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S8 for £140, is it a scam?

Snifferdog3
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Hey all, I've been looking for a new phone (used) and I came across this S8 for £140 it's in great condition (no cracks or scratches) no pictures of the sides so I can see if there scuffed but thats not much of a problem if they are, messaged him and he says it's all working fine and it's always been in a case, he says Cex offered £139 for it so he put it for sale on (not on Cex btw) for £140, so my question is... Is this a scam? I cant quite see the IMEI, even though there is a pic of the back it's slightly too far away to make out the IMEI, so I can't check if it's stolen.

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It seems a bit too good, but the prices are always falling. I already looked it up a while ago and there were some serious offers for ~$170, so it might be legit.

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Watch the screen. Amoled screen is notoriously problematic.

Amoled tends to burnout in prolonged usage.

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Looked it up, some other offers for a similar price (~$150). I'd check his reviews(if possible)

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1 hour ago, SupaKomputa said:

Watch the screen. Amoled screen is notoriously problematic.

Amoled tends to burnout in prolonged usage.

Yeah screen burn is very common on the S7 etc, but he didn't say anything when I asked if it has any faults or anything.

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1 hour ago, Cleptomanier said:

Looked it up, some other offers for a similar price (~$150). I'd check his reviews(if possible)

Woah didn't know they went that cheap, I thought they were around £200, seems as if it's legit.. I don't think Facebook has reviews.

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9 hours ago, Snifferdog3 said:

Yeah screen burn is very common on the S7 etc, but he didn't say anything when I asked if it has any faults or anything.

Yes because a light burnout is easy to miss. And if the screen starts to burn, it will spread very quick.

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If he hasn't seen the screen burn (doesn't look like there is any) That still wouldn't explain why it's so cheap. Going to get it today, I'll run a IMEI check once I've got it too.

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Bought it, no screen burn and its genuine, just one tiny tiny scratch on the screen but it's not noticable when in use and barely when off. Just feel really guilty of selling my s6 for the s8. Sorry s6 ?

 

Better than it sitting in a box doing nothing I suppose, hopefully the new owner will take care of it.

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