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[ALERT] Bell Listing Galaxy SII - Coming soon!

I'm not sure if anyone has posted or noticed this: http://galaxys2.bell.ca/en/
It's finally coming to Canada. (Probably July 14th)
Their homepage currently does not link to the SGS2 page.

Wow, they just launched the Sensation also. And you guys were *****ing that you're always last to get the cool phones.

YES
Its about time... man the wait is killing me...
thanks for this amazing post.
Day one buy for sure...

I wonder if it will be the actual 9100 or a slight variation? It looks like the full i9100 to me which is good

Photo Preview of SGSII
Check out the photo preview of the Canadian SGSII
http://www.rgbfilter.com/?p=15028
One picture shows the following info:
Baseband version: I9100MUGKF4
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100MUGKF4-CL280592 [email protected]#10
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.UGKF4

It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.

BarryH_GEG said:
It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.
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The original Galaxy S on Bell is the I9000M. Virtually identical to the international version except with some Bell bloatware preinstalled and a compatible radio. The good news is that it is compatible with all the I9000 custom ROMs. Hopefully that will be the case with the SGS2 as well.
Was leaning towards getting a Galaxy tab 10.1 but this phone is soooo hot.
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BarryH_GEG said:
It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.
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Yeah I'd be interested in seeing the differences as well. I know the i9000 Bell model was the i9000M so would make sense that their sgs2 would be the i9100M. If its the same as how the 9000M can flash 9000 roms/kernels, hopefully the 9100M will be compatible with all the same kernels and roms as the 9100. Its nice to have all the devs in one locations instead of it becoming scattered across variants

And I just bought one from the UK -_-
Any word on pricing?
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Has anyone heard if Telus will be carrying this phone as well?
I've heard that they might be, but I'm surprised that they aren't advertising it at all. Perhaps they might be releasing it after Bell.
Does anyone know how difficult it might be to unlock the Bell variant?
Thanks!

knowthenazz said:
Has anyone heard if Telus will be carrying this phone as well?
I've heard that they might be, but I'm surprised that they aren't advertising it at all. Perhaps they might be releasing it after Bell.
Does anyone know how difficult it might be to unlock the Bell variant?
Thanks!
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I think its just as easy as any other galaxy s phone
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mafiaboy01 said:
And I just bought one from the UK -_-
Any word on pricing?
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Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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blue265 said:
Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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Ya I can't wait to get it, I wonder if the bell version will have the quadband hspa.
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mafiaboy01 said:
I think its just as easy as any other galaxy s phone
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I hope it's as smooth to unlock as they've been thus far.
Thanks for getting back to me.

blue265 said:
Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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Depeds where you live. Here in Alberta, would only be $630 with tax. Gotta love no pst.
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hansonator said:
Depeds where you live. Here in Alberta, would only be $630 with tax. Gotta love no pst.
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I am from Calgary as well, thank god for the 5% tax haha

SGSII confirmed on three networks so far
SGSII will be released by Bell Canada, Virgin Mobile, and SaskTel.
They all use Bell's network so it is not that surprising... not sure about rogers or telus.
SaskTel is offering it for $79.99 w/ 3year contract. amazing price, hope bell would have something similar.
Its time to say bye-bye to Wind.

np231 said:
SGSII will be released by Bell Canada, Virgin Mobile, and SaskTel.
They all use Bell's network so it is not that surprising... not sure about rogers or telus.
SaskTel is offering it for $79.99 w/ 3year contract. amazing price, hope bell would have something similar.
Its time to say bye-bye to Wind.
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Just gotta see what the no contract price is.
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<----- Sad and impatient American

aly19 said:
I am from Calgary as well, thank god for the 5% tax haha
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Not fair We pay 13% LOL

New GSM Galaxy Nexus $529 White Or Silver

Enjoy
http://lastcall.dailysteals.com/?ut..._2012_Thur_5_Deals_2_29_2012&utm_medium=email

magiconthetire said:
Enjoy
http://lastcall.dailysteals.com/?ut..._2012_Thur_5_Deals_2_29_2012&utm_medium=email
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woooohooo, just bought 2 of them

