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Tried sell it

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  • 26-05-2013 12:23pm
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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭


    I tried to sell my new s4 and really didn't get any takers.
    It wasn't even opened...

    Am I missing something, from what I see its streets ahead of its competitors
    Is there flaws in it or what.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Could it be because whatever reduction you sold it at compared to where you bought it was still more than the cheapest place you can buy it, i.e. were you selling it for more than €600?

    There are lots of people on Adverts who get them as upgrades and then sell them on. You need to either match or beat them.


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    No I offered it for 520.. And that would have included postage
    I was just wondering because I always see iPhones holding their price months after, This is the newest phone on the market and people seem to think its a crazy price "for anything but an iPhone"


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    deckie27
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭deckie27


    link to the add?

    My wife sold one a few weeks ago


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    Justin10
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    Alot of people in Ireland unfortunately dont have a clue about phones and believe the IPhone is the best phone on the market, and only phone that beats it is the newer IPhone. Some done even consider Android.

    Ive seen recently Iphone 4 going for €300, you can get a S3 for a small bit over that brand new.


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    I withdrew the ad, had it on adverts.ie
    Will prob put it up again tonight.. It's not just that anyway it seems like the general consensus is that apples are a better phone?


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    Rochey18 wrote: »
    Alot of people in Ireland unfortunately dont have a clue about phones and believe the IPhone is the best phone on the market, and only phone that beats it is the newer IPhone. Some done even consider Android.

    Ive seen recently Iphone 4 going for €300, you can get a S3 for a small bit over that brand new.

    Exactly, if I was to sell an iPhone 5 brand new and unopened there would be a stampede, Samsung needs to step its promotional campaign up


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    Quazzie
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    paddypowder wrote: »
    I withdrew the ad, had it on adverts.ie
    Will prob put it up again tonight.. It's not just that anyway it seems like the general consensus is that apples are a better phone?

    Hitler was popular too.


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    fleet
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭fleet


    You won't get what a shop / online store will get for it.

    Private sales are always viewed with a bit more suspicions. Why's he selling it? Was it nicked? Is it a re-conditioned unit? Is it fake? etc

    Plus for private sales the warranty falls back to claiming off the manufacturer. Where as with shop bought units you can claim off the retailer.

    Ultimately, you can sell anything which has value. The only big factors are: price, and whether your target market can see the ad.


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    [Deleted User]
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    paddypowder wrote: »
    Exactly, if I was to sell an iPhone 5 brand new and unopened there would be a stampede, Samsung needs to step its promotional campaign up


    I think the Samsung promotional campaign is quite substantial, even in Ireland. I think your main problem is the diverse range in Android phones. If you're set to buy the best Apple phone, just get the latest one. But if you want the best Android phone, there's a lot more options, especially now with people becoming more aware of Chinese phones and with the Nexus 4 being so cheap. Also I think the general consensus is that Android users are a bit more conservative with their money than Apple users. You'd see a lot more Android users skipping over a generation, so a lot of S3 users won't be upgrading until the S5 etc.


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    I suppose the fact that it was three network didn't help either


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    paddypowder
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I think the Samsung promotional campaign is quite substantial, even in Ireland. I think your main problem is the diverse range in Android phones. If you're set to buy the best Apple phone, just get the latest one. But if you want the best Android phone, there's a lot more options, especially now with people becoming more aware of Chinese phones and with the Nexus 4 being so cheap. Also I think the general consensus is that Android users are a bit more conservative with their money than Apple users. You'd see a lot more Android users skipping over a generation, so a lot of S3 users won't be upgrading until the S5 etc.

    I agree with most of what you say, I still have s2 and love it.
    I was just worried about it being a bad phone because I might well use it now instead of selling it


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    Kristopherus
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    paddypowder wrote: »
    I suppose the fact that it was three network didn't help either

    Unlock it and you'll have a far better chance of selling it.


