Buying mobile phones from Ebay...

[SoupDragon]

... Would you?

Can't convince myself it's a good idea but need to replace my phone cheaply!

My DH bought one and it only lasted a week or so!!
Maybe someone on here has one for sale?

how much is cheap? there are some good deals around

I have done this and it was fine.

However, I was looking at the Virgin Mobile website yesterday, and they are selling a new triband phone (famous brand, but I can't remember which) for £10 and are giving you £15 air time. Can't really get cheaper than that!

Someone on here bought one for their DH over Christmas, turns out it was stolen and had been locked (whatever that means) and they couldn't use it.

I got one from ebay last year for my daughter, didnt work at all a waste of £14, but you can buy one cheap enough for about £20 I got one from woolies.

Yes, I thought Ebay would be hit and miss really.

Thing is, I need to be able to use the new O2 SIM card I'm being sent so I can keep my number.

Of course I forgot to renew my contents insurance and it ran out yesterday so they're unliely to cough up for a new one!

Ho hum... I'll have to do more research!

usually have to pay £50 excess for a mobile..well used to

soupdragon, i have a motorola v300 camera phone that was a contract phone which was replaced last year, its just sitting in a draw but your very welcome to have it for free if you like.

My problem is that I'm a phone snob

I've had a "shouldn't have got out of bed" day today.

(sorry, the phone-snob comment wasn't directed at you, spacecadet )

I'll get back to you SC... I'm still vainly hoping mine will turn up when the cleaners clean Debenhams this evening...

pmsl..no probs, the offers there, its only sitting in a draw doing nothing, hopefully your phone will turn up.

or a drawer for that matter..duh.

I got cheap phones (nokia 3310)'s for the kids for about £12...+ postage, then I put a tesco's sim card in them.... you can't go wrong...
but then I'm not a snob

its a flip phone btw

I have a nokia, thats too big for the hands free thingy in my car!! Routing around the house to find my old Nokia!!!

I bought my last two phones from Ebay. One used, one new, no problems. You do need to be cautious when buying phones, and yeah, sometimes things will go wrong.

I do have an old Samsung but I remember "tidying up" the charger last week and that means it could be anywhere...!

And Essbee is now bringing back my last phone at the weekend which I leant to her when hers went wrong so I should be OK thanks .

It's not a camera phone though

I am looking for a new phone as mine keeps just turning it off, I dont want to pay very much though because I dont use it all that much. Where did you get yours from RUMMum?

no problem - we've sold 2 like this. Do watch out for scams tho' esp re phones - only buy from seller with 100% feedback & who's\sold say at least 10 items then should be ok.

The phones I got the kids were from EBAY. Is your phone quite old (or did you drop it) as it sounds like it just needs a new battery.. you can buy these on ebay too...

my dh got one a few months ago for £10 its fine. i think you need to check the feed back.
watch out for the ones that are inported.

I dropped it! DH was unimpressed he should try wrestling a 2 yr old into a car whilst trying to appear calm to the estate agent on the phone who always calls at the wrong time!

A slight aside but I.m sure I would be less clumsey if had the time to do just one thing at a time.

spacecadet - would you like to sell you mobile to me? is it on O2?