By Anonymous - 03/02/2013 07:14 - United States - Fort Collins

Today, after having lost my phone three days ago, I paid a $150 non-refundable fee to have my phone replaced and mailed to me by Tuesday. A half hour later, I found my original phone. FML
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cliffibom 15

Sell one of the phones and make some profit!

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Isoldael 27

Not sure what to vote... Kind of depends on how well you looked and how obvious the place was where you found it back.

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cliffibom 15

Sell one of the phones and make some profit!

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TourettesGuyFTW 25

If it's a half-decent smartphone then that's quite a profit!

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perdix 29

#18, I recently sold my iPhone 4 that I had for more than two years for $240 cash on Craigslist. I'm not sure why people are paying so much for used phones, but I'm happy they are out there.

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mega20913 8

I was thinking that as well. hell, you might even be able to sell it for more than $150 on eBay

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MidnaLink 33

What 1 said, sell it... for an extra $50 and use the money for stuff on amazon!

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poccocurantes 7

So if he does make a profit, is it an FYL or a YDI?

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perdix 29

#38, it's a FTW. We need to petition the FML folks for a third button.

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thatsucks4you 7

People are paying so much for used phones is because they don't have to sign another 2 year contract.

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mb2_native 15

Or they have bad credit, no credit and want to just pay for the phone and make a bill for it instead of being owned by the provider for 3 years

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TourettesGuyFTW 25

perdix - that is why some of us are resigned to having to have FTW in our usernames...:( that button is long overdue

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mduerden 18

I agree, you'll be sure to make more than 150!!

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royalsgrl 14

They pay that for used phones then they are not stuck in a contract. The phones are actually worth like $600 so the 150 you can get them but you are stuck with a stupid contract.

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ZackST 6

Sell the new one. Earn your money back. Sorted m8.

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theunbeatableram 3

She just said it was non-refundable. Or did you mean sell it to some random guy

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leelafry 16

That seems to be my luck. Should have ordered the phone earlier!

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Hiimhaileypotter 52

How would that have changed anything? OP probably would have eventually found the original phone anyway. And he would still have been out $150.

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jmashini 13

Ill buy the new one.

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andyyroxx 20

Some people pay $1000+ for watches - I'd say this is a good deal! Besides, isn't that the point of a phone?

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cliffibom 15

You only use your phone for the clock?

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N3766 20

#7 not only clock, but also for alarm.

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andyyroxx 20

7- I was trying to make a joke, sorry.

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Isoldael 27

Not sure what to vote... Kind of depends on how well you looked and how obvious the place was where you found it back.

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AsianCookie247 14

And I just saw someone already posted that idea! Great minds do think alike.

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AsianCookie247 14

Gah, damnit! Apparently I clicked edit instead of replying to my original comment...I'm not used to the new FML! I had said "sell your new phone and get your money back!".

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billyz77 24

Keep at it, #9, it gets easier. I'll vote you up for the effort. :D

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AsianCookie247 14

Thank you kind stranger!

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billyz77 24

^^ Oh, I'm not a stranger. At least, not any stranger than most folk. I do seem to have a need to keep the contents of my two front pockets of equal weight so I don't lean to one side when I walk, but that doesn't make me so strange. Does it? That means since my keys weigh so much, I always have to keep my pocket knife, 12 quarters, two dimes, two nickels, four pennies and 17 paper bills in my left pocket. Every day.…… Wow, I guess I am stranger than most. You're forgiven!! Oh well. Life's way too short to worry about the little things. Carry on. :D

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billyz77 24

^^ Quick!! ^^ Someone tell me how much his keys weigh?!!

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19990231 29

16/17, I think you have some major compulsions to sort out there.

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drkrissy1331 12

That does suck, but on a good note- if you ever lose or break it, you already have another to replace it!

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oj101 33

You can sell it (and at a high premium - above retail price if it's unlocked), or trade it in to some eco-recycling website that actually pay you up to 80% of market value for a brand new phone.

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zuzupetalsYO 11

13-I voted you up because of your profile pic. I didn't even read your comment. Heh heh.

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Michael_92 20

The problem is especially if its Verizon or another CDMA carrier is they make the phone have a bad ESN so it can't be activated. Otherwise people would do this all the time. Not sure about GSM though.

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yoursucklives 36

i'm not from england, usa, australia etc, so i have to ask: can one really say "a half hour later"? i always thought it was "half an hour".

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tj4234 35

why can't they say it? Also instead of England, you mean the UK. England is only a part of the UK not the whole thing...

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YepThatsMeee 23

Yeah but the English they speak in Scotland is appalling :-P

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