Wow thank you very much. This is a great price. I wanted to buy one when it first came out, but in order for me to buy it here in the US, it was going to cost me $750 .. (People trying to make a huge profit + import fees I suppose).

designgears said:
woooohooo, just bought 2 of them
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when will they be for sale on xda DG?

designgears said:
woooohooo, just bought 2 of them
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fearedbliss said:
Wow thank you very much. This is a great price. I wanted to buy one when it first came out, but in order for me to buy it here in the US, it was going to cost me $750 .. (People trying to make a huge profit + import fees I suppose).
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Don't be shy hitting the thanks button

magiconthetire said:
Don't be shy hitting the thanks button
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lemme hit that for yaa

Anyone want to trade me their white nex for my titanium one? I could probably get 530 easy locally just don't want to buy and sell.

munchy_cool said:
lemme hit that for yaa
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Returned the favor

Bit the bullet. Bought a white one. Does anyone know how
long it takes for them to ship?

randomnameftw said:
Bit the bullet. Bought a white one. Does anyone know how
long it takes for them to ship?
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So people claim it takes forever for things to ship, but I've bought 3-4 things from dailysteals now and it usually takes around a week from my experience.

I bought a few items from them:
My first purchased was a Palm Pixi, got to my house in two days flat.
2nd: 16gb MicroSD - took about a week
3rd: Nook Color - took 16 days
I believe they act as middle man for other liquidators, so shipping time varies!

munchy_cool said:
when will they be for sale on xda DG?
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When the next Nexus comes out
Very disappointed with the Verizon data issues on the CDMA version. Got rid of Verizon and the CDMA Nexus.
Since I don't dev anymore, well, publicly, I am going to stick with fully open devices. The CDMA version wasn't fully open either, no CDMA driver source.
magiconthetire said:
Don't be shy hitting the thanks button
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I actually purchased them before I even saw your post
thank'd anyways

designgears said:
When the next Nexus comes out
Very disappointed with the Verizon data issues on the CDMA version. Got rid of Verizon and the CDMA Nexus.
Since I don't dev anymore, well, publicly, I am going to stick with fully open devices. The CDMA version wasn't fully open either, no CDMA driver source.
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waiting for ur custom rom for the gsm gnex then bro

Sales almost over guys
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Newegg for $421.03

Newegg just dropped the price of the GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i9250) to $449.99. However, when you combine it with a Simple Mobile sim card ($2.99), you get the combo discount and it drops the price to only $439.48. MOD EDIT: referral links.
Having said that, if you want peace of mind and want to be able to return the phone if need be without extra costs, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Amazon, even if it costs a few more bucks, may still be preferable.

Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...

onthecouchagain said:
Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...
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Those symbolise the various builds of nexii, everything except Yakju gets updates from samsung and have some minor changes

I see. How is one supposed to know which phone is which? Does it say on the box?
There are reviewers saying the one from Newegg is a Yakju build.
Also, that a few of them have arrived already opened and seemingly used (no introductory sign-in screen).
Makes me a little wary...

onthecouchagain said:
Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...
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You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.

New2Houston said:
You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.
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How can you tell? Will it say on the box? Or do you have to boot up the phone first?
EDIT: So yakjuxw build is bad?

Wow these are quite the deals, sites are releasing. They really must want to get rid of the phone.

onthecouchagain said:
How can you tell? Will it say on the box? Or do you have to boot up the phone first?
EDIT: So yakjuxw build is bad?
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You can install an app that will tell you the build info. It will not say it on the box and if you ask the seller, they will likely not know or provide incorrect info.
People on XDA prefer yakyu. Everyone else doesn't care and yakyuxw is not per se bad. Having said that, people on XDA also don't care what it comes with as they can just install yakyu using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit.

onthecouchagain, check this out: [HOW-TO] Change to 4.0.4 yakju from yakjuxw (or ANY other version)
PS: It's actually yakju and not yakyu.

So GNex is now cheaper than SII? Wow.

