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Originally Posted by Old Abe View Post
OK, here comes a crazy post. Brace Yourselves. I'm feeling manic.

I am desperate for a N900. A NEW N900. I can't find a source that I trust to purchase one from. They are all listed at online retailers with really shady reviews (As in the ones that list under Google shopping who obviously write almost all of the positive reviews themselves) or they are being sold from Hong Kong through Ebay. I am in Canada for a year and Amazon won't ship them here (although the bulk of the sellers seem to be from Hong Kong anyway). I really don't want to pay for a new N900 and receive something used. Most of the online shops I have found are those that claim to have everything in stock in endless quantities just to get a credit card number.

I am so desperate that I will pay one of you to find this elusive creature for me. How does $50 sound? I'm not kidding. Ideally, it would be from a Nokia reseller within Canada or the U.S though I wouldn't refuse a reputable source from the UK or even mainland europe. I would like to be able to speak with a floor person on the phone. Essentially, someone without a phone sales department. I want someone to be able to say that they are holding the box to verify it is in stock.

I'm not ready for an N9. I might be when six months of community development has happened - but not yet.

I know that I am insane but I am serious. I will send you cash in the mail or pay you with card (anything but paypal - not a fan).

My sincerest thanks -

Abe
I just bought mine from an Amazon dealer, but since you can't do that --- otherwise, the deal that looked the best was from MobiCity in Australia. They say that they have new N900s, but I wonder about that. The phones apparently ship from Hong Kong --- however, MobiCity gets good reviews, they seem decent, and they offer a one-year warranty, upgradeable to two years. The only problem is that the price is high ($449, I think), and you have to pay for international postage for the shipment, and for any warranty shipments. In a chat session, they said that, within 40 hours after you receive the phone, you can return the phone for any reason for a full refund. After that, there is a $35 restocking fee.

With the stated guaranteed return policy, their good reputation, and the 2-year warranty, I thought that it was a pretty good bet.
And you can do it yourself, without an agent. Also, did you read the earlier post in this thread that says there are new units at a store in the Netherlands?
 

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