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Originally Posted by Spectral
It sure does. Seems to me they make money by just buying up BlackBerries and selling the pieces at 500% markup.
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Not to stick up for the retailers, but there is more to it than simply making a judgment as to what a part feels like it is worth, e.g., small piece of plastic.
I am selling a parted out Pearl [that I bought so I could get the keyboard because I can't see the T-Mo keyboard all that well] and on selling the parts I have to:
Disassemble the Pearl without causing damage;
Take pics;
Upload pics;
Post the ad;
Answer questions; [deal with flakes]
Arrange payment;
Package the item;
Then ship the item off.
There's a lot more work than simply holding the part in your hand, thinking "Well this weighs about 1/4 ounce, so it should not sell for much."
I don't think any of those parts sellers on the Net are making 500% profit. If they were, lots of people would be doing it. Go on eBay and you will see there are quite a few "Pearl for Parts" auctions, with a BIN of about $90. If one knew they could make that kind of profit, those phones would be snapped up.
Just my opinion.