Yellow C6 said:
So GNex is now cheaper than SII?
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S2 at Amazon costs $436.18. Not sure why anyone would pick S2 over GNex though.

New2Houston said:
You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.
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Its yakju, buddy
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The Nexus sold by newegg has been reported to be sold by a third party seller installing their own software including business cards. You can read the reviews and see for yourself.
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DontJoinTheDarkSide said:
The Nexus sold by newegg has been reported to be sold by a third party seller installing their own software including business cards. You can read the reviews and see for yourself.
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Yeah, I'm avoiding. Icemonkey.com is selling it for $10 dollars more: http://www.icemonkey.com/unlocked-samsung-i9250-galaxy-nexus-16gb-black
They have a 30 day return policy, so I feel somewhat safer with them.

onthecouchagain said:
Yeah, I'm avoiding. Icemonkey.com is selling it for $38.96 dollars more: http://www.icemonkey.com/unlocked-samsung-i9250-galaxy-nexus-16gb-black
They have a 30 day return policy, I feel somewhat safer with them.
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Corrected that for you.
DailySteals has inexistent customer service, so good luck with returning something to their sister company.
XDAs can flash the stock ROM in 5 minutes.

New2Houston said:
Corrected that for you.
DailySteals has nonexistent customer service, so good luck with returning something to their sister company.
XDAs can flash the stock ROM in 5 minutes.
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Corrected that for you.

So where can we safely buy a GN?!

onthecouchagain said:
So where can we safely buy a GN?!
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I'd say the most reputable phone stores are negri and expansys. Amazon and newegg are good as well, but those are the top 2 as far as phones go.
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spencer88 said:
I'd say the most reputable phone stores are negri and expansys. Amazon and newegg are good as well, but those are the top 2 as far as phones go.
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I got mine from handcent and it got to me in 2 days from the uk with free shipping

How does the manufacturers warranty from Samsung come into play with these phones being brought from on-line retailers? Is it an American warranty or does it have to be shipped overseas for unforeseen problems?
Ebay still has their daily deal available for 479.00.

Trade-In Program i9300 for i9305

Any one out there have more information regarding the trade-in program from i9300 to i9305? Here's a link to a source, but need more info...
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileUK/posts/475520072488914

jinosong said:
Any one out there have more information regarding the trade-in program from i9300 to i9305? Here's a link to a source, but need more info...
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileUK/posts/475520072488914
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Why not phone EE as suggested in your link?

This is not a source lol . Someone only asked the question if it will be possible which I highly doubt unless money is involved.
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btemtd said:
This is not a source lol . Someone only asked the question if it will be possible which I highly doubt unless money is involved.
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They're saying £75 but can someone else confirm?

If you've called EE Uk and they've said "YES!, Your old S3 + £75" what's more to confirm?
It sounds like a pretty good deal!

If that's to be believed, I'm tempted. Only went onto T-mobile at end of August... albeit via Tesco phone shop. Did score the handset for free through that, after buying myself out of my Orange contract.
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Im on the phones 4 u jump tariff, and can upgrade my phone every 6 months, but it bumps my monthly spend up lol
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I would say there would be an upgrade option but it wont be free, No way. But hey the more people that get it there better it is for me and development,, come on people take out your wallets.. Definatley best phone in the world I recon ~

Just tried ringing EE but they're closed.
If this offer is real would i have to call EE direct or could i speak to Orange customer service?

