It has come to my attention that you are hoping to sell your
ipod, however i notice there have been some misunderstandings.
Would you be so kind to clear my doubts?
1) If S$58 is not a small amount to an average teenager, what is
S$170?
2) So what if the exterior of your ipod is in mint condition,
you could have dropped it with your “premium hard gel silicon case”
on. Please enlighten me on how a 2nd hand item is comparable to a
brand new item?
3) I see that you have stated clearly that your device is in
perfect working condition, but how can I be sure that what you have
said is credible? You’ve also stated the you have taken very good
care of your device, but to what am I supposed to compare your
“very good care” with? My understanding of “very good care” might
not be the same as yours. Judging by what you have said, I infer
that your ipod has some supernatural powers so that will not have
any issues or get spoilt unless a user has spoilt it. If so, I
believe that you if you don’t get killed.etc you will not die but
live forever. Am I right to say that? Im also interested to know
how you managed to lose your earpiece if you took such good care of
your ipod.
4) You mentioned that I could have a one-for-one exchange or be
given the necessary assistance if the device malfunctioned. So
let’s say I encounter some issues after 8 months, can I be sure
that I will be able to enjoy a one-for-one exchange or be given the
necessary assistance for free since the warranty period has
expired?
5) As you have stated above, I understand that you believe that
Apple does not offer such good deals for refurbished ipods, I,
however, think otherwise, a refurbished ipod nano 5th generation
from Apple comes with the same one-year warranty that a new one
would come with, all the manuals and accessories and a pair of
unopened earbuds, a new battery and outer shell, a new white box,
as well as free shipping/delivery for the price of S$158. You might
be interested to take a look: http://store.apple.com/sg/browse/home/specialde…
6) I believe that my answer in (5) will answer your
question.
In your previous post, you mentioned that you will let the buyer
the the interior of your ipod. If so, I’m will to buy it for S$200.
Since you allow the buyer to check the interior, Im sure you will
be fine with me taking your ipod apart so that i can check the
motherboard.etc. If your ipod is still available, will you be so
kind to give me a pm?
My question is, after reading the above, do you still believe
that you offer a better price as compared to Apple? Would
YOU kindly clarify. I’m sure our fellow readers would
be interested to read your explanation.
Yes indeed, many forum-ers are very 'interested' in this topic I
believe however there are several pointers I will like to clarify
as you had requested -'Would you be kind to clear my doubts?'
1.
Yes I am selling this product at a price of S$170 after a discount
of S$58. I agree S$58 is not a small sum; this applies to my
selling price of my iPod nano at S$170. However considering that a
brand new iPod would have cost S$228 if the student had purchased
it from apple store and compared to purchasing this product from me
would have cost S$170. That S$58 saved is still a sum of money
saved.
Also to add on to your statement that S$170 is a big sum which I
can infer from your statement, I will like to suggest that a good
and nicely designed gadget is never cheap take for example, the
iPod nano 5th generation. It is made by a renowned company, Apple
Inc. with their price of their share higher than the software giant
Microsoft. The devices they sell are never cheap for example, an
iPhone 3GS in Singapore on the lowest data plan under SingTel will
have cost S$518. But despite the expensive price that Apple had
approved SingTel to sell the phone, iPhone is the most popular
phone in Singapore as mentioned in The Straits Times. People are
still very willing to fork out this high price are mainly due to
the fact that they are purchasing a quality product with great user
interface and hundreds of thousands applications to choose from in
the App store.
This goes the same for the iPods, do you know that the iPod is
the world’s most popular music player having more than 260 million
of players sold since October 2001 yet the price Apple sold it
wasn't cheap. But Apple still managed to sell this incredible
amount of iPods at high price. In conclusion, yes S$170 is not a
small amount particularly for a teenager but because there is a
discount in price compared to purchasing it in Apple store, because
there is still 6 months’ worth of valid warranty, because there is
totally no scratches on the iPod, because it is so well kept,
because great gadget deserve the high price tag due to their great
advancement in technology as such I believe that S$170 is worth the
price for a second hand well-kept gadget.
2.
