Re: Question

"Lumpy" <lumpy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:3rr4ddFksfb0U1
@individual.net:

> Kris II wrote:
>
>> I have replaced cracked screens and have unforze stuck keys and
>> the like, but sure most people wouldn't even dream of
>> disassembling a cell phone. How then do you explain all of the
>> people buying parts phones ? I have a leg up on most of these
>> auctions, as at least mine powers up.
>> I don't believe I would consider buying a cell phone that doesn't
>> even power up, and is advertised as such.
>
> If you, and presumably these other people, are buying phones
> for the stuck keys and cracked keys then who cares if it
> powers up? You should buy the $1 phones with screens that
> are not cracked. Throw the rest away.

I speak for myself - Since there are dozens of phones advertsised as
'repair/parts' at any given time, the motives of those who wish to purchase
them certainly will vary.

>
> Lump:
>> > RatShack sells
>> > $20 phones with video and email and lawnmowers
>> > and all that stuff. Every cell provider in town
>> > will give you a simple voice phone free
>> > with the account.
>
> Kris II:
>> The cheapest color screen phones at RS are in the $100
>> range...
>
> Every time I go there the kid with the pimples and
> the nose ring offers me one for $24.99 outright, no contract.
> They send pics to my email to show me how it works.

I use Sprint, and have no idea what other companies offer.
If you can get new color screen Sprint phones for $24.99 outright, I
suggest that you buy 2 dozen and make a risk free killing on ebay.

>
>> Bear in mind that the one in question is a newer model color
>> screen phone which retails for close to $200.
>
> And that $200 is what it sells for NEW, with warranty
> and most importantly WORKING?. Yours, without a battery,
> is essentially "a pile of sloppy duck ***" as you put it.

No, not at all.
We already know that with a battery it powers up, and theres a strong
likelihood that it will function just fine.

>
> When the seller states "It powers up when I install my
> friend's battery but it's not guaranteed to work" that
> translates into "It's guaranteed NOT to work".

If you want to go on the assumption that I am being deceitful, then there
is no point in this debate.
Granted, maybe I am - But I prefer to go on the assumption that I am not
for purposes of discussion.
You seem to want to 'lump' everything into certain well defined categories
without at all taking into account varying circumstances and people.
No, when someone states 'I'm can't say if it works or not' that doesn't
mean it absolutley won't work at all.
Thats a ridiculous statement.
Being the cynic that you apparently are, I can readily see how you can
convince yourself that this is so.
I means just what it says, and can be condensed into a single word.
'Maybe'.

>
> Best answer is obviously, yours is worth what
> someone pays for it, minus the hassle involved
> with you selling it and dealing with the goofball
> that gives you a lot of grief because they thought
> it would work. Look at all the grief it causes those
> sellers that we entertain threads about. Those sellers
> sell pallet loads of stuff that is "parts only, not
> guaranteed to work" yet still, a bunch of people buy
> the stuff then complain because it didn't work. They
> neg the seller, file complaints, start websites,
> file cases with the atty general etc...All because
> they're ijuts that THOUGHT they might get the one
> widget that really worked for 5 bucks instead of 200.

As stated, and as I beleive - If there is no misleading deceit involved, no
misleading statements and/or pics, there is no problem with any of the
above.
People need to be responsible for their own actions, and not made excuses
for.
Using your logic, everytime someone buys a lotto ticket and fails to win,
then naturally their only recourse is to sue to recoup their losses.
BS - No one forced them to buy the lotto ticket ... And no one forced them
to bid on a clearly described as is auction either.
>
> Once it sells, post the auction so that we can
> all see what it sold for.

It already has sold, but hasn't been paid for.
Thats what started this thread.


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