I got offered either phone and I went for the 3g one. Oops!
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When i rang Orange last night they didn't seem to know of any offer currently, but they said that EE is aiming to be fully launched by the end of October so if there are any special offers then they are more likely to come after then, as they said they have only just started alerting customers to changes in there service.
Not sure if this is true or not or if calling EE directly would give me a different answer.

why is this thread even called "trade in program" when there isnt one and will never be one. You will be able to buy it on contract like any other phone, they wont need incentives as it will be the first 4g phone.

da.trute said:
why is this thread even called "trade in program" when there isnt one and will never be one. You will be able to buy it on contract like any other phone, they wont need incentives as it will be the first 4g phone.
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Because the OP was asking if anyone has any information about a trade in program involving the two phones, they may well not be one but that's what the OP was trying to find out.
And i think incentives will be needed to get people who purchased the i9300 to then spend more money on the i9305.

giftedgiggsy11 said:
Because the OP was asking if anyone has any information about a trade in program involving the two phones, they may well not be one but that's what the OP was trying to find out.
And i think incentives will be needed to get people who purchased the i9300 to then spend more money on the i9305.
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The truth is, I love my I9300, but if there would be a way to update, even paying, I will do this step. If not, I will wait one year, check the S4 and then I will decide: upgrading or wait another year with the S3...

demlasjr said:
The truth is, I love my I9300, but if there would be a way to update, even paying, I will do this step. If not, I will wait one year, check the S4 and then I will decide: upgrading or wait another year with the S3...
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I agree, i'd pay within reason but like you say, i'm still very happy with my S3

giftedgiggsy11 said:
I agree, i'd pay within reason but like you say, i'm still very happy with my S3
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Yup, nothing to complain about in I9300. Don't forget, we still get a nice score in benchmarks, the 9305 2 gigs are kinda useless
Check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJlPw4xaoU
Antutu: 12223
I9305
My super duper shiny old "ugly" and "slow" S3 with a slow 1 gigs ram, stock ROM, untouched: http://imgur.com/VkP4w
I9300 FTW

Can we get anyone to check please?

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Can we get anyone to check please?
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Check what ?

Buy now or wait?

So I want to get the note 3. But should i buy it now or wait for sale? Does anybody know or expect a sale to happen in the near future?

dTardis said:
So I want to get the note 3. But should i buy it now or wait for sale? Does anybody know or expect a sale to happen in the near future?
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Im sure there will be sales on black friday and close to Christmas. The risk of waiting though is that if you are interested in rooting/safe strap, there may be an ota between now and then that could block the current exploits.

I'd wait for the developer edition.

Logically speaking it's like a stock...reading through the thread it's just a matter of time to get the bootloader unlocked. .it's been done before it's gonna be done again. ..why wait to pay a higher price for pretty much the same device that's likely going to be unlocked in no time..
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Logically speaking it's like a stock...reading through the thread it's just a matter of time to get the bootloader unlocked. .it's been done before it's gonna be done again. ..why wait to pay a higher price for pretty much the same device that's likely going to be unlocked in no time..
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I would put the odds of a bootloader unlock on this device at extremely slim to none.

You can get it price matched at Best Buy on Newegg.com's price ($229 for new lines/$259 for upgrades). That's a pretty good discount.
Go ahead and buy it now if you want Root. If you're not planning on Rooting your phone then you can afford to wait a little. Remember this though, the longer you wait, the longer you delay from experiencing all this Note 3 goodness!!!

I am waiting for prices to come down.
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What's the dev count looking like on Vzw version versus dev now that SS has been confirmed? I'm still in my 14 days and am contemplating a return.
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Thanks for all the input. I decided to take the plunge. I MUST have root, so I will buy now and see what happens. So Wednesday I should have my new phone!
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So I want to get the note 3. But should i buy it now or wait for sale? Does anybody know or expect a sale to happen in the near future?
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I am waiting for prices to come down.
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The price won't come down for awhile, since it was just released. Amazon may do a Black Friday/holiday deal, but I wouldn't expect the price to change much.
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I think the secondary market prices will come down after Christmas.
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So you will get your phone two to three months later or not just to save like 100 bucks? If you're buying on contract, the difference between 200 dollars and 300 dollars is 4 dollars a month. Might add well have it sooner instead of later
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So you will get your phone two to three months later or not just to save like 100 bucks? If you're buying on contract, the difference between 200 dollars and 300 dollars is 4 dollars a month. Might add well have it sooner instead of later
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Well, I am still on unlimited data so I cannot buy on contract. And yes, I will wait two months to save $100. When, I say secondary market, I am talking about ebay.