Those buying/bought from never-msrp ebay. Anyone else similar price no issues?

evangelionpunk

Senior Member
Oct 15, 2012
131
19
0
Just wondering if people considering buying from never-msrp or those that have bought from them realize they do not offer any warranty on their devices? Literally zilch and not even the manufacturers warranty is apparently honored?
Further, contacted them 6 days ago with couple of questions and no response. Sent a follow up couple of days ago and still no response.
So apart from price wondering if I am missing something here..... They dont honor manufacturers warranty, they dont offer any warranty (unless you buy extra from 3rd party) and they apparently can't be bothered to even reply so they can take my money...Wondering what they would be like then if something goes wrong :laugh:

Is there anyone else people recommend with similar pricing but honors warranty and has good customer service?

I am after the 64gb dual sim SM-N950F/DS and they are selling it for $820 delivered.
 

harveydent

Senior Member
Feb 24, 2009
1,297
300
0
40
Manufacturers typically don't give warranty for grey market devices. Or more accurately, they will only honor the warranty in the market the device was made for, so if you buy a Korean phone, Samsung USA won't honor the warranty but you can still get warranty on it if you send it back to Korea.
 

evangelionpunk

Senior Member
Oct 15, 2012
131
19
0
Samsung USA won't honor the warranty but you can still get warranty on it if you send it back to Korea.
Right. Except I read never-msrp will not do that and will have nothing further to do with the process once you have bought it unlike some other sellers that will deal with Samsung in their region to honor warranty for you and ship replacement back to you and so on. Never-msrp hasn't even bothered to respond yet...
In one case, if true, the customer had a Sony phone and Sony USA wouldnt honor the warranty and Sony HK upon being presented the device and ebay/paypal purchase receipt wouldnt honor the warranty either claiming that it was sold overseas and warranty is no longer valid (of course that isn't Samsung so not sure what Samsung might pull especially since you wouldn't have any support from never-msrp or their original purchase receipt...)
Warranty is a concern when you are spending near $1000 or more...
 

evangelionpunk

Senior Member
Oct 15, 2012
131
19
0
OP, you don't want to buy from that seller anyway. That variant has the OEM unlock time released cancer.
What do you mean by OEM unlock time released cancer? Don't they all take 7 days past activation and usage for the OEM UNLOCK to show up?

Then who apart from Clove is good? Still clarifying with qd_us if theirs shows OEM UNLOCK or not (last response was their's are Taiwan SM-N950F/DS, region free and no one has reported any issues yet).
And one thing I do not get is why don't people flash the XSG firmware on to their SM-N950F/DS (or for that matter the EU firmware or something else)? XSG apparently is confirmed to work and shows OEM UNLOCK and allows Samsung Pay functionality.
 

masri1987

Senior Member
Jun 27, 2010
5,912
804
243
Honolulu, Hawaii
i almost bought from that seller but i decided not to because i don't want to deal with nonnsense regarding bootloadder unlock.

I went with the n950n korean version from wondamobile for just 35 dollars more than never-msrp
 

evangelionpunk

Senior Member
Oct 15, 2012
131
19
0
i almost bought from that seller but i decided not to because i don't want to deal with nonnsense regarding bootloadder unlock.

I went with the n950n korean version from wondamobile for just 35 dollars more than never-msrp
Wonda's 950f/ds works out to ~$950. Where is their version from? I would guess Taiwan as they are from HK.
 

masri1987

Senior Member
Jun 27, 2010
5,912
804
243
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wonda's 950f/ds works out to ~$950. Where is their version from? I would guess Taiwan as they are from HK.
it's actually 928 and change, also they only have gold.

I don't know where they get it, or if the bootloader unlock issue is present in their f\ds versions.

So far everyone who bought a korean version has absolutely no problems with unlocking bootloaders.
 

evangelionpunk

Senior Member
Oct 15, 2012
131
19
0
it's actually 928 and change, also they only have gold.

I don't know where they get it, or if the bootloader unlock issue is present in their f\ds versions.

So far everyone who bought a korean version has absolutely no problems with unlocking bootloaders.
Factor in the DHL shipping and it works out to $950. This is one big mess. Korean version no issues, EU version no issues if activated in EU first and 5 min call is made, HK/CN version apparently might work, UAE version apparently ok, the U version apparently locked down junk, the SG/TW sourced versions may or may not work (at least TW from never-msrp may not work)....
 

masri1987

Senior Member
Jun 27, 2010
5,912
804
243
Honolulu, Hawaii
Factor in the DHL shipping and it works out to $950. This is one big mess. Korean version no issues, EU version no issues if activated in EU first and 5 min call is made, HK/CN version apparently might work, UAE version apparently ok, the U version apparently locked down junk, the SG/TW sourced versions may or may not work (at least TW from never-msrp may not work)....
and that is precisely why i just decided to get the N and not have to worry about what ifs
 

iunlock

Senior Member
May 22, 2010
1,989
971
0
Galaxy
What do you mean by OEM unlock time released cancer? Don't they all take 7 days past activation and usage for the OEM UNLOCK to show up?