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Unlock it and you'll have a far better chance of selling it.

    How do I do that?


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    Prodigious
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    I'll give you 450 cash?


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    deckie27
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    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Unlock it and you'll have a far better chance of selling it.

    You have to open the box to unlock it.
    I'd offer the the 10 or 20 of the price for the new owner to unlock
    a lot of phones around for that price. Why not advertise for 500?


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    [Deleted User]
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    If it's sealed and unopened it's better to keep it sealed and just comment in your ad that it's easy to unlock.

    Edit: As Deckie said!


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    Kristopherus
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    paddypowder wrote: »
    How do I do that?

    Have a look at www.fastgsm.com


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    [Deleted User]
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    Kristopherus wrote: »
    Have a look at www.fastgsm.com

    It's easy to do for free.


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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Deleted User wrote: »
    It's easy to do for free.

    Crikey, thats the simplest way to unlock:). I'm surprised that a high-end phone like that can be sim-free so easily:)


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    Awesome, I think if somebody was to offer me 500 I'd take it on the spot and give them the link on how to unlock it


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    Prodigious
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    470 cash, final offer.


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    #23
    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    Prodigious wrote: »
    I'll give you 450 cash?

    Thanks for offer but I don't think we are allowed to trade on boards?


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    deckie27
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭deckie27


    Prodigious wrote: »
    470 cash, final offer.
    paddypowder wrote: »
    Thanks for offer but I don't think we are allowed to trade on boards?

    Get a private room guys. :D


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    #25
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,402 ✭✭✭pah


    I paid a guy 500 for his unwanted upgrade on vodafone. I'm on three and used the method above to unlock. I thought it was worth 500 anyway.

    Now to sell the Note 2 :)


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    #26
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,933 ✭✭✭long_b


    OP - do you have negative or no feedback on Adverts ?


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    paddypowder
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭paddypowder


    long_b wrote: »
    OP - do you have negative or no feedback on Adverts ?

    I have none, this is the first thing ive tried to sell


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    _Kaiser_
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    With S4's being available as upgrades fairly cheap/free on most if not all networks, I'd imagine competition to sell them is fairly stiff.

    Plus on Adverts even when you do get an offer it'll likely be ridiculously low (as everyone expects "haggle" room) or they'll offer you all sorts of crap in trade (despite you saying NO SWAPS - cash only! in the ad)

    Short version.. as someone who has bought and sold a lot on adverts over the years, at least it's better than the likes on DoneDeal in that you don't have timewasters and messers texting and calling you, but it only really works if you have plenty of time to sift through the "offers" and are willing to accept that you're unlikely to get asking - no matter how reasonable the price is - in the end anyway.


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    viclemronny
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    paddypowder wrote: »
    I have none, this is the first thing ive tried to sell

    I'm going to be brutally honest, I would be skeptical of the first ad from someone being a brand new high-end phone.

    I bought a phone on boards before and the deal went great, but the seller had a lot of feedback, a fair few expensive items there and one or two phones.

    Now, just to clarify, I'm not in any way saying anything untoward but I just wouldn't take the chance. At least with a good few items and say one or two more expensive things like a console, phone, musical instrument, expensive car part, expensive computer part, etc. there's the reassurance that this person has demonstrably delivered for others before.


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    timetogo
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    fleet wrote: »

    Plus for private sales the warranty falls back to claiming off the manufacturer.

    I don't think that's correct. If you buy a new item from a business you have statutory rights. The manufacturers warranty is on top of you statutory rights.

    Frequently a manufacturers warranty will say that it is void if the item is sold second hand. That leaves you with statutory rights and I'm not sure what they are in a private sale as I can't find any decent links.

    The Sale of goods act doesn't seem to apply to private sales.
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/consumer_protection/consumer_rights/consumers_and_the_law_in_ireland.html


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    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Hitler was popular too.

    Really? 8 posts in...8 posts in! :pac:


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