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From the ebay instant sale website:

Just like any other buying and selling transaction on eBay, Instant Sale is a transaction between a buyer and a seller (you)! In this case, the “buyer” is actually a Top-Rated eBay seller
 
From one of your earlier posts...



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i may need some writing classes, but many also need some reading and comprehension classes.

I learned that this week when I was on the phone with the cs from amazon. I shipped out my phone on the 19th of september.

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From the ebay instant sale website:

Just like any other buying and selling transaction on eBay, Instant Sale is a transaction between a buyer and a seller (you)! In this case, the “buyer” is actually a Top-Rated eBay seller

If it is like any other transaction, then there should also be buyer and seller protection. I am the seller, but the website only refers the recipient as Seller.

There 6 billion opinions in this world. But if this is a contract, this has certainly been poorly written, and it may lead to false interpretation.
 
I used eBay Instant Sale and got $400 for my iPhone 4S without any problems.

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AMAZON.
Items Returned Reason
Apple iPhone 4 16GB (Black) - AT&T Returned

Not only I had to wait since the 20th. Now they they said that they have to return the phone because is not in good condition.

This was is like new condition. and I selected good because I did not want to over do it.

I just lost about 100$ because of these clowns. Trust me stay away.

I know some smart ass will come and say, oh your phone must have been in bad conditions etc.
 
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AMAZON.
Items Returned Reason
Apple iPhone 4 16GB (Black) - AT&T Returned

Not only I had to wait since the 20th. Now they they said that they have to return the phone because is not in good condition.

This was is like new condition. and I selected good because I did not want to over do it.

I just lost about 100$ because of these clowns. Trust me stay away.

I know some smart ass will come and say, oh your phone must have been in bad conditions etc.

Im sure if your phone was like new/excellent condition Amazon would return it cause they dont like to make money and like to waste their time and money shipping back and forth iphones:rolleyes:
Looks like you tried to pull a fast one, they didnt bite and now they're returning it to you.
Should teach others that companies like that are not stupid and will not just hand out money for damaged or a bad shape device where they can make no money reselling.
 
Sold 2 Iphone 4 about two weeks ago and I have not received the money yet. Amazon let's you track the device under your account. In ebay there is no trace that you ever sold the phone.

Stay away from these services. It is better to just giv away the phone to charity that sending it to these idiots.

I am so pissed for sending a perfectly working phone, that never let me down for 2 years to these idiots.

Stay awya. Do not trust the post saying that it works. THe post are written by them to lure idiots like me.

STAY AWAY IF YOU DO NOT TO WAIT UP TO 30 DAYS TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY (edited)

I got my $400 for my 4S about 9 days after I shipped it. (2 days after they received it.)
 
Just got my $391 credit from Amazon for my 64GB iphone 4S.
All I included was the phone, charging cable, and plug, no headphones or box. Mine was dropped and had a slight blemish on the corner. Otherwise mint.
Of course I send it expecting "Good", not "Like NEW". If you're expecting LIKE NEW, you better be damn sure it's in PERFECT condition.
 
If you actually read everything on Amazon's page, they specifically have an option for "Do Not Return, give me the new price". Meaning, if they determine your phone (device, whatever) isn't the quality you said it was, they'll give you the lower price. If you didn't select this, they'll send the phone back. That was your fault for not reading everything.

I'm guessing (going by your posts) that English isn't your first language, right? Next time, read everything, otherwise it's only your fault.
 
shipped my 4s to ebay the monday before the 5 release date...the money was in my pay pal account tuesday night.....$300
 
Im sure if your phone was like new/excellent condition Amazon would return it cause they dont like to make money and like to waste their time and money shipping back and forth iphones:rolleyes:
Looks like you tried to pull a fast one, they didnt bite and now they're returning it to you.
Should teach others that companies like that are not stupid and will not just hand out money for damaged or a bad shape device where they can make no money reselling.

i have pictures of my phone of before I sent it. The only thing that saved me was that I marked it to be returned. Imagine if you send a phone that is actually worth 25)$ and they want to pay 95 for it.. keep wishing.