Then who apart from Clove is good? Still clarifying with qd_us if theirs shows OEM UNLOCK or not (last response was their's are Taiwan SM-N950F/DS, region free and no one has reported any issues yet).
And one thing I do not get is why don't people flash the XSG firmware on to their SM-N950F/DS (or for that matter the EU firmware or something else)? XSG apparently is confirmed to work and shows OEM UNLOCK and allows Samsung Pay functionality.
No, as mentioned here the EU (F model that has been activated with a 5 Min call in the region) and the Korean (N) mode are not infected.


i almost bought from that seller but i decided not to because i don't want to deal with nonnsense regarding bootloadder unlock.

I went with the n950n korean version from wondamobile for just 35 dollars more than never-msrp
Good choice.

As for The Korean (N) model.......
and that is precisely why i just decided to get the N and not have to worry about what ifs
..... The (N) model is best for AT&T (since N has 1900 frequency) , however not so much for T-Mobile since TM uses 1700, which the N models doesn't have.

.



::iunlock::
 

masri1987

Senior Member
Jun 27, 2010
5,912
804
243
Honolulu, Hawaii
No, as mentioned here the EU (F model that has been activated with a 5 Min call in the region) and the Korean (N) mode are not infected.



Good choice.

As for The Korean (N) model.......

..... The (N) model is best for AT&T (since N has 1900 frequency) , however not so much for T-Mobile since TM uses 1700, which the N models doesn't have.

.



::iunlock::
ATT sucks in AZ anyway lol
 

imitor87

Member
Oct 23, 2014
26
3
0
I've purchased a Galaxy Tab Pro and a S from them before. Devices were both brand new and had no issues so I'm not certain as of the warranty service. But I do believe they offer a limited 30 day warranty or something if the product malfunctions. Like the posters above said, the manufacturer warranty is usually covered by the country the product is shipped from. They sell mostly international variants so it makes sense.
 

Limeybastard

Senior Member
Oct 3, 2013
6,704
1,150
253
Florida unfortunately.
Just wondering if people considering buying from never-msrp or those that have bought from them realize they do not offer any warranty on their devices? Literally zilch and not even the manufacturers warranty is apparently honored?
Further, contacted them 6 days ago with couple of questions and no response. Sent a follow up couple of days ago and still no response.
So apart from price wondering if I am missing something here..... They dont honor manufacturers warranty, they dont offer any warranty (unless you buy extra from 3rd party) and they apparently can't be bothered to even reply so they can take my money...Wondering what they would be like then if something goes wrong [emoji23]

Is there anyone else people recommend with similar pricing but honors warranty and has good customer service?

I am after the 64gb dual sim SM-N950F/DS and they are selling it for $820 delivered.
Yeah, they are **** heads. I remember about 7 months ago contacting them vis eBay in respect of buying a Samsung tab s2, their response was sub par at best. I ended up buying it from someone else.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
 
  • Like
Reactions: evangelionpunk

who-knows

New member
Oct 31, 2017
1
0
0
I bought a Note 8 from Never MSRP. So far it seems to be good but I was little worried since the "security seal" on the box is the old white style found on S4 or S5 plus the Ink quality on the security label looked pretty shabby. The colour of the black fades. When I turned the phone on it loaded right away to a loaded phone screen which might also indicate that it wasn't factory sealed. Normally you would have to go through all the initial settings like language and what not first, am I right here ?

So other then that, it does seem like its a legit note 8 as far as performance goes. I am slightly worried that its a really really good fake but everything works so far and I'm using a T mobile sim.
 

username1538

New member
Jul 17, 2018
1
0
0
It is a mystery to me as to how this unscrupulous ebay seller never msrp has a 99% favorable rating. I purchased a galaxy s8 plus, and when it arrived I noticed the ebay listing stated there was an adapter included. This aroused my suspicion that this was an international version, with no manufacturer's warranty. Amazon sellers clearly indicate when items are international version/no u.s. warranty. Not sure why ebay does not demand this kind of transparency. I returned the phone in an unopened box, and in addition to shelling out $10 in return shipping fees, I had to wait 8 days for a refund. Stay far away from this seller, awful experience
 

Dchoi229

Senior Member
Apr 27, 2017
320
47
0
I got mine from amazon for 700ish from my company. It comes with no warranty either but I'm not worried about it. I'd go for the pixel 2 xl instead of the note 8. It's def not worth 850 of your hard earned money. If it was 600ish sure.
 

auky

Senior Member
Sep 21, 2009
188
26
0
New York
The note 8 from never MSRP is going for 539.99. I bought an S8+ from them a year ago and tempted to get the note. Is it silly to upgrade from s8+ knowing the 2 phones are almost similar?
 

mzsquared

Senior Member
Feb 22, 2018
581
201
53
CT
The note 8 from never MSRP is going for 539.99. I bought an S8+ from them a year ago and tempted to get the note. Is it silly to upgrade from s8+ knowing the 2 phones are almost similar?
Tough decisions:laugh:, always too many choices, they also ran promotion for LG V35 ThinQ $599.99, but I realized they slipped some amazon software into that phone and I really wanted that stylus.