I was on the Swappa site thinking I might purchase a Nexus 4 for less than retail but noticed the price is way higher than the retail for 16gb version ($349.00) on the Play store.
Why is this?
shariatiae said:
I was on the Swappa site thinking I might purchase a Nexus 4 for less than retail but noticed the price is way higher than the retail for 16gb version ($349.00) on the Play store.
Why is this?
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My guess would be people who can't purchase the device because it's not being sold in their market are driving 3rd party sales prices up
$350 before taxes and shipping. In my state that comes out to like $390.
Also a lot of those may have been put up when the phone was out of stock.
They put what they want to ask on there, so it's on them if the phone doesn't sell.
Might as well get one from the play store. It's cheaper there.
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well i guess amazon will not ever sell the nexus 7 unless google contacts them and tell them they want to sell their tablets through amazon, of course google (and apple) would never do that. 3rd party sellers are selling the 16 gig version for about $300, i thought that's crazy but i remember i have to pay tax and shipping if i buy from google play store, i live in california, anyone live in CA bought this tablet from google play store? what was the total cost including tax and shipping? do they have free shipping?
the reason i want to buy on amazon is because i have some money in my gift card balance, this seems like a good tablet to buy,
I live in CA and tax and shipping brought it to $287.
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I dare say you're better off buying it locally or directly from Google. At least for me it gives me some peace of mind.
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Buy locally. You will avoid the shipping costs. You can buy online from Walmart, Office Depot/Max, or Staples & "ship site to store" & avoid shipping too. Also, when you buy locally, if there is a problem with the screen, you can return/exchange immediately.
Bryan_ said:
I live in CA and tax and shipping brought it to $287.
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ouch.. In MA it only cost me $278.
@OP, I too was hoping Amazon would be a reseller because I also have available amazon giftcards.. but the 3rd party sellers just wanted too much.
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I Know USA usually sell high end phones with carrier contract
No Contract phone in Online store usually is a low end phone
Any place will sell the High end phone like Nexus 4 with no contract + unlocked and the price US349?
ygvuhb said:
Any Store in US sell unlocked phones?
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I heard expansys does.
Someone please keep this thread updated! I want alternatives other than the play store
I guess we will know for sure come November 13th
Amazon will probably do just wait a week or so
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aww i want it now! or at least to be able to preorder it ...
i don't know how much how usa sell their phones
are all phone sell with lock?
so unlock phone normal no big web store sell it?????
nexus 7 have so many usa store sell it
i hope nexus 4 are same
mzr7 said:
I heard expansys does.
Someone please keep this thread updated! I want alternatives other than the play store
I guess we will know for sure come November 13th
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expansys usually don't sell offical price
i hope some store can sell us349 with unlock
ygvuhb said:
i don't know how much how usa sell their phones
are all phone sell with lock?
so unlock phone normal no big web store sell it?????
nexus 7 have so many usa store sell it
i hope nexus 4 are same
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I believe all Nexus 4 phones will be unlocked out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969818
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969818
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Hi
I am not talking about purchase under play store, as google will reject order
buy from others us online store may be easier
nexus 7 sell at many US online store and same price as playstore
but i don't know the situation in phone as same as tablet or not
Galaxy Nexus sell at play store at us349
but none of these online store sell it,
even they sell galaxy nexus , the price become US400+
I am very interested in this topic, I will come to America from Italy in 2 weeks and I would take the nexus 4, only that I do not know yet where it will sell in stores, any of you know where I can find it? I felt that I could find in the t-mobile store, but it is an unconfirmed rumor.
0714 said:
I am very interested in this topic, I will come to America from Italy in 2 weeks and I would take the nexus 4, only that I do not know yet where it will sell in stores, any of you know where I can find it? I felt that I could find in the t-mobile store, but it is an unconfirmed rumor.
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Is usa sell high end phone with contract
i hope nexus 4 are not like that
I wonder if MacMall will sell it? I know they carried the Nexus 7, and for many states was tax free and free shipping.
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I wonder if MacMall will sell it? I know they carried the Nexus 7, and for many states was tax free and free shipping.
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MacMall don't sell phone, isn't it?
i am afraid it will happen like this
play store sell galaxy nexus @US349
but J&R sell @ US459.99
http://www.jr.com/samsung/pe/SAM_I9250/
Hello everyone i have question regarding the price of the nexus 4. On the website of play.google they have the 16GB for £279.00 (British pounds) and the same phone the O2 has the sim free for £399.00. Why? I know there is a cost of shipping but i cannot see it because the product is out of stock. does anyone know how much is it?
Googles out of stock so they can charge what they want which is interesting because they must if knew Google was going to run out
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Anywhere other than play store you are looking at around 400. This is because these come from lg not from Google. Crap I know but this is the price
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It's the same in the US - unlocked N4 16GB costs $499 with T-Mobile. Google cannot/does not control third party pricing.
so the actual price is the google price but any third company can sell this phone in any price it wants right? if i order the nexus 4 from uk store. how much it will cost me if the price of the phone is £279.00?
giwrgos said:
so the actual price is the google price but any third company can sell this phone in any price it wants right? if i order the nexus 4 from uk store. how much it will cost me if the price of the phone is £279.00?
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£279 + £9.99 delivery if bought from UK Play store, which is currently out of stock.
£399 from O2 on the high street.
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giwrgos said:
so the actual price is the google price but any third company can sell this phone in any price it wants right? if i order the nexus 4 from uk store. how much it will cost me if the price of the phone is £279.00?
