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    Default used cell phones

    whats the deal?

    son1 needs a new phone. "new" to him. not some fancy new iphone Xs.

    we are going the "used" route. where to buy? what to watch out for? we are with sprint, fwiw.

    any experience with this???
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    EBay. Their buyer protection will cover you from scams.

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    I bought my older two phones from ebay. I wasn't going to do new no matter what their friends say.. Iphones 6 somethings for like 129

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    why am i so worried looking at ebay? its just overwhelming. so many damn phones with all kinds of numbers and letters and I just dont want to buy a piece of shit. CDMA GSA gigabytes unlocked 1660 vs 1661?

    I wish i had a "personal shopper" who would handle this for me. That way, if she bought me a lemon, I could berate her and feel so much better.

    Is that too much to ask?
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    You can probably buy a reconditioned phone from sprint as well. At least you'll know who your seller is, and can go back to them with problems.

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    Fyi, some phones wont be able to cross carriers. Ie, Verizon to att, sprint to verizon, etc. Not saying don't buy used, but buyer beware of used electronics on the internet
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2thDoc View Post
    why am i so worried looking at ebay? its just overwhelming. so many damn phones with all kinds of numbers and letters and I just dont want to buy a piece of shit. CDMA GSA gigabytes unlocked 1660 vs 1661?

    I wish i had a "personal shopper" who would handle this for me. That way, if she bought me a lemon, I could berate her and feel so much better.

    Is that too much to ask?
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    Or just go to Sprint. They probably sell refurbished phones
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2thDoc View Post
    why am i so worried looking at ebay? its just overwhelming. so many damn phones with all kinds of numbers and letters and I just dont want to buy a piece of shit. CDMA GSA gigabytes unlocked 1660 vs 1661?

    I wish i had a "personal shopper" who would handle this for me. That way, if she bought me a lemon, I could berate her and feel so much better.

    Is that too much to ask?
    My wife is a pretty jam up personal shopper..

    I stayed away from eBay until about a year ago when I was trying to find a couple things. That s*** is silly. I basically just pieced together a 4Runner for Palmer, her friends call it a classic

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    I buy everything but groceries of off eBay.

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    Give son1 your old phone and you get a new one.

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    Good lord you over think and over complicate the most simple task.

    Prayers sent.

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    He likes listening to people.
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    Don't buy the 6. Its almost toast.

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    i almost hate you people
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    i didn't know Sprint still existed. you may be their last customer

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    2th I bought a phone off of eBay when mine kicked the bucket a few years back and had 0 problems with it. Let me dig up the seller and I'll let you know if of course you decide to go that route.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YoungBuckTX View Post
    i didn't know Sprint still existed. you may be their last customer

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    2th, check out https://swappa.com they are like Ebay but for electronics. I've purchased numerous items from them and they are very secure. Decent prices as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YoungBuckTX View Post
    i didn't know Sprint still existed. you may be their last customer
    He also has an aol account.

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