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2 good a deal on htc 8525?
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Posted by: fastforded

guy at my work trying to sell a 8525 cell phone, wants 50.00 for it, only the phone, nothing else. looks in mint shape, sounds too good to be true. wondered how i could find out if its stolen/reported missing?

also, if it wont power up now (he says dead battery) and its broken, is it alot of money to get fixed? or is it covered under warranty, or warranty is only is purchased new? thanks, any suggestions appreciated, rach

Posted by: thetruth1983

You could purchase a cheap mini usb charger to test the phone before you buy it. It does sound cheap but maybe he just needs the money really bad.

Posted by: ca3

ill give you a 100 for it as is

Posted by: jvanbrecht

Considering you can get a brand new 8525 through cingular, and some of the other retailers (amazon etc) for $100 (although you will still have to sell your soul for 2 years to ATT), $50 does not seem out of the question for a used device. Just make sure its working before giving him any money, a usb cable is $5 these days, it will charge off of any computer, so try it before you buy it.

Posted by: D0lphin

Suck it up. Buy it. Worst case you can sell the parts. Anyway you will probably make even more of your money back or have a real nice phone!

Posted by: blazie151

3 thoughts...

If its water damaged don't bother.

Sounds like a warranty exchanged phone if it doesn't come with anything.

Worse case scenario I'll take the phone for parts for that price as long as the screen isn't cracked.

Posted by: fastforded

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Originally Posted by jvanbrecht

Considering you can get a brand new 8525 through cingular, and some of the other retailers (amazon etc) for $100 (although you will still have to sell your soul for 2 years to ATT), $50 does not seem out of the question for a used device. Just make sure its working before giving him any money, a usb cable is $5 these days, it will charge off of any computer, so try it before you buy it.

what kinda stuff i need like usb cable, ect?

dont think it has a sim card...do i need a sim card for that phone to unlock it? wanted to use t mobile sim....any help appreciated, thanks,

Posted by: fastforded

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Originally Posted by thetruth1983

You could purchase a cheap mini usb charger to test the phone before you buy it. It does sound cheap but maybe he just needs the money really bad.

what kinda charger i need to get? thanks, p

Posted by: ca3

any mini usb, a motorola would work. If you have a camera cable to your computer, try it

Posted by: a in yul

so tell us, what happened, did u get the deal of the year...??!! hope so..!