Posted by Miss UK
02 have sold all these out and are selling Silver K800i's with normal boxes,
Ok so the phone was Special Edition to mark the Casino Royale.
Thing is for the people who own this phone and keep it till the end of the year or longer will it gain value or just sell like a normal K800i does on everybodys favourite eBay
I remember when the Aston Martin Motorola V600 came out there was so many thousands and they were selling for hundreds of pounds,
Im curious if the 007 will also do somewhat similar
What you members think?!
Posted by Sammy_boy
Not sure - depends how many were produced.
Also, I could quite easily flash my K800i with the 007 firmware, stick a silver facia on it and sell it as a 'legit' 007 K800i!
Posted by masseur
no chance it will gain value. at the end of the day its just a K800 with a few little extras.
there was also a James Bond T310 but that was soon forgotten, as will this one be
the difference between these and the aston or similar is that aston etc are targetted at such owners who are prepared to pay the price
hell, you can still pay £100 or more on ebay for a Jaguar version of the Motorola Startac which is available for £20 if it doesn't have the Jaguar firmware
nah, sorry, the JB K800 will soon be a distant memory. It was never really avalable for much more than the standard K800 anyway and some people here on Esato even "debranded" the JB stuff out giving a generic K800 which was therefore updateable on seus
Posted by glorfingal
And I was one of them
Especially as the JB "extras" weren't that many
or that good !
Posted by Miss UK
Thats something knowbody knows how many were produced cos unlike the V600's they don't have a Batch number
Im sure anyone could refurbish the phones to make them like the 007 version but then the boxes will add more value if you have them
Either way when im finished with mine it's going on eBay starting at 0.01p so should be intresting to see if it does go for £100 or more
Posted by Dogmann
Hi Miss UK,
Personally i think if you have a JB K800 in mint condition with the original box and all of the goodies that were included and unopened. There will be a market for it outside of the usual phone market with James Bond memorabilia collectors as they seem to like buying stuff like this for instance the James Bond DuPont lighters seem to fetch quite a premium but i wouldn't plan on retiring from the proceeds though.
Marc
Posted by fatreg
Doggman..
thats due to the fact that DuPont lighers are insanely expensive in the first place..
as for the K800i going up Kerry.. not a hope in hell..
i've yet to see any phone go up. some have stayed farly close to original value but never never up... (well not a bog standard phone)
as you say there's no guessing how many there are... and as such detracts away from the fact it's special edition.. it's almost like saying it's just a different colour.....
sorry..
fatreg
Posted by Miss UK
But still when it comes to the end of the year I will pop it on eBay and see how much it does go for,
It only cost me £30 so if I get some extra cash on top of that it will do me nicely
Posted by Dogmann
Hi Fatreg,
Not so sure about insanely expensive especially compared to a VERTU but the point i was makeing is there are a lot of James Bond collectors out there and as long as the item is original and in very good condition or unopened they will pay extra for it just because of the James Bond connection. I accept even though it was produced in large numbers the number that still have unopened accessories and mint box will most probably be quite small. When Miss UK tries to sell it is when we shall know one way or the other.
Marc
Posted by Miss UK
i'll have to try not and open the headphones or use them then
btw there are alot of James Bond fans outhere and personally you don't know what could happen,
Just have to wait till I can upgrade my phone in the next 7 Months from now guys
Posted by Vein
I personally don't think the K800i will go up... The V600's still fetch crazy prices if there are any on ebay at all...
It may be the same case as with the Ferrari GX25s where they were flooded in the market and weren't worth much but now they're in limited stock and theyre worth a small fortune..
I wouldn't keep your hopes up though!!
Posted by Miss UK
if I remember correctley didn't Ofiach have a Ferari GX??..
I knew he sold it here but I didm't think it went for much
I will keep hold onto myphone till the end of the year and might buy the casino royale DVD to throw on top of the sale maybe it might increase it by a fraction
Posted by rambo47
Just a bit of James Bond branding won't make it collectable. If it had features that the regular K800i didn't then maybe we'd be looking at it differently. In a year or two the features of the new models will put the K800i to shame. Heck, once the "Sofia" is released the K800i will be passé.
Posted by Dogmann
@rambo47,
it does actually have exclusive wallpapers, ring tones and screen savers plus goodies in the box, so it's not just silver that's the difference . If you find a Bond collector definitely they will pay more for it IMO.
Marc
Posted by Miss UK
Are there any James Bond forums about with mad fans?
will have to look into that
another thing I could do is download the casino Royale Soundtrack album and put it on the phone I suppose these little things might add abit more
Posted by Dogmann
Hi all,
Well it does appear that the fact that is a James Bond Ltd Edition does indeed increase it's re sale value as currently it is £310 on E-Bay, nice one Miss UK what a result well worth keeping it mint and not touching the included extras then after all.
Marc
Posted by Miss UK
Yup I knew I was right!
seems the phone does have alot of intrest afterall well it's gonna pay some bills of at the end of the year if I gets £250/300 for it
Posted by Daedalus85
Also, when you bought it you should have been given (while stocks last) the limited edition free Bond DVD's (containing the 'ultimate' editions of Goldfinger, Goldeneye and The Man With the Golden Gun....see a golden theme appearing here?
) and for some customers, a free pack of Casino Royale playing cards lol.
Posted by Miss UK
I wasn't given those I thought only online customers got them included
Posted by Daedalus85
No, infact I think it was only retail customers who got those with it, and the free playing cards also went with the K750i and the K610im. And we gave away little limited edition Casino Royale bags too lol.
Posted by Miss UK
Oh right I never got them anyways
I upgraded instore aswell
Posted by rambo47
The store employees probably sold the extra swag on eBay rather than give it to the customers. I'm jaded and cynical I guess. But I'm glad you'r getting a pretty pence for the phone. Still surprized at the collectability of it, but hey, I'm the guy that bet big on 8-track tapes Beta.
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Posted by Daedalus85
The freebies were subject to availability of course tho
Posted by Miss UK
I wasn't really that bothered about the DVD's longrun..
I only paid £30 for the phone which shocked me, a few months earlier I was ment to pay £130 for it