Tampa and wouldn't take the risk of walking up to a stranger with $700 in cash... End up in a stand your ground case or something.
Out of curiosity which store did you get them from? I'm going to try another store tomorrow with better luck hopefully.
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Purchased each phone at a different Sprint Store, but the first was on North Dale Mabry, and the second was on West Kennedy, both stores are Corporate.
Also, check Gulf to Bay Sprint Corporate store, they had some too, but I just did not want to drive all the way out there for a white one, not the Titanium.
You should be able to score a Note II, between those three Corporate Stores.
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I do that kinda CL cash. Just meet in a mall. The you go your separate ways in the crowd. Never a parking lot. Could even do it at a sprint store. Not illegal to scalp phones.
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excellent idea, would definitely be willing to meet at a Sprint Store or even a 3rd Party retailer in the shopping mall.
using that method, this weekend should be easy enough to get it out of the way.
thanks for the tip, dbpaddler
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Purchased each phone at a different Sprint Store, but the first was on North Dale Mabry, and the second was on West Kennedy, both stores are Corporate.
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Yeah, douche bigalow from my story above was north dale, and when I got to Kennedy there was no lie like 20 people at the store and I didn't feel like waiting. I'm in the next town over tonight so I'll try the corp stores here. Good luck selling although not sure why you bought the phones if you didn't want them, and why not just return them.
Sorry op for the thread derail!
What is a corporate store?
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Yeah, douche bigalow from my story above was north dale, and when I got to Kennedy there was no lie like 20 people at the store and I didn't feel like waiting. I'm in the next town over tonight so I'll try the corp stores here. Good luck selling although not sure why you bought the phones if you didn't want them, and why not just return them.
Sorry op for the thread derail!
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haha I think Douche helped me lol
Yeah I probably will end up doing just that, and I thought it had wimax radio in it, as we have no LTE in Tampa.
Not sure how long we are looking at for it to show up here in Tampa?
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What is a corporate store?
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A corporate store is a location that is actually "Sprint Store", rather than say, "Sprint by tCell" in the Shopping mall, which is a 3rd party retailer authorized to sell Sprint phones and Services.
Hello XDA:
I'm looking to shop for a Galaxy Note 2, with clean IMEI number, anyone know of a best place to buy it off the contract? I want a brand New in the box etc...
If anyone know, please post the deals in this thread...
Thanks,
I'm sure it will help many people who are looking to buy one.
Went to best buy. Traded in my phone. They paid me about $200 bucks for my phone, and beat Tmobile's price of $319 for the note. Best Buy sold me a note for $219 bucks, and THEN they subtracted the $200 they gave me for my old phone. I walked out with a new note 2 only paying $37.70. (I must make notice that I also purchased their warranty which replaces the phone if ANYTHING bad happens to it *minus theft* and a case, which they also matched the price of another site on and since they didnt have any otter boxes)
All in all, i think Best Buy has the competition beat here, but i please IMPLORE others to post me a better deal....maybe then i can tell them to price match that and they can give me some of my $40 bucks back lol!
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Went to best buy. Traded in my phone. They paid me about $200 bucks for my phone, and beat Tmobile's price of $319 for the note. Best Buy sold me a note for $219 bucks, and THEN they subtracted the $200 they gave me for my old phone. I walked out with a new note 2 only paying $37.70. (I must make notice that I also purchased their warranty which replaces the phone if ANYTHING bad happens to it *minus theft* and a case, which they also matched the price of another site on and since they didnt have any otter boxes)
All in all, i think Best Buy has the competition beat here, but i please IMPLORE others to post me a better deal....maybe then i can tell them to price match that and they can give me some of my $40 bucks back lol!
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I find it hard to believe best buy is selling note 2 for 219 off contract
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The only good deal I found was 249 at best buy. I ordered one for my wife.
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For the love of god could you people specify whether you got it off or on contract. Jesus Christ I feel like im taking crazy pills!!!!
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That was def with contract.
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Well, it seems the Note 2 from T-Mobile's website is back-ordered. Does anyone know how long it generally takes for the new stocks to come in?
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I got mine on contract. I thought that's what we were talking about. Calm down... The original person never specifically asked for either so I told them my deal. Can't get mad if you didn't specify!
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Actually He did say he was looking for one with no CONTRACT. Theres no way they could be 200 withouth contract OP, ur looking to spend at least 500-600
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samsung is giving out free flip cases and nfc tags and 50% codes off accessories on their site all you have to do is sign up here
http://smgm.us/69V
Anyone wanna tell If this is legit?
