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new thing in the mail today.
May. 22nd, 2015 04:11 pmSo this arrived today.
Background story:
I've wanted a new phone for months, preferably a Nexus 6. I generally don't like getting a device laden with "extras" the manufacturers put in. With the Nexus devices I can be certain that I'm getting a vanilla android (though I do tend to upgrade to CM later). My first smartphone was a Nexus One, my current one is a Galaxy Nexus.
So when I started looking for a new device, I didn't want to spend the 600+€ the Nexus 6 cost at the time. Also I've had (and have) a few more important costly things on my plate. I'm moving to a new flat in a few weeks that has higher rent but is closer to work (close enough that I can take the bike to work instead of the car, thus saving on fuel). I'll have to pay a safety deposit for the new place, and I'll have to pay for two places for a month. Since my current ISP won't provide The Internet at the new place I had to sign up for a different one, but I still have to pay the current one for another three months (this may sound nasty but it's still better than the 2 year term internet contracts usually have). Oh, and my car needs Tüv and rust repairs.
So on Wednesday amazon.de sent me one of their usual mails about current flash sales. I checked them out and found a Nexus 6. At that point the quota was already filled, but while I was visiting the page one freed up so I grabbed that. With those sales you only have 15 minutes to finish the purchase, otherwise the item becomes available for someone else to buy. That was enough time for me to compare prices. Not all the special sales on amazon.de are all that good, so it's better the check. Prices for this particular model of Nexus 6 start at 499€ from a seller I've never heard of (and I don't pay hundreds of €€€ to places I don't know / trust). The cheapest serious seller I could find had it for 545€, amazon's own price was (and currently is) 559€. So, 427€ is actually quite a decent price so I decided to buy it. The reason is, now that I have it I can think about it for a few days. Sell it on eBay (it's new and unopened, so I'll probably get 500+€ for it)? Or keep it for myself?
In related news, I still haven't redeemed the AirDock perk from the indiegogo campaign I supported half a year ago. So if I decide to keep the phone I'll have a car dock available as well.
Hmm!
Background story:
I've wanted a new phone for months, preferably a Nexus 6. I generally don't like getting a device laden with "extras" the manufacturers put in. With the Nexus devices I can be certain that I'm getting a vanilla android (though I do tend to upgrade to CM later). My first smartphone was a Nexus One, my current one is a Galaxy Nexus.
So when I started looking for a new device, I didn't want to spend the 600+€ the Nexus 6 cost at the time. Also I've had (and have) a few more important costly things on my plate. I'm moving to a new flat in a few weeks that has higher rent but is closer to work (close enough that I can take the bike to work instead of the car, thus saving on fuel). I'll have to pay a safety deposit for the new place, and I'll have to pay for two places for a month. Since my current ISP won't provide The Internet at the new place I had to sign up for a different one, but I still have to pay the current one for another three months (this may sound nasty but it's still better than the 2 year term internet contracts usually have). Oh, and my car needs Tüv and rust repairs.
So on Wednesday amazon.de sent me one of their usual mails about current flash sales. I checked them out and found a Nexus 6. At that point the quota was already filled, but while I was visiting the page one freed up so I grabbed that. With those sales you only have 15 minutes to finish the purchase, otherwise the item becomes available for someone else to buy. That was enough time for me to compare prices. Not all the special sales on amazon.de are all that good, so it's better the check. Prices for this particular model of Nexus 6 start at 499€ from a seller I've never heard of (and I don't pay hundreds of €€€ to places I don't know / trust). The cheapest serious seller I could find had it for 545€, amazon's own price was (and currently is) 559€. So, 427€ is actually quite a decent price so I decided to buy it. The reason is, now that I have it I can think about it for a few days. Sell it on eBay (it's new and unopened, so I'll probably get 500+€ for it)? Or keep it for myself?
In related news, I still haven't redeemed the AirDock perk from the indiegogo campaign I supported half a year ago. So if I decide to keep the phone I'll have a car dock available as well.
Hmm!