Yes my iPod is in mint conditions and you stated that I could have
dropped it with the gel case on. Well... let say if I were to drop
it, the item that will come contact with the floor would be the
case itself but not the iPod. The iPod will still be nicely
protected. As such I see no link in your statement.
I believe firstly you know the obvious on how a second hand item is
better than a new item, the main advantage is lower price. Compared
to the brand new iPod indeed you will find yourself lacking of the
apple earphone however to compensate for it, I offer 3 additional
Philips earphone, additional used gel case, other than that all
other accessories that come with the iPod are intact for example,
the case, apple logo sticker etc.
Since the buyer is getting most of the items that come with the
iPod which is in mint conditions, since the buyer is is getting it
with 2 extra better Philips earphone SH9000, since it comes with a
lower price tag, it seems to me that it is a better deal to
purchase it from me compared to purchasing it from a Apple
Store.
3.
You doubted that my product is not in perfect working conditions,
to ensure what I said was true, I offered cash on delivery as a
service to allow the buyer to check for any fault before purchasing
it, and this will definitely prove my credibility.
I stated that I had taken very good care of my iPod which in other
words it is comparable to the ones that are sold in the Apple
store. I believe that since it is comparable to a new Apple iPod
purchased from a Apple store, it will definitely fit your idea of
'very well taken care of'.
I will like to clarify your statement that my iPod have
supernatural power. From the beginning of my post to this, I never
stated that my iPod possess of any supernatural power. I am stating
the fact that a device won't be spoilt if it is well taken care of,
well frankly speaking if no one go and misuse this device, will it
not be in working conditions? If the user use it appropriately,
will it be damaged? Yes maybe when Apple contract company staff
were assembling this product have some workmanship fault however if
I can use this iPod without any problems for 6 months, the chances
of a workmanship fault is nearly zero or maybe it is really zero
since Apple have sure a strict quality control.
I see that you mentioned "I believe that you if you don’t get
killed.etc you will not die but live forever." Well it is true, if
you are not killed by a virus, if you are not killed by a
infection, if you are not killed by an accident, you may even live
forever. I shall explain this, even if you say that you may be
killed due to old age, before you die you will develop some kind of
illness that will put your illness down before you die for example,
low white blood cells count, even for this it is an illness. Please
debate about this if you believe my reasoning about this is
untrue.
I stated that I had taken great care of my iPod, but I CLEARLY DID
NOT state that I had taken great care of my earphone, so maybe you
may want to go back to my first post of re-read several times
before you gave me a reply?
4.
I find your question very hilarious. You states that after 8 months
of purchasing my product you may encounter some issues and you want
it to the exchanged or given the necessary assistance after the
warranty is over. I clearly stated that the warranty period is
valid till December 2010, you would have clearly know that once
warranty is over you will not be offered any assistance for the
iPod. In my previous post, my purpose of stating that you will be
entitled for a 1 to 1 exchange was to assure buyer that he or she
is purchasing a working product and will be provided with the
necessary assistance if it malfunctions during the next 6
months.
5.
I had seen the website you had provided me with the link. Please
refer to my previous post, I stated that I BELIEVED that apple do
not offer a price lower than mine. And since I BELIEVED so I have
totally no idea that Apple Inc. will provide a better deal as such
will hold no liability for the fact that Apple offer a price lower
than mine.
After browsing through the website I noticed that Apple stated that
the iPod that maybe shipped may come with cosmetics imperfection ie
dents and scratches which you are unable. So why risk to save S$12
when you could get a product as good as new without any scratches
or dents? Yes it comes with a new earbuds, however here am I
offering 2 new earbuds from Philips with an options of 1 used
additional earbuds. So I do not understand why am I not offering a
better deal or comparable deal compared to Apple store when
everything that came with the retail box are intact but also, more
accessories are given ie. Philips earbuds and gel case worth
$29.90.
6.
I apologise for my bad English. Yes I admit that I allowed buyer
to check the interior of iPod nano. What I actually meant was to
allow buyers to check for the user interface, if the interface is
functional and working which will definitely work.
I am afraid that I am not able to provide you to open up the
interior and have a look as this will void the warranty.
7.
To answer you final question, after spending time writing this post
in my opinion I believe that I offer a better value compared to
Apple.