I rather give brake it in 100 pieces. At this point, I need to ask you. Are you somehow financially supported by those companies?
 
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AMAZON.
Items Returned Reason
Apple iPhone 4 16GB (Black) - AT&T Returned

Not only I had to wait since the 20th. Now they they said that they have to return the phone because is not in good condition.

This was is like new condition. and I selected good because I did not want to over do it.

I just lost about 100$ because of these clowns. Trust me stay away.

I know some smart ass will come and say, oh your phone must have been in bad conditions etc.

I got my $250 for a "Like New" 32gb ATT Iphone 4 recently. It was painless, free shipping, and the credit was applied to my account within a week. No complaints here.

Also, AppleJuiced has over 20,000 posts on MacRumors - you really think he's trolling?
 
If you actually read everything on Amazon's page, they specifically have an option for "Do Not Return, give me the new price". Meaning, if they determine your phone (device, whatever) isn't the quality you said it was, they'll give you the lower price. If you didn't select this, they'll send the phone back. That was your fault for not reading everything.

I'm guessing (going by your posts) that English isn't your first language, right? Next time, read everything, otherwise it's only your fault.

dude reading and comprehension. THE ITEM WAS RETURNED. WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS RETURNED???????????????????
 
dude reading and comprehension. THE ITEM WAS RETURNED. WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS RETURNED???????????????????
Because you didn't select the box that said "Do not return, give lower price", which is exactly the box I selected when I did mine. If you didn't see that, that's your fault for not reading. And I seriously hope English is not your first language. :(
 
Because you didn't select the box that said "Do not return, give lower price", which is exactly the box I selected when I did mine. If you didn't see that, that's your fault for not reading. And I seriously hope English is not your first language. :(

i really do not know how to answer you. I rather have it back, than sell it for 90$

the original quote was for 200. the like new condition was 260.

the phone is also unlocked. I could have easily sold it for almost 300 on ebay when I sold it to amazon. No I am lucky if I get 200 - fees and bs.

Seriously, would you have liked the 95$ better????
 
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AMAZON.
Items Returned Reason
Apple iPhone 4 16GB (Black) - AT&T Returned

Not only I had to wait since the 20th. Now they they said that they have to return the phone because is not in good condition.

This was is like new condition. and I selected good because I did not want to over do it.

I just lost about 100$ because of these clowns. Trust me stay away.

I know some smart ass will come and say, oh your phone must have been in bad conditions etc.

I marked mine as "Like New" there was a tiny (miniscule really) scratch on the oleophobic coating, that you could only see at a certain angle of reflected light. And my 30 pin port was scratched up internally due to docking the phone nightly for a year and I got a full $400 for "like new". I kept the plastic covers for the screen and back in the box and my accessories were never touched or removed from the box because I had other things to charge my phone with and listen to music on.

Not saying you did anything intentionally but maybe your liquid damage detector was set off somehow so you didn't get the "good" condition either. Just a guess though.

I'm pretty much done with Amazon now too though. But not for the same reason.
 
I marked mine as "Like New" there was a tiny (miniscule really) scratch on the oleophobic coating, that you could only see at a certain angle of reflected light. And my 30 pin port was scratched up internally due to docking the phone nightly for a year and I got a full $400 for "like new". I kept the plastic covers for the screen and back in the box and my accessories were never touched or removed from the box because I had other things to charge my phone with and listen to music on.

Not saying you did anything intentionally but maybe your liquid damage detector was set off somehow so you didn't get the "good" condition either. Just a guess though.

