Hi all,
I'm sure everyone has heard about the major Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall, and I'm assuming people are starting to receive their replacements units.
I received my replacement unit 2 days ago, and I need OzBargain's opinions.
Should I sell the older model for a very cheap price and state that it is a defective model?
Appreciate all your opinions.
Cheers.
Huh? They send you a replacement and you also get to keep the faulty one too? You end up with two note 7?
Correct. Spoke to one of my carrier representatives and he said it's best that you safety dispose it; So I'm keeping it.
I'm sure that's the case with some people too with plans.
Lol! Bargain. Sell it off as faulty. Should still get at least 350 for it easy.
Best check in 2 weeks time that the IMEI hasn't been barred. Else you will have to sell it to an overseas buyer for it to work as a phone oncec'repaired'
check youtube (maybe in the near future) someone must posted how to open and change the battery.
Would there be anything stopping the new owner of your old Note going to the Samsung store and asking for a replacement? or do they record the IMIE(?) number and note that a replacement has been issued?
I'd assume they would require proof of purchase and yes, they would record the IMIE numbers that have or haven't received a new replacement.
Since I did mine through my carrier, I didn't need to go through Samsung directly.
Its the battery at fault not the phone itself.
replace battery in old one sell new one as is
Either keep it as a spare or sell as near new.
Keep it for the screen in case you damage yours
Yes, you should definitely set someone on fire for the sake of a small profit.
Look, I guess it's fine if they really do fully understand the problem and that the battery needs to be replaced/the whole board needs to be replaced/it's just for parts. But it seems crazy to me that they didn't take it back in the recall.
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It is fine to keep for spare parts, but perhaps not sell it. You never know, the party buying it might be in need of a phone, but does not understand the issue. It could cause injuries to the buyer or buyer's family. Or property damage. So, please think of the consequences to the buyer.
If you still want to sell it, make sure the buyer is fully aware of the issue. I know, it is hard to imagine the buyer might not be aware of the issue; but you will be surprised there are many people who do not keep up with such news.
I wouldn't recommend replacing the battery with a non explosive one as you still maybe have throuble on airplanes as you couldn't prove it's a non explosive one as the non explosive ones has a green battery icon.
keeps for spares or sell for spares noteing that its the old one and not to be used and that it cannot be replaced as it's already been done.
How can the airline tell if you have a new replacement Note 7 that is fine? They look the same don't they?
Edit: I didn't realise what your green battery icon comment meant. I just researched and see that Samsung physically changed the software of the new Note 7's to tell the difference. Green battery icon = new Note 7. White battery icon = old Note 7.
Yeah with older samsung phones they all used green battery icon till google forced the white battery icon but google allowed the green icon to distinguish between the old and new note 7.
There is a reason this was replaced, if you knowingly sell it or keep using it and cause damage to other peoples property or lives, you will be liable, and possibly even goto jail.
Wow, I am surprised that Samsung are not taking the old ones back before providing the new one and they are just giving everyone a second phone, especially with the potential fire danger.
This will just encourage people to sell on the old one, which does nothing to fix the actual problem of phones catching on fire.
EDIT: Seems the person that the OP is dealing with has made a mistake. The faulty Note 7 must be returned in order to get the new replacement one, even if you get the replacement first. Therefore I would not be selling because it's likely that once they reconcile at your carrier they will see you haven't returned your old one and they will probably invoice you for the phone.
Here is the office notice from Samsung and it links to all official notices from all Australian mobile carriers and all say you have to return the phone:
http://www.samsung.com/au/galaxynote7-notice/
Makes perfect sense to have to give the old one back, it would be crazy for Samsung to not care about all the exploding phones, leave them out there and just give new ones. The risk to the public and their company is way too high not to ensure the old ones that can catch fire are returned.
You couldn't mail it anywhere or take it on a plane - how could you legitimately state you didn't have explosive material?!
How much is very cheap?