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advice needed on buying phone...

hi - i want to buy a nokia N series phone and was browsing ebay recently and i noticed some people selling links to sites which sell these phones at wholesale prices. i just wanted to know if this is true or just another scam, because some of the BIN prices for the links were in excess of £30.

ive tried doing my own research to find these sites (if they exist) without any luck so far. any help or advice appreciated!

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  • Dan29
    Dan29 Posts: 4,770 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I'm no expert but I'd say it's a con. If there were bargains to be had you'd find them on this site for free.
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  • It's not worth it

    These will just be outdated links to wholesalers or links to websites where if you sign X amount of people up you get a free or discounted phone.
    If there were such sites to get a phone for a cheap price then why is the person no just buying the phones him/herself and selling them on eBay?
    Surely there is more demand for mobile phones then links to the phones?!
    If you want wholesalers get a trade magazine from your local large newsagent, e.g 'Trader' magazine or similar.
    If freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will have freedom.
  • FloFlo
    FloFlo Posts: 32,720 Forumite
    Con, con, con. They probably bid on their own auctions to make them seem more interesting.
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If they could actually buy a Nokia phone for 99p then why not buy all the stock themselves and sell them on fleabay for more?

    Answer - they can't and its a scam...
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