1. pacifichero's Avatar
    I have seen many adv. on ebay.in wherein Blackberry Z10 is being sold for 200$ or less. i.e. 13000 INR
    I was one of the first to buy it when launched i.e. approximately 670$ i..e. 43490 INR
    How can ity be sold for such a low cost.
    Is there something fishy or did BB just cheat early buyers.
    05-09-14 08:10 AM
  2. pkcable's Avatar
    This always happens with phones as they near the end of their life cycle they are deeply discounted. This is especially true of the Z10 since it was a less popular model. Many of them are still available so in order to get rid of excess inventory, BBRY has no choice but to discount. You were not cheated. You paid the premium that all early adopters pay.
    05-09-14 08:17 AM
  3. Septembersrain's Avatar
    I've seen Androids depreciate quickly too. I think if you are an early adopter, you'll pay more for that privilege.

    Sent from the Berry via Tapatalk.
    05-09-14 08:21 AM
  4. FrankIAm's Avatar
    I've seen Androids depreciate quickly too. I think if you are an early adopter, you'll pay more for that privilege.

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    Even an S3 is still worth more than a Z10.
    05-09-14 08:23 AM
  5. newcollector's Avatar
    Even an S3 is still worth more than a Z10.
    But even the S5 is offered Two for one by one carrier. The S3 may cost more, but it is not nearly as productive or "valuable" as my powerful and quick Z10!

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    05-09-14 09:19 AM
  6. menshawy's Avatar
    My Black STL100-1 costed me $670 when I bought it, I sold it to my colleague couple of weeks ago and I added few extra bucks and just today ordered White STL100-2
    05-09-14 09:23 AM
  7. MGDania's Avatar
    Don't forget BlackBerry wrote down their inventory value of their Z10's by a billion dollars in 2013. Shareholders have paid for the discounts new customers are getting.

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    05-09-14 09:52 AM
  8. pkcable's Avatar
    I found a Nexus 4 for 130 on Ebay, did all those who paid 400 or more when it first came out get cheated? Of course NOT!

    LG Google Nexus 4 E960 16GB 8MP | eBay
    05-09-14 10:05 AM
  9. Dave Bourque's Avatar
    I have seen many adv. on ebay.in wherein Blackberry Z10 is being sold for 200$ or less. i.e. 13000 INR
    I was one of the first to buy it when launched i.e. approximately 670$ i..e. 43490 INR
    How can ity be sold for such a low cost.
    Is there something fishy or did BB just cheat early buyers.
    It's called micro economics.... nothing new going on here.

    Z10STL100-3/10.2.1.2141
    05-09-14 10:10 AM
  10. FrankIAm's Avatar
    I found a Nexus 4 for 130 on Ebay, did all those who paid 400 or more when it first came out get cheated? Of course NOT!

    LG Google Nexus 4 E960 16GB 8MP | eBay
    It's used. Besides, this is the only phone whose value I've seen dropped by approximately 70% in less than a year.
    05-09-14 10:10 AM
  11. Dave Bourque's Avatar
    It's used. Besides, this is the only phone whose value I've seen dropped by approximately 70% in less than a year.
    Overproduction, unable to sell, price cuts? Of course it would. I'm sure the other smartphone companies aren't financially close to death either.

    Z10STL100-3/10.2.1.2141
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    05-09-14 10:22 AM
  12. sandysan's Avatar
    The lumia521 was 120 at launch and can reliably be had around 50 bucks now, sometimes lower.

    phones are not investments, they are going to depreciate. To answer the OP they can sell them at 200 bucks because that is what some markets will bear, as evidenced by the demand last black Friday. They also wrote off a billion in stock.
    Can blackberry continue to sell phones at a significant loss, probably not long term.
    05-09-14 10:29 AM
  13. tushargkwd's Avatar
    I have no regrets that I paid premium for the phone...
    BlackBerry deserves that money... its only that the marketing and the initial glitches let it down!

    Posted via CB10... and my awesome Z10
    05-09-14 01:15 PM
  14. smhkrlv's Avatar
    Z10 is almost 1,5 years old. Do you think that the initial price will be kept forever?

    Posted via CB10
    05-09-14 04:41 PM
  15. MB64's Avatar
    What I don't get is that the q10 just came out about 4 months afterwards and such a price difference between the two when people are looking more for a bigger screen, yet they want to sell them for much more than the z10.

    Posted via CB10 with z10
    05-09-14 04:45 PM
  16. MB64's Avatar
    Z10 is almost 1,5 years old. Do you think that the initial price will be kept forever?

    Posted via CB10
    I know a phone is just like a car, the minute you buy it and drive off the lot, it depreciates.

    Posted via CB10 with z10
    05-09-14 04:46 PM
  17. co4nd's Avatar
    I have seen many adv. on ebay.in wherein Blackberry Z10 is being sold for 200$ or less. i.e. 13000 INR
    I was one of the first to buy it when launched i.e. approximately 670$ i..e. 43490 INR
    How can ity be sold for such a low cost.
    Is there something fishy or did BB just cheat early buyers.
    Because when you bought it Blackberry was trying to run a successful business and make money on the Z10, they didn't sell enough and they made a lot so now they're selling them at a loss to minimize their overall loss.
    Last edited by co4nd; 05-09-14 at 09:42 PM.
    05-09-14 04:57 PM
  18. cbvinh's Avatar
    At least they're sold at $200 instead of being buried in the desert...
    05-09-14 05:04 PM

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