When in doubt, buy in bulk: 36 pounds of cellphones

If you like buying your gadgets in bulk, then maybe you should check out police lot 0100-121391; it's kind of like a trip to the pay-per-pound thift store. But with cellphones. And like a pay-per-pound thift store, you shouldn't really be counting on getting the best of quality, but hey, there's a passable amount of Ericsson, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sanyo phones to work with here. Caveat emptor: "Phone [sic] may have been listed as STOLEN on carrier's records." In other words, you could very well buy these phones and use them only to have them re-confiscated, and see them re-auctioned at a later date. But seriously, how good would that recursion be?

P.S. - Yes, we know the lot already sold. Final total: $427.50. That's about $11.86 per pound of phone; not bad, if you ask us. The RAZR V3, by comparison, will set you back about $2388.06 per pound.

[Thanks, Joshua]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

i think i can see my phone, second row, third from the right.....

just kidding, i have a huge brick of a phone (motorola a920), so muggers usually give it back to me when i show it to them.

nas

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

sure the phones are cheap but 36 phones at 40 bucks a month were talking some large cell bills, of course your plans would never cap out diff phone everyday

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Q: Where was this auction listed and where can I find similar auctions?

Thanks,

~noman

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

A: Click on "read" and be happy :)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Looks like someone opened my closet door.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

"3. Posted Jan 19, 2005, 11:37 AM ET by Noman

Q: Where was this auction listed and where can I find similar auctions?"

http://www.stealitback.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=57363623&prmenbr=31895249&aunbr=57710333