Posted by whistla
Following the success of the other experiments im going to start my very own experiment, as time scale is not a factor for me it may take a while but should hopefully reach my end goal very soon.
I bought a faulty 8310 off eBay, it had a damaged keypad. So i bought a keypad and replaced everything apart from the main board and charger connector. Its now on sale here but may go on ebay if not enough money is made!
The phone initially cost £7, the cost of repairs bought the total cost upto £22, with £3.98 on a new keypad/screen and £11 on new original full housing.
I bought the phone from:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay[....]840&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:UK:1
A few pics of the "refurb" phone:
Will keep you up to date with the latest repairs and phones!
Edit: Been looking on ebay for the sort of prices i should get and have found a few that have sold for a good price:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VGC-NOK[....]ViewItem?hash=item260073142997
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nokia-8[....]ViewItem?hash=item200066341356
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VGC-NOK[....]ViewItem?hash=item260074152984
EDIT:
NOW ON EBAY:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270079488431
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Posted by goldenface
Great stuff!
It looks as good as new and you should make a bit of profit judging by the links.
Posted by Sammy_boy
Copycat!
Good luck with it, keep us posted! It can have it's problems (I've got a bit of a hiccup with my current D500) but potentially rewarding, I managed to turn a T68i with a faulty microphone into an XDA 2S worth at the time £140+!
Posted by whistla
Yeah, looks as good as new..... if only i needed another phone! My cost would have been lower but i had to buy the housing which everything is screwed to as it was damaged but the seller refused to pay towards the cost of a new one even though it was only £2 and it wasn't in the item description! Oh well!
@ Sammy_boy, well, the name of the thread is stolen idea! Hope yours goes well as well!
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Posted by Miss UK
Ive just bought one of these
altho it fully works it needs a new housing £30 is all this has cost to ammend (Buy and Fix - up)
Posted by whistla
Oh cool, thats quite cheap!
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Posted by Miss UK
lol yeah...
it needs unlocked I think aswell im hoping I can get it done for a fiver if im lucky
btw it's a swap really im flogging a 6610i to my Bruv in law so thats paid for that 1
Ps, I bought a fully boxed 8210 some months ago £10 delivered nothing wrong with it new cover as good as new and thanks to fatreh here he sorted the security code for me
I re-sold it for £25.00
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Posted by whistla
Could you not just buy your own unlocking clip for that much?
Edit: found you some links:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMSUNG[....]ViewItem?hash=item120074022619
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMSUNG[....]ViewItem?hash=item320068766624
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Posted by Miss UK
dunno im gunna see if anyone here can sort it out first
it works on 02 btw
Posted by Residentevil
That is a nice looking phone.
Posted by whistla
Now listed on eBay, hopefully should make a decent profit for my next phone!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270079488431
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[ This Message was edited by: whistla on 2007-01-14 20:11 ]
Posted by SE4NICK
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UM whistla you cant advertise that phone as new, simply because its not !!
It just refurbished.
Posted by Sammy_boy
How's your experiment going whistla?
Still going well?
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You can if no-one notices
bah, consience, who needs yah
Posted by whistla
It is advertised as a new refurb and im ok with that and the ebay item specfics says refurb, never had any problem advertising phones in such a way.
Its going good thanks but need this phone to sell at a profit!
Posted by SE4NICK
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Youd actually have to advertise it as refurbed, as the phone is outdated.
Then again its not like im helping anybody.
ill just shut up.
Posted by whistla
I mean thats its like new but a refurb, im sure the people buying it would realise its not a new model! No, its ok, your welcome to post up your opinion! Only 2 hours to go now!
Posted by whistla
Sold for £21, not happy as it cost me £22 to fix, a bad start to the experiment!!!
Posted by Sammy_boy
Keep it up though, you do get rough patches, which should be smoothed out by the good sales.
I've had mixed fortunes with the D500 and it's data ribbon, now the buyer's paid with a Paypal eCheque which apparently won't clear till the 30th! it'll work itself out
Posted by whistla
Yeah, i will have broken even with the little profit made on postage so not really a loss so far but am not happy as i have seen these phones in worse condition go for much more!
Posted by Sammy_boy
That's what can be a bit gutting, like I've seen D500s go for quite a bit more than what mine did, I was ideally hoping for at least £10-£20 more, but can't complain really, it's a bit of a step forwards!
Posted by Miss UK
Whistla,
you need to get a colour phone to experiment on
im still awaiting the flexi cable to come for my E800 the sender's really taking the biscuit
Sammy, Hmm do you think you'll get that D500 to function?
video problem
hmmmmmmmm
I got a really good bargain on a Sony vaio laptop last week £90
delivered I could sell it on for £140 atleast
ideally I wanted something for browsing the net downstairs im abit cold sitting at my pc 24-7 not that I do
best things always happens to those who wait indeed it did
Posted by Sammy_boy
@miss uk - managed to get that other Samsung working fine, just sold it!
Though recieved another D500 today in a little job lot of phones, it's camera/video functions weren't working. Stuck in a spare data ribbon from when I was messing about with the other D500, all working fine now!
Might have that and the other phones that came with it as the next stage in my experiment, not sure yet.
Posted by Miss UK
Sorted ..so ur bount to make abit now just keep buying those Sammys uo'll be loaded soon
Posted by Miss UK
Sorted ..so ur bount to make abit now just keep buying those Sammys uo'll be loaded soon
Posted by whistla
I hoped it wouldn't come to this but as you can see the thread has not been update and there hasn't been anything going on for a while.
The experiment is going to be abandoned due to a lack of time but if it ever takes off again in the future i will be sure to let you know!
I would like to take this chance to encourage other to do this as it can reap great rewards and is great for learning about mobile phone repairs as you come across a variety of phones and models.
Thanks to everyone who has supported the experiment so far and thanks to everyone who wished me luck.