Did I Make a Safe Purchase with The Galaxy S9+ on eBay?

LSpark7 on 18/01/2019 - 14:19

So I was searching for a nice deal on a phone to switch to and came across some deals for the Galaxy S9+ and came across these 2 posts: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/432441 and https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/432328 but they only offered colours in black and gold. I wanted the colour blue so I went to search on ebay for the stores that have the 20% off with code.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-S9-Plus-S9-64GB-1…

This is what I found and it seems that it offers 1 year of warranty and doesn't mention anything about AU stock. Whereas the other 2 deals say AU stock with 2 years of warranty from official Samsung Australia. Does that mean my purchase is a grey import? Will I still be able to have 1 year of warranty from official Samsung Australia? I'm worried that I might have made a bad choice trying to save some money.

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Comments

  • Brucet on 18/01/2019 - 14:25
    +2

    Never expect about warranty when you purchase online .
    Suggest you purchase from store .

  • unco on 18/01/2019 - 14:25
    +6

    Grey import, that seller is Shopping Square.

  • mbck on 18/01/2019 - 14:25
    +2

    Have you asked apus?

    • CyberMurning on 18/01/2019 - 15:02
      +1

      Not yet he/she created new thread on ozb to ask random people instead…..

  • redforever on 18/01/2019 - 14:57
    +2

    I don't think Samsung offers 128GB S9/plus model for the australian market.

    You will need to deal with the seller for warranty issue. Pretty sure they need to send back to whichever market the phone came from.

  • nubzy on 18/01/2019 - 15:13
    +2

    You will save money, but be warned, the S9+ screen is extremely vulnerable to damage. I would recommend getting the ugliest/toughtest case you can afford, and one that covers the screen entirely.

    If you break it, you will need to send it back to the seller, who will forward it on to Samsung in Taiwan. Replacement glass costs $280 and you gotta wait 4-6 weeks for its return. Warranty doesn't mean much to me for a phone, i've never had to claim it, and if you did it is more likely to happen within the first year. The only real issue with grey imports is that Samsung AU won't repair them, so you gotta go third party/DIY/send overseas.

  • Spark7 on 18/01/2019 - 15:17
    +3

    Thank you for the kind answers everyone. I've decided to message the seller on eBay to cancel the order. Once the refund is complete, I'll get the black one and get a nice coloured case!

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