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Faulty Mobile Phones.....

Chell
Chell Posts: 1,683 Forumite
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:confused::confused: Why do people pay so much for a faulty/broken phone on eBay? I can't believe how much people are paying for phones which are clearly described as faulty. :confused:
Nevermind the dog, beware of the kids!

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  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    not sure!! I have a gx10 and a gx20 I wanna sell but would only get £10 for them as they are in good working order!!!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • Chell
    Chell Posts: 1,683 Forumite
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    The other day I searched 'faulty' and 'mobile' and found quite a few going for £20-£30 plus postage.
    Nevermind the dog, beware of the kids!
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    People seem to like buying broken things on eBay.
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  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    If you look through the other items they buy it's usually parts or other faulty items. Same happened when I sold my sons water damaged PS2 and gameboy SP. Both went for over half what a GWO one would.
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • jonny_the_rod
    jonny_the_rod Posts: 32 Forumite
    alot of the time they want them just for the screens as these are very expensive to replace if they get broken. Mine got broken on my old phone, it was going to be £65 for it replacing....so i didn't bother.
  • sockospice
    sockospice Posts: 551 Forumite
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    You can sometimes get bargains though. If the fault is described sometimes it's something that is easy to fix. Like, I got a motorola v3 for £30, it was water damaged but from the description it was pretty obvious that all it needed was a new battery.
  • poppycracker
    poppycracker Posts: 1,735 Forumite
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    oh knickers. I've got a couple of N3310s I want to get rid of, but the screen is the bit that is damaged :mad:
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,622 Forumite
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    there is also the value of an IMEI number that is not stolen ...I think illegal activities as well as spares
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