What four dollars can get you with mobile phones
August 15, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Accessories, Cell Phones
Four dollars seems to be the price of a camera upgrade. You see, I tried selling one of these brand new but low end LG phones to some guy at a flea market. I had won the phone in a raffle about 3 months ago and didn’t quite know what to do with it. It boasted a 1.3MP camera and perhaps that was all it had. So the guy in the stall had to inspect the device – no dents or smudges even. It was brand new. And then he turned it on, plugged the charger and began … to take a photo.
The camera sucked apparently. It really was an el cheapo despite the 1.3MP label. So he sold it to me for $4.00 less. I didn’t really care less as I had won this one at a raffle and any money is good money.
The point of all this? I know these stores. Everything is computed. From a small dent to the quality of the camera, to whether it is locked or unlocked by default, to the type of battery it uses. And each “trait” has its corresponding value in money. So wow, $4.00. I know that these phones are bought for much less by these “sole proprietors” and they sell it twice as much. So maybe, just maybe, upgrading a camera phone would really have to cost $8.00?
Sorry, just very concerned about this post. i don’t understand it at all. You sold or you bought? $4 for a cellphone? Why even buy or sell it?
Didn’t you spend 4 dollars just to get to the store?