mobile phone with gift

patwa_2

Hmm. you have valid points. I'm looking for spare cash now, rather than later. Either way I'm going to have to pay for the service every month, but I'd like to boost my bank balance now rather than in 6-12 months time. Hence my question for which gift would generate the most cash.

If there isn't really an option, I'll just go for the £365 cashbac.

Cheers and take care.

Hussein.

viru.doshi

I'm into my techie gear so maybe my opinions can help, but they are just my opinions.

Out of the 4 gifts I'd pick the 360 to sell on. The Ipod video would sell fairly well too, but not as much as the 360 would. The PSP and the Nano, they'll sell but I highly doubt you'll get what you would want for them. PSP especially, with a lot of 'hardcore' gamers if the firmware version is wrong on the PSP they won't want it as the newer firmware has stopped some of the hacks that allow you to play pirate games on the PSP. The Nano you may only get around £100ish i reckon. The Ipod video, maybe about £150-£180. The 360 at the moment stands to make more money if its the 'premium' pack, the white box. You could get about £220 for it, or about £160-£170 if its the 'core' pack, the green box.

patwa_2

Thanks. That sounds good, I#m going to think about it between the cashback and xbox 360.

Cheers and take care.

Hussein.

worldwide3rider

Shortly I am due a Video Ipod worth 220.00 from buymobilephones.net, I have noticed on the board there seems to be loads of other companies who have recommended to use recorded delivery but no signatures or anything and plenty of lost mail and companies refusing to cough up.

Well I have to send my first 2 original bills in to claim my ipod, and I thought special delviery would be safer but buymobilephones.net also say send it by recoreded.

To cut in short I wanna safe guard myself and be able to claim if my details and info go "missing" is there a postal service that I can use to claim the money for the Ipod if royal mail as I wont of owned the item but if the post goes missing its a consequence of the same.

Thanks in advance - and I am sure one day cash backs, free gifts and claiming will be a little more straight forward.

gk172

Do you have to send in the original bill? If so take copies and send the originals by special delivery which is quarenteed next day delivery normally before 12 and you can track it online then if that goes missing (unusual) you can then send the copies in via the same method but its rare that special delivery goes missing.

worldwide3rider

yeah do have to send in originals, think I will opt for special delivery but will it cover me if it gets lost

Chris2000

Special Delivery costs £4.10 but includes compensation up to £500 for lost or damaged items.

Recorded Signed For is only 68p plus standard first or second class post. It provides proof of delivery (or not) but doesn't include compensation for loss.

Sponge

In this instance, what would be the advantage of using Special Delivery over Recorded? Both require a signature, so you can confirm/prove delivery but Special is more expensive than Recorded. Surely you don't need the £500 insurance as the paperwork itself has no monetary value. I'd happily be proved wrong, but I seriously doubt you could claim for an iPod off the Royal Mail if your letter goes missing.



Edit:

I've just checked the Royal Mail website and proved myself wrong!

You can get consequential loss, but it's over and above the included £500 compensation offered and costs extra. It needs to be asked for when you post your letter.

Consequential loss

If you send an item that could be costly if it is lost, damaged or delayed in transit, then take advantage of our consequential loss cover of up to £10,000.



What it costs Maximum compensation
£1.25 £1,000
£1.60 £2,500
£2.10 £5,000
£2.60 £7,500
£3.15 £10,000

mrwibble

And Special is more likely to get a signature and is less easy to wriggle - recorded is pretty useless IMHO.

worldwide3rider

Thanks guys appreciate that, special delviery ere I come - read the following on the royal mail site that makes it clear. Think cash back claims should be done the same way

The cover is particularly useful for important documents, such as contracts that could result in financial expense for you or your company if they are lost, or your tax return that may incur an expense if it is not delivered on time.

For example, if an urgent passport application is lost or delayed and this will prevent you from going on a pre-booked trip, you may be able to claim the cost of travelling to the passport office to where your passport had been issued.