I'm pretty much done with Amazon now too though. But not for the same reason.

the reason for the return was heavily scratched. I will upload the pictures later and let the world decide :). I will also upload the pictures when I get it back. I hope it will be the same phone in the same condition.
 
i really do not know how to answer you. I rather have it back, than sell it for 90$

the original quote was for 200. the like new condition was 260.

the phone is also unlocked. I could have easily sold it for almost 300 on ebay when I sold it to amazon. No I am lucky if I get 200 - fees and bs.

Seriously, would you have liked the 95$ better????
You're complaining they sent it back because it wasn't in the condition you stated it was. Clearly you want everything handed to you on a platter. It was your choice to send it to Amazon, it was your choice not to check that box, and it was your choice to state the phone was in a different condition than it was in. I don't see how you can fault Amazon here. The only fault I'm seeing, is yours.
 
i have pictures of my phone of before I sent it. The only thing that saved me was that I marked it to be returned. Imagine if you send a phone that is actually worth 25)$ and they want to pay 95 for it.. keep wishing.

I rather give brake it in 100 pieces. At this point, I need to ask you. Are you somehow financially supported by those companies?

No, just stating my opinion that you story doesnt make sense.
Even from the beginning of the thread you were acting irrational and nutty.
Obviously English is not your language and you cant read or undestand well.

i really do not know how to answer you. I rather have it back, than sell it for 90$

the original quote was for 200. the like new condition was 260.

the phone is also unlocked. I could have easily sold it for almost 300 on ebay when I sold it to amazon. No I am lucky if I get 200 - fees and bs.

Seriously, would you have liked the 95$ better????

The quote was $200 but before they even saw the phone. And obviously they dont take your word for it. They have to inspect it when it arrives and when it did it wasnt in the condition you indicated and they just mailed it back to you.
Not that hard to understand.
So take it and sell it for more then like you said, what is the problem?
Probably because you cant and its beat up and in bad shape most likely.
 
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I marked mine as "Like New" there was a tiny (miniscule really) scratch on the oleophobic coating, that you could only see at a certain angle of reflected light. And my 30 pin port was scratched up internally due to docking the phone nightly for a year and I got a full $400 for "like new". I kept the plastic covers for the screen and back in the box and my accessories were never touched or removed from the box because I had other things to charge my phone with and listen to music on.

Not saying you did anything intentionally but maybe your liquid damage detector was set off somehow so you didn't get the "good" condition either. Just a guess though.

I'm pretty much done with Amazon now too though. But not for the same reason.

Was the steel band scratched from a case? Eh... I guess we'll have to see your pics to decide.
 
You're complaining they sent it back because it wasn't in the condition you stated it was. Clearly you want everything handed to you on a platter. It was your choice to send it to Amazon, it was your choice not to check that box, and it was your choice to state the phone was in a different condition than it was in. I don't see how you can fault Amazon here. The only fault I'm seeing, is yours.

FINALLY YOU GOT IT. I am warning other people so they do not make the same choice of using the service. Sell the phone on your own. Laziness cost money.

By the way the phone was in better condition that I stated. For the last time, I wanted the phone returned, if they said that the phone was not in the condition that I sent it.

I will explain you the business model:

50'000 send you a phone thinking that they will get 200$

Some of them check the box asking to return the phone if not in the condition that it was stated. The majority will accept any price.

lets say that they quote the item at 20 $.

20 x 50'000 = 1'000'000 pay out

let' say that to the 50 percent of the people that do not want the item returned they say that it was in worst condition.

10 x 25000 = 250'000 pay out +

20 x 25000 = 750'000 pay out.

Well they just made 250k $ based on your trust....

not saying that this is exactly they way is done..., but it makes you think....

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No, just stating my opinion that you story doesnt make sense.
Even from the beginning of the thread you were acting irrational and nutty.
Obviously English is not your language and you cant read or undestand well.



