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Buying cellphones from Amazon & eBay?

by CapY
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Hi,

Recently, I've been searching for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 on eBay and Amazon but soon I became skeptic because a 20% of reviews per offer were saying that the phones are pure copies(not from Samsung), wrong IMEI numbers, WiFi not working, over-heating and other.

I want to know what is your experience with buying phones on these two websites or possibly the experience with the model I mentioned above.

Thank you.

-Luka K.
  • Profile picture of the author dbarker4
    Just do your research and make sure you know what you're buying! ebay and amazon has always done me right just gotta make sure you read read read.... good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author CapY
      Originally Posted by dbarker4 View Post

      Just do your research and make sure you know what you're buying! ebay and amazon has always done me right just gotta make sure you read read read.... good luck!
      The point is that I did the research and those types of reviews come on offers from Top Sellers in that certain category.
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      • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
        You might be a whole lot better off to save your money until you can afford the real deal from a local authorized distributor. And right before you are ready to buy, research for any problems with the phone, just in case there are any problems with them. Perhaps you might make a different choice of brand.

        I don't know where you live, or what is available to you, but use a credit card to purchase that will help protect you in case you get a dud. Find out if your card company offers help so you know ahead of time if you should need it.

        If an offer is too good to be true, it probably isn't worth buying.
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        • Profile picture of the author CapY
          Originally Posted by AprilCT View Post

          You might be a whole lot better off to save your money until you can afford the real deal from a local authorized distributor. And right before you are ready to buy, research for any problems with the phone, just in case there are any problems with them. Perhaps you might make a different choice of brand.

          I don't know where you live, or what is available to you, but use a credit card to purchase that will help protect you in case you get a dud. Find out if your card company offers help so you know ahead of time if you should need it.

          If an offer is too good to be true, it probably isn't worth buying.
          Yes, I know all of that though. I'm just asking if there are any members that have had experience with buying phones from Amazon or eBay because you can find much cheaper stuff there than in local stores.
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  • Profile picture of the author nasstar
    its not uncommon to see some seller getting cheap imitation from Asia and selling on Ebay for the price of the originals.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Ive purchased at least half dozen cell phones from eBay over the years and never had a problem... Make sure you read the description carefully and pay with Paypal, you're covered for 6 months..
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    • Profile picture of the author CapY
      @nasstar - Indeed!
      @salegurus - Could you then please find me some Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 model which you think is perfectly okay as I have looked around and found none of it to be good under $300.
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