iphone battery rip off -phonevolts.com-

badabing106

I had to buy a replacement battery yesterday so i checked numerous sites online .One site in particular quoted an extraordinary steep price ,an Irish company called Phonevolts.com are charging almost 10 times more for the exact same iphone battery which i purchased on ebay Ireland .Even has identical picture and the exact same accessories included .Makes you wonder ...

Both links I've posted below for comparison .Phonevolts = 39.99 plus 5 euro shipping=44.99 ,Ebay = 5.34 and no shipping fee .

http://www.phonevolts.com/product_info.php?products_id=561



http://cgi.ebay.ie/NEW-Replacement-Battery-For-Apple-iPhone-4GB-8GB-Tool_W0QQitemZ150311939335QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_PDABatteries?hash=item150311939335&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318


Thats some difference in price for the same product .:eek:

geraardo

I dont have the iphone but do have the ipod touch if i want a replacement battery i would have to send the whole ipod away didnt know you could replace the iphone battery yourself can you ?

kingshankly

incredible diference id love to email them as to why the charge 8 times the price

rubadub

geraardo wrote: »

I dont have the iphone but do have the ipod touch if i want a replacement battery i would have to send the whole ipod away didnt know you could replace the iphone battery yourself can you ?

Apple are overpriced snakes. The batteries are CRAP, inbuilt obsolescence and they make them hard to change the battery, it can be done yourself, you might need a similar toolkit. I know people who replaced batteries upon purchase, there are better ones with higher capacity always out there.
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.itouch%20battery

kingshankly wrote: »

incredible diference id love to email them as to why the charge 8 times the price

They do not have to justify anything to anybody, this pointless questioning and moaning just results in time being used up by you and them, leading to higher prices again. Just like stores are now squandering money employing people to remove dual pricing form products to appease idiots. Really pisses me off to see this in shops I usually go to, this cost will be passed on to ME.

This is yet another thread that should be in bargain alerts. No ripoff happened. it is cheaper here
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10506

A REAL ripoff would be buying the battery and it only lasting 20mins when charged. This is just an item with a high price tag, no scam, no confidence trick, no profiteering (they are freely available) NO RIPOFF

animaal

rubadub wrote: »

This is yet another thread that should be in bargain alerts. No ripoff happened. it is cheaper here
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10506

A REAL ripoff would be buying the battery and it only lasting 20mins when charged. This is just an item with a high price tag, no scam, no confidence trick, no profiteering (they are freely available) NO RIPOFF

yes, a scam is one type of rip-off.

However, the english language is very rich, there are often a number of meanings for a single phrase.

A rip-off can also mean a theft, an imitation, or somthing overpriced.

see here