[Q] New battery from eBay?

Hi everyone!
Can I trust ebay/aliexpress for new battery? Any after-buying suggestions? (ebay preferred..)
Like most of ppl, since I updated to 5.0.2 lp my battery drops from 30% to 0..
As I see it, after a lot of research and experiments, it's probably hardware issue..
Thx
Xperia Z1 Compact .242

Just received my Fire Phone (Ebay) and battery was completely discharged... concerns?

Hello all... I've just received the FIre Phone I ordered off Ebay (qualitycellz seller). The phone is supposedly brand-new in original box, but upon taking it out of the box and trying to turn it on it did not respond at all. I connected the charger, tried again, nothing...... had to leave it connected for around 5 minutes and tried again and this time the screen woke up to show me the ultra low battery indicator with a 0% charge level. I had to wait for it to charge for around 5 minutes to re-attempt turning it on. Fortunately it did turn on after that time.

My concern is that from what I know all cellphone manufacturers ship phones with at least 60% charge in order to keep the battery in good condition while on storage, so receiving the phone completely dead raises a concern on me that there might be damage to the battery. Could this be related to the long time Amazon had these units in storage since the phone launched?... I would expect that these phone might have been around a year in storage before Amazon decided to pull the plug.

This is the seller that Amazon unloaded all their remaining Fire Phone inventory to, so phones are new in box. I'm also concerned that the seal on the box was broken, even though the phone and packaging inside did not show signs of being used in any way. The phones are AT&T version but they include an unlocking code, so they should not need to open the box in any way since they generate the Unlock code based on the IMEI visible on the box label. One option is that they open the boxes to confirm that the phones are not DOA and then they forgot to turn it off after testing.

Should I be concerned about this?... I've not activated the phone yet and I've contacted the seller first to at least request their explanation and thoughts on this, and check if we should proceed with a return on this case. Your comments are appreciated.

Got one off Ebay

I managed to get the 360 silver face and black leather band for shipped. It is used but the guy said he used it once and didn't like it, he also got it for free as a promotion. So I figured for I'll pick one up....

Stay Away from ebay seller: tropical_mobile

I purchased two Samsung Galaxy S6 phones from the seller tropical_mobile on ebay. I purchased the phones from them because they listed the item with "12 MONTH SAMSUNG WARRANTY" and also mentioned that the item is located in Memphis, TN in the US. The phones actually shipped from Singapore. They landed in Fedex World Hub in Memphis, and these crooks have mentioned that as the item location just to attract more buyers from the US. After receiving the phones, I checked with Samsung in US to confirm if the phone truly has warranty. And they said the phones are not supported in the US. I asked the seller for a partial refund to keep the phones and they even agreed and sent me a bogus PayPal transaction ID and asked me to wait for a few days. The refund never came through. I wanted to deal this politely with them and was waiting for ever and ever. They play this delaying tactics and with that it was way past eBay's 30 day buyer protection deadline. Also with this I could not change the positive feedback I gave them. In addition they listed that the phone ships from Memphis, TN - but they actually got shipped from Singapore. This is another cheating tactic by this seller.

I then opened a PayPal case, and PayPal buyer protection is a JOKE. This seller sells thousands of phones and gives ebay and paypal a hefty commision. PayPal's decision was to have me ship the item back to Singapore (which costs around 0 for each phone) to get a refund. The seller who told me in the ebay messages that he is ok to give partial refund, has not agreed to partial refund when PayPal contacted them. So ultimately I am having 2 phones that can die anytime without support. My decision now is to spread the word to all discussion forums related to Android and ebay to warn people from staying away from this WORST seller.

US based sellers clearly sell these models by mentioning that there is no warranty. But this tropical_mobiles is one of the worst eBay seller, but tactically manages to have 100% positive feedback.

They may even ask you to close the ebay case and tell that they will process a refund or return. But do NOT close your case until it is fully resolved. A closed case cannot be reopened. This is another tactic from them. After the case is closed, they will not fulfill the promise made.

To Avoid all these hassles, just please stay away from them. You can rather purchase from properly US based sellers who truly list items are not covered under warranty.

Making a New ebay Fire Phone (ATT) initial set-up guide- please help with "step 3"

My Fire Phone will be arriving from Ebay tomorrow (new, ATT unlocked version) and wanting to figure out the best steps to optimize it before it auto-updates to 4.6.4. Lots of great info in these threads, but I'm a bit uncertain about the correct steps to take once my phone arrives. Figured a bunch of people are in the same boat, so I'm trying to write a quick guide and hope to draw from people's experience here.

Step 1:
Activate Phone with Amazon to get free year of Prime. Follow guide at: spinyourfire.com/fire-phone-tips-and-tricks/register-fire-phone/

Step 2:
Unlock phone using code from Ebay seller.

***Step 3:
This is where I'm a bit confused. I know that gApps work best with 4.6.3, but that ATT versions automatically update to 4.6.4, which is not gApps friendly. It sounds like downgrading from 4.6.4 is time consuming...
So what do people rec is the best initial step? Should I turn off automatic updates or is there a better course of action? Maybe I need to install root/Safestrap and then use the stock 4.6.3 image?

Step 4:
Install gApps following the guide at spinyourfire.com/fire-phone-tips-and-tricks/turn-fire-phone-into-android-phone

Step 5:
Conserve battery life:
Disable Tilt/Swivel/Dynamic Perspective/Peek/Auto-scroll – Go to Settings > Display > Configure low motion settings – Enable ‘Low Motion Mode’
Disable Bluetooth, NFC and any other features you are not using.

Step 6:
consider more advanced options such as Root/Safestrap in order to make CM11 or SlimKat possible (see developer threads.) Also consider adding an alternative start screen and/or Google Now.

eBay replacement screen quality

Hello all,

My S4 was dropped and the glass, LCD and digitizer is broken (everything else still works though. I can touch the bottom panel and buttons, sound works, I can ADB and connect via teamviewer, receive calls...etc)

I want to get a new frame,LCD,Digitizer (they have sets made up already) from eBay (probably from China), however, I am concerned about the quality of such a replacement.
The quality of the OEM LCD is quite nice, and I worry that a replacement will be sub-standard.
Moreso, the OEM digitizer is quite advanced (because of airview, which allows a user to hover their finger over the screen to show previews, etc), and I worry that this feature may not work in a cheap replacement from eBay.

Has anyone had any issues ordering replacements off eBay or found any issues with the quality of their replacements?

Thanks, all!