Red White Mobile Shop?

Fakrul

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No lah...cheating ..

Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white
 

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Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white

Hmm. Thanks for your feedback.

- Starhub apps is probably due to it being a Starhub set - which was sold to them - brand new / second hand. I believe this is fairly common isn't it since shops and outlets like this do take in unit from persons offering to sell after re contracting.

- Reformatting is basically changing the csc code to a non telco csc.

If it had sound and heat issues, shouldn't you not have brought it to the service center to have it rectified?

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Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white
Did u do a *#0*# to check on the phone. Sound problem can be detected by that.

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手機鋪嘅貨多數唔係直接向手機品牌代理取貨嘅。。。
手機品牌代理同手機鋪之間仲有個中盤商。果D機有無電信局軟件,有無包錯送錯,通常都係唔關手機鋪嘅事。
我多年前向KASIA買只XPERIA J俾我阿媽時都係有SINGTEL嘅軟件的。。。
 

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Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white
the shops take in telco sets. Normally they will ask for receipt if selling new but opened sets, just to make sure nobody tries to sell them a 2 mth set.
did they say its used or new? If spoilt why not go svc ctr?
 

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The risk is always there if you are buying 2nd hand phones from any shop. Yes, u may argue the shop did a test before accepting trade-ins. But lots of stuff such as overheating are hard to check during the trade-in process. I've bought only brand new phones from moby, whymobile, mobilesquare, kasia, mobilehardware, red white over the years and no issues. As for trade-in price, u got to do your homework on who offer the highest. At times, red white offered the highest price for the phones im trading in.
 

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Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white
You do know there's a thing call telco set?

As for other aspect, you never check sounds meh? Overheat is depends.

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Btw I think the shop that took in your a8 at $350 loss might be the one "cheating" you instead.

Bought galaxy A8. When I switched on its contains Starhub apps. The person did something reformatted and sold to me. Really cheated , and the fone had sound problem,getting heat,..then I trade it out at another shop. Around $350 lost. Before I have bought 3 new phones at red white. But I never go again .

Thanks red white
 

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Based on Mobile Square website, Samsung A8 selling price $570, trade in value $330. So at most you lose $240.

When you say lose $350, meaning they offered $220? That shop should have the decency to advise you to get it repaired at Samsung Service Center.



Btw I think the shop that took in your a8 at $350 loss might be the one "cheating" you instead.
 

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do your home work before selling
then wont kanna issue with any shop

even when buy or sell phone

or bring someonw who is guru enough to assist u when u sell or buy phone
 

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Samsung A8 can sell for how much?
Based on a quick reference from a local site that forumers go to often
it buys back at about $330 depending on condition.

If you are selling it yourself on carousell / forums - prices should be higher.
 

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Don't buy from red white mobile

I bought a used phone from this place and sim card was not recognized. I told them regarding this but they never exchange the phone. Never ever try this place. Sucks.:eek::eek::eek:
 

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I bought a used phone from this place and sim card was not recognized. I told them regarding this but they never exchange the phone. Never ever try this place. Sucks.:eek::eek::eek:

When you purchased the phone, did you test the phone out including inserting a sim?
 

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I bought a used phone from this place and sim card was not recognized. I told them regarding this but they never exchange the phone. Never ever try this place. Sucks.:eek::eek::eek:

Bought a used s7 edge from them and WiFi not working. Immediately went down the same day and they changed for me.

Just need check everything on the spot to be safe.
 
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