Ive never been a major ebayer. Friends buy and sell things and one friend even runs her business over ebay but i’ve only bought a couple of minor things and sold a couple of minor things in the 5 years that i’ve had an account.<\/p>\n
Given my mobile phone issues of late I decided to jettison the idea of a new mobile and go for a second hand one instead. Not only saving masses of money but also meaning I can get a sim only, 1 month rolling contract, giving me the best freedom to upgrade later<\/p>\n
I finally decided on the Nokia 5800 – it had all the features I needed – MS Exchange syncing, SatNav, MP3 playing and podcasting and had been out for nearly 12 months so had plenty of good reviews. A new one costs around \u00a3220 (compared with around \u00a3500+ for a blackberry and even more for an iphone). eBay had them selling for around \u00a3150 but checking when the auction ended meant that I got one early on a saturday morning for \u00a3113. It wasnt quite the “excellent condition” it was advertised at (does any eBayer advertise it correctly?) as it had a defect on the screen but a \u00a335 discount from the seller allows me to replace the screen if I decide to. Coupled with passing my K850i to someone like envirophone, it means the phone has cost me a mere \u00a340 in real terms. With a \u00a315 rolling month contract giving minutes and texts, thats an amazing saving over 12 or 18 months – without being tied to a 12 or 18 month contract.<\/p>\n
Well chuffed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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