Buying phones on Ebay

dave oc

Just wondering whats the general feeling about buying a phone on Ebay, namely the N95?

First thing that comes to mind is getting hit with customs. Also was reading about some people getting fake phones (only from japan). Has anyone had any good/bad experiences buying a phone from ebay?

Btw heres a link to an N95 I found which I think looks ok... any thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/New-Nokia-N95-5mp-3G-HSDPA-GPS-WiFi-Quadband-Phone-Sand_W0QQitemZ110116256185QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64355QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

hosi

I wouldn't buy it. 13 negative and 20 neutral feedback within one month. I know he has almost 900 positive. But, no thanks.

IMO thats much safer way to get this phone (not available yet):
http://web.hoh.de/hoh/(S(wwixmj3mih4wwjml12zftf55))/default.aspx?TY=item&ST=1&IT=16708&CT=1220
Of course a bit more expensive...

smemon

Not worth the hassle..

buy it from a retailer. When it comes to expensive items (over €200), you need some sort of peace of mind. You need to know they item will get you you in a decent amount of time, it will be brand new, and if anything goes wrong you'll have some come back.

with ebay it's hit and hope. you could pay €500 for what you think is a bargain, and you could end up waiting 3 weeks for a dodgy phone to arrive from china, plus be hit with all sorts of customs and VAT.

mobilefun.co.uk are the cheapest. €644.40 plus about €15 delivery to the Republic.

i'm waiting on mine atm.

rebel.ranter

I'm a big EBay fan but I don't think I would buy a new expensive phone on EBay. No comeback, phones like the N95 are complicated and may require software upgrades etc. It's nice to have support from the place of purchase.

Sam Vimes

rebel.ranter wrote:

I'm a big EBay fan but I don't think I would buy a new expensive phone on EBay. No comeback, phones like the N95 are complicated and may require software upgrades etc. It's nice to have support from the place of purchase.

of all the things that would turn me off ebay for an n95, that's not one of them because you can do software upgrades yourself with a data cable

neilled

rebel.ranter wrote:

I'm a big EBay fan but I don't think I would buy a new expensive phone on EBay. No comeback, phones like the N95 are complicated and may require software upgrades etc. It's nice to have support from the place of purchase.

My experience of irish retailers in general is that they are pretty clueless and offer appalling service when it comes to offering support, firmware etc for products. I wanted an epos reprint for a laptop recently from a well known electronics retailer who promptly demanded a 10 euro fee......

Probably wouldn't buy off ebay but would buy online - particularly from the uk as their prices are better than our lot.

legs11

dont buy a n95 on ebay, would be madness.
over half of them would be fake anyway.

i tried to buy a 6230i few yrs back, ended up cutting a credit card.

then i tried to buy a xpsm1710, ditto.

bought one on the dell outlet.

if you want advice here, its nay.

dave oc

Thanks for the replies lads. I was going to stick with an online retailer anyway. While you could take a chance and save a few € it not worth the hassle if anything goes wrong.

Sam Vimes

legs11 wrote:

dont buy a n95 on ebay, would be madness.
over half of them would be fake anyway.

i tried to buy a 6230i few yrs back, ended up cutting a credit card.

then i tried to buy a xpsm1710, ditto.

bought one on the dell outlet.

if you want advice here, its nay.

why did you have to cut up a credit card? did you not use paypal?

legs11

i used credit c to register then, had no pp......

anyway fcuk ebay, its full of lame scammers now. !

timmywex

got a moto l6 on ebay a while back, very good condition, barely used, used paypal so if anything was wrong, i could claim my money back easily

drdre

Guys ebay is perfect if you know how to use it and check ratings etc.Ive ordered the new n95 and cost me 636 and should be here by early next week.I will let you know when i get it.I have used ebay for 3-4 years and just had 1-2 problems but thing huge.
That n95 is legit as i bought a fone last year from them

dave oc

Dre, would you have a link to either the seller you bought it from or the the ad on ebay? Wouldnt mind checking it out if everything goes ok for you.

drdre

Dave6195 wrote:

Dre, would you have a link to either the seller you bought it from or the the ad on ebay? Wouldnt mind checking it out if everything goes ok for you.

Dave he only had 2 and there sold.That other link is genuine as i have bought from him before.