The quote was $200 but before they even saw the phone. And obviously they dont take your word for it. They have to inspect it when it arrives and when it did it wasnt in the condition you indicated and they just mailed it back to you.
Not that hard to understand.
So take it and sell it for more then like you said, what is the problem?
Probably because you cant and its beat up and in bad shape most likely.

this is the best phone I ever had, and it was in good condition. I am not gaining anything on this rant. I get a lot of help from this boards, and I want to share my experience with people that may be faced with the decision of what to do with their phone.

Since iphones can be compared to a commodity (price) the value of such commodity will greatly decrease based on major events.(new phone in this case) So my advise is to sell your phone on your own as soon as possible. (As you also stated ).

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Was the steel band scratched from a case? Eh... I guess we'll have to see your pics to decide.

Good condition as per amazon:

Cell Phone - Good Condition Eligibility Criteria
Trade-in items must match the exact version displayed in the Amazon Electronics Trade-In Store.
Typical elements included with a cell phone device: handset, battery, charger, cables, memory card, quick-start guide, and user manual.
Please check your item to ensure it meets this criteria:
Item shows wear from normal use
Item remains in good condition with working buttons, scroll wheel, and audio
Item has a flawless display (i.e. no dead spots or scratches)
Item may have light scratches on the body
Item includes battery, charging adapter, and USB cable
To ensure customer privacy, accepted items with on-device storage will have their data wiped upon inspection. If a SIM card is discovered in the cell phone, the SIM card will be destroyed upon acceptance of the item.
 
Never heard of "Instant Sale" by Ebay. They make is so easy to sell your phones why wouldn't you do it yourself? It takes 10 minutes to list an item. I sold my 32gb 4s for $340 minus Ebay fees ($27) so I kept my running streak going of selling my iPhone for more than what I paid for it. :D
 
lets say that they quote the item at 20 $.

20 x 50'000 = 1'000'000 pay out

let' say that to the 50 percent of the people that do not want the item returned they say that it was in worst condition.

10 x 25000 = 250'000 pay out +
$ based on your trust....

not saying that this is exac
20 x 25000 = 750'000 pay out.

Well they just made 250k tly they way is done..., but it makes you think....

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this is the best phone I ever had, and it was in good condition. I am not gaining anything on this rant. I get a lot of help from this boards, and I want to share my experience with people that may be faced with the decision of what to do with their phone.

Since iphones can be compared to a commodity (price) the value of such commodity will greatly decrease based on major events.(new phone in this case) So my advise is to sell your phone on your own as soon as possible. (As you also stated ).

I dont know why they would just make it up that its scratched and send it back to you for nothing. If it was in good shape why wouldnt they keep it and sell it and make money? Instead they paid for shipping twice in order to lose money.
Either way since you can make more selling it yourself maybe it worked out better in the end.
In general its tough doing something like this through the mail. Everyone thinks their stuff is in excellent shape and want to get top price for it but in reality when people appraise them sometimes seller and buyer cannot come to an agreement so then its just time wasted for the seller and money waisted from buyer to ship your item to them and back to you.
I also like to do the sale myself and get a little more money out of it.
All these services do is buy your stuff cheaper and sell it for more in order to make a profit. Its simple.
 
If you aren't upset about the gift card policy, and Amazon acknowledges receiving the phone, what exactly is your problem? You account is going to be credited with the gift card amount, as soon as Amazon can process it.

He's upset because Amazon didn't show up on his doorstep five minutes after they received the phone and hand him cash money...and a pony...as a bonus. :p
 
I dont know why they would just make it up that its scratched and send it back to you for nothing. If it was in good shape why wouldnt they keep it and sell it and make money? Instead they paid for shipping twice in order to lose money.
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for the commodity reason. Since it took so long to process the item, the phone now is not worth what it was worth before. If they sell it wholesale, they cannot even make the 200$ now. So they rather pay a few dollars for shipping and return it back to me, than loosing 30-40$ on the phone assuming that they have to pay me the real value of a phone in good condition as originally quoted.(200$). (Thank you for asking that, I had not thought of it)
 
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