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Anyone wanna tell If this is legit?
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yes it is. Samsung has given out flip covers in other countries but this is a first for US owners.
Beware of userid:Loaferkan
Guys this guy and he sold me a bad imei number cellphone(note 2) last week in NewYork and it seems he has been doing this business on online forums and craigslist for a number of years.I regret being a victim but do not want you guys to be part of his cheating business.He gave me he box which has different imei than the actual imei number of the phone.This guy is a professional thief who is well educated but for the very wrong cause.He might change his id but his name is and do not deal with him.
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Actually He did say he was looking for one with no CONTRACT. Theres no way they could be 200 withouth contract OP, ur looking to spend at least 500-600
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You are right!
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samsung is giving out free flip cases and nfc tags and 50% codes off accessories on their site all you have to do is sign up here
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Just did mine. Thanks!
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I bought mine from a tmobile store owner for 650 cash. The owner had used it for one week and just likes to try all the phones out. Got a free 32gb Samsung card, case, battery and screen protector. Oh ya and some random car charger. Came with a bill of sale and IMEI number on it ^_^
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Lol, scott that kinda sounds shady but i believe you. I just was not aware that any corp store could do that. Especially giving the accessories with it.
Kinda makes me wanna think twice about returning my phones next time. I do that alot...and by that, i mean like the guy, buy and try new phones quite a bit...at least, ones they don't end up sending me for free
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Unfortunately, the supplies for the offer have run out.
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Lol, scott that kinda sounds shady but i believe you. I just was not aware that any corp store could do that. Especially giving the accessories with it.
Kinda makes me wanna think twice about returning my phones next time. I do that alot...and by that, i mean like the guy, buy and try new phones quite a bit...at least, ones they don't end up sending me for free
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It was a tmobile store but not an official one. It is called emobile in garden Grove ca. All I wanted was a legitimate bill of sale. I tried ten different people on Craigslist but no one would even give me a bill of sale.
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I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
http://www.t-mobile.com/DeviceRecovery/cell-phone-trade-in.aspx
EtherealRemnant said:
I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
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You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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monkeypaws said:
You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill
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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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I didn't realize they were still selling that high post-S4 and One release... That's kind of shocking if they're still selling that high, might consider putting mine on Craigslist and see if I can get 3 or 4 for it if that's the case!
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill
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Yeah that was my idea too. Seems kind of silly they can't just do a quick in-store inspection and give you your credit. All they have to do is power it up, make sure its not rooted, plug it into a USB charger, and check for damage. Wouldn't take more than 5 minutes total and would dramatically increase sales for T-Mobile if everyone knew they could trade in their phone - T-Mobile still makes a profit, gets new customers and upgrades old ones, and the best part is that it moves them closer to having everyone on LTE so HSPA can be phased out sooner or left for customers that don't care about their network speed.
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That's all I saw of your post.
Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.
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Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us
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If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us
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I've never used Swappa before, might have to check it out. I was going to list my two Droid RAZR Maxx's there but never got around to it and found out that they're pretty much worth nothing even though they're both in mint condition.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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Unfortunately the Captivate is Samsung's Galaxy S I for at&t, I never had a full-size T-Mo SIM for it
They wouldn't give you 225 at T-Mobile but I saw one on eBay sell for 245... I would go to eBay and filter until you get your device and then select show sold only and see what they're selling for. Might surprise you.
EDIT: Damn frozen PayPal account - that's what Swappa uses for payment >_<
Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much
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Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much
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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.
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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.
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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..
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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..
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Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!
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Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!
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Yeah people with the s4 are flashing international roms like crazy out of the box... But remember dont flash a rom with the modem witch now days none comes with a modem hehehe.. I played with one today and I really liked it.. I think I may get it and not wait for the note 3.. Really I like the note 2 and that 5'5 screen is big enough.. I Kinda think about it if i want a note 2 but rumors says the that note 3 will be 6'' screen.. I really dont think I will like it that much..
As we on the S3 we can port any carrier rom to ours but not international.. And look how long they been having 4.2.x roms. and we dont have a leak yet.. Flashing roms from international like on the s4 is priceless lol.. I really dont know why XDA had to split these forums.. And not make one. Like on the HTC Sensation.. It was one forum for all Sensations worldwide.
Not to mention that Samsung is MUCH more dev friendly than HTC. Since the One series it just seemed to me that HTC was trying to become too much like the icrap. Plus No expandable storage, no removable battery, locked bootloaders, etc.... any one of these is a deal killer in my book.
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