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Also check the table in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33696075&postcount=1
giwrgos said:
so the actual price is the google price but any third company can sell this phone in any price it wants right? if i order the nexus 4 from uk store. how much it will cost me if the price of the phone is £279.00?
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The rrp from LG is £399. What Google want to sell it at through their own store is up yo them. All stock sold other than by Google is from lg.
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Please continue in the Nexus UK thread. Thread closed.
I want to buy the Nexus 4 16GB and I found a good deal on Amazon: US$471 - Phone +Screen protector + case
I'm a little skeptical as it looks too good to be true, do you guys think I should take it up? Because I'm worried I'll get scammed
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I don't see how that's a good deal. The 16GB costs about $360 (inc. shipping) at the Play Store and a screen protector + case shouldn't cost more than $10, so about $370 total. If it's not a scam, it's at least a ripoff.
I'd bet the deal is real cause Amazon's a pretty distinguished company but I'm positive the shipping time won't be ideal lol
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Yeah that is not a very good deal, buy from the play store and get accessories separate.
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Glaux said:
I don't see how that's a good deal. The 16GB costs about $360 (inc. shipping) at the Play Store and a screen protector + case shouldn't cost more than $10, so about $370 total. If it's not a scam, it's at least a ripoff.
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Its a better deal than i get get locally as i don't live in the US. The phone alone costs US$500
Chughes13x said:
Yeah that is not a very good deal, buy from the play store and get accessories separate.
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Montoyatok said:
Its a better deal than i get get locally as i don't live in the US. The phone alone costs US$500
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If the phone is sold by amazon and not a third party seller than you will be fine, amazon wont scam you. that's a pretty good deal if the play store doesnt sell the Nexus 4 in Singapore.
One downside is that you cannot contact google for warranty exchange, you will have to go through LG and maybe even only US LG warranty center if you buy a US Nexus 4. With LG you have to ship your defective phone and wait a few weeks but with google they will ship out the replacement and you ship back the defective one once you get it.
Do you know if google is planning on selling the Nexus 4 in your country? if they are i would wait or even play a bit more to get it through google.
sometimes....
Hey guys ! I wanted lately to buy a used in good shape N4 , i find it to be a bit overpriced on ebay and amazon compared to the play store price (price is 50 bucks more) , and since in my country the play store doesnt exist i can only buy it from amazon and ebay !
So what do you think is a good price for it ?? im searching for a 16gb model , i think 8gb is not enough or is it ??
Thanks in advance
yes you are right, the reason your find them on ebay and amazon priced higher is probably becasue the seller will ship internationally, and is still cheaper then buying in their home country, or for what ever reason google does not sell in that country, OR the seller is counting on buyers who have a amazon store card or billmelater with paypal, and can finance it without having to get a real credit card, there are tons of reasons, those are the only ones i can think of now.
also i wouldnt pay more then $300 for a used 16gb nexus 4, i mean, for 50 bucks more you can get a new one, with a warranty!
since the nexus 4 is so different then its competitors and undercut them all in terms in price, it makes it an unprecedented popular "affordable" smart phone, with unprecedented pricing by 3rd parties. solid design and great phone, but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3 which is selling used for $300 right now.
even though it might be more difficult then normal to find, keep looking, as its the internet... and the 16gb models should be better priced then the 8gb's from what i've seen.
i had a 8gb nexus that i lost in the back of a taxi, it was a steller phone, though 8gb is not enough. though i did start to use streaming services like plex for video, and subsonic media server for my music and everything worked fine with internet, and could sync if i knew i would be without.
hope this helps
k
Have you tried Swappa? Some people will ship internationally. I just bought a Nexus 4 with accessories for $330. I know some people will say that's more than it should be, but it's basically brand new. If I ordered on Play between shipping and taxes I would've paid at least $50 more. I'll pocket the $50 for a phone that looks brand new.
Good luck.
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but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3
k
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How is it a cheap device in terms of specs?
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yes you are right, the reason your find them on ebay and amazon priced higher is probably becasue the seller will ship internationally, and is still cheaper then buying in their home country, or for what ever reason google does not sell in that country, OR the seller is counting on buyers who have a amazon store card or billmelater with paypal, and can finance it without having to get a real credit card, there are tons of reasons, those are the only ones i can think of now.
also i wouldnt pay more then $300 for a used 16gb nexus 4, i mean, for 50 bucks more you can get a new one, with a warranty!
since the nexus 4 is so different then its competitors and undercut them all in terms in price, it makes it an unprecedented popular "affordable" smart phone, with unprecedented pricing by 3rd parties. solid design and great phone, but a "cheap" device in terms of specs when compared to the S3 which is selling used for $300 right now.
even though it might be more difficult then normal to find, keep looking, as its the internet... and the 16gb models should be better priced then the 8gb's from what i've seen.
i had a 8gb nexus that i lost in the back of a taxi, it was a steller phone, though 8gb is not enough. though i did start to use streaming services like plex for video, and subsonic media server for my music and everything worked fine with internet, and could sync if i knew i would be without.
hope this helps
k
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Thanks mate ! I' ll keep searching
npiper05 said:
Have you tried Swappa? Some people will ship internationally. I just bought a Nexus 4 with accessories for $330. I know some people will say that's more than it should be, but it's basically brand new. If I ordered on Play between shipping and taxes I would've paid at least $50 more. I'll pocket the $50 for a phone that looks brand new.
Good luck.
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Thanks . well you are lucky . I'll try swappa as well
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Unfortunately no luck on swappa there is no seller that ships to the EU !
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