To good to be true?
 

Hi guys,

Just pulled the trigger on an n900 to replace the one I sold and miss. Ebay listing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokia-N-Seri...item3a73d1950d

What do you guys think? Figured with the dudes 100% feedback and 149 delivered price what the heck?

After I pulled the trigger two more popped off quickly and there are only 2 left...looks like he only had 9. Square Trade trusted seller.

Edit: looks like they are all gone. Anyone here get one? Looks like they sold on a run shortly after I bought mine. I will report back once I get mine.

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The only suspicious thing is that it says made in finland. Only N900 prototypes were made in finland. The production ones were made in korea.

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Sounds too cheap they are worth more than that sounds fishy

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I sent a message as soon as I purchased asking him to confirm and haven't received a reply yet. Having said that based on his feedback I expect to receive something. He also has a return policy so worst case I will send it back for a refund. Let's see what I get. Hopefully it works out...

On the back behind the screen I recall mine saying something about Finland if memory serves me no (Designed maybe)? My old box I still have laying around for sure says Korea. Maybe seller got confused...

Edit: don't recall a CD in my original n900 box lol...

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More than willing to bet it's a refurb. There are tons of reasonable quality refurbs going for this price coming out of HK right now. They all say "new", but are not. Average price for the refurbs are at about $150. If you catch the timing right, you can get one for around $100 sometimes.

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Do you happen to know what they refurbish?

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Well since it is pretty explicit in announcing its new and also from UK not HK I figured I would take a shot. He has a seven day return money back so eh what to lose?

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I bought one of these yesterday as well, price was good and they say they even give a portion of sales to The Boys and Girls Club. Said it could take up to a month for delivery though, so I've got awhile to see how legit it is. This will be my first experience with the N900, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

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Another interesting note is that the seller today sent me an email that has all types of Squaretrade info. Seems hard to believe that he would send a bootleg then direct to Squaretrade to buy a warranty tied to his eBay account. Heres hoping for the best (or wishful thinking). This will be my 4th n900. You would think at some point I would just stop selling or trading them back since they always end up in my hand again.

It can keep my n8, n9 and HTC One X company (hoping to import an 808 at some point but screw the 800+ pricing as of now).

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I just bought a NEW N900 in the store (BelCompany but not in the online store) for €35 :)
It was the last one ofcourse AND still sealed!

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On my model, the main refurb part was the main board. The keyboard and some of the external frame bits were clearly new (had that squeaky new plastic look/feel). The screen had a protector on it already, and had a couple very mild scratches under the protector in non-screen areas, where most people hold it by when closed. The tell tale was that there was data in the MyDoc partition that was easily recoverable. It was originally setup with a french keyboard which made typing a hair wonky until I got the setting right. :)

The one I got mine from also said it was new, and even disputed several feedbacks claiming they were not. They also offered a money back guarantee, and warranties. In the end, I left them neutral feedback for shipping a refurb when it was clearly marked new. But most were leaving good feedback and saying the same thing, mainly because they were happy to get a working device at a good price.

AFAIK production on the N900 stopped several months ago. So the only "new" N900s that are around are the ones sitting in boxes in cell shop dealers that haven't been purchased. There may be a few out there still, but more than likely if you're getting a "new" one, it's not really new. Over the next few months though, even refurbs are going to start to dry up. So if you want a spare, now's the time to get one.

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And that was my main idea going it, to find a good condition Nokia N900 for a good price. I traded and bought on on Craigslist around 6 to 7 months ago but now you can't even find them anymore in my neck of the woods. Caught this deal and figured well new what the heck. Also glad I pulled the trigger quick as they flew. For the 150 even used would be a decent deal. I have a box with all the accessories in my closet so I already will have a complete package. This is the only phone that I have ever had to have over and over again which is weird for me as last year alone I went through ten devices easily. Guess it really speaks (at least from a gadget lover perspective) how Nokia really made a niche special device that people were genuinely enthusiastic about. Anyways this one will be my keeper.

Hopefully the 9 the seller sold within a one day window actually were devices just laying around. If I find it is a refurb or was used I will ask for a discount to offset or he will be getting negative feedback for the lie. If they device works and is in great shape I will be happy either way. If it is scratched etc., I will be pretty upset though.

Hasn't shipped yet. Ad says usually ships within 2 days of cleared payment.

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Nice! Man what luck.

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35€? Seriously? :O

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Yeah :D

My own N900 was a bit broken (touchscreen was acting very strange) so I sent it back to nokia, and got a new (or refurb) E7.

So I just bought a new N900 for €35. It was priced for €99, but I just asked for discount, since it's an old phone and no one wants it anyway. They agreed with the price drop.

Sometimes life is great

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wow, what a lucky man, :)