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by Rico Mossesgeld on October 10, 2006
The funny thing is, after typing up that post, I got an SMS from my friend, Sasha Manuel of Tops 2 Bottoms. She was using her mom's old 3310 to text me, since her Nokia 7650 had finally died after three years of faithful service. She was of course, looking for a new phone, and was wondering where to get a RAZR for a low price.
Google led to me to a great deal in Friendster's For Sale Forums. Someone was selling a black RAZR V3 for only Php 6,800.00 (Approx. $136)! Keep in mind that here in the Philippines, the RAZR retails for around Php 15,000 (Approx. $300), and no telecom subsidizes it.
I forwarded the deal to Sasha, and a few hours later, she was the proud owner of a RAZR! Thus I learned first hand how effective for sale forums can be, and how GideonTech was right on the money (pun intended). Ms. Manuel was able to save over 50%, thanks to my few minutes of surfing the web.
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Rating: 9.71 out of 7 vote(s) cast.
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Response from:
amber
(10/12/06 11:33am)
hi does anyone now where i can get acheap d & g gold phone charm?
Response from:
Rico
(10/12/06 4:13pm)
What do you mean by "charm"? Are you talking about the phone itself? :)
Response from:
ambareen
(10/13/06 5:48am)
no rico, i mean the small d&g sign on a cord you hang off the side of the phone. any ideas?
Response from:
Rico
(10/13/06 10:39am)
I honestly wouldn't know. Perhaps serach engines will prove useful, lol.
Response from:
Sasha
(10/20/06 3:36pm)
The only problem with this medium, I reckon, is the unreliability on the unit itself. The owner will claim its good points but will never tell you what's wrong with it, even if you're the type of customer who'll transact in good faith, these people can and/or will take advantage of you. The possibility of haggling is a good thing but the true quality and satisfaction that a brand new phone can bring will never be present.
Response from:
Rico
(10/21/06 5:05pm)
Well, I guess nothing beats meeting the seller face-to-face. Of course, this is quite impractical if you're dealing with someone far away, especially if he's in another country. I think some for sale forums take advantage of the community though; sellers are given a trustworthy rating by the buyers they've dealt with, so maybe online buyers can use that as a guide.
Response from:
rowland
(10/27/07 2:53pm)
htc tytn 11 is a great , awesome and amzing phone , also the motorola razor i have them for sale contact phone - To buy contact me via email rowkin66@yahoo.com
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