Best Buy Finally Called and Asked Me To Return The GN

[isdaako]

This post provides a wonderful snapshot of humanity.

 

[JustLeft]

The only bummer for me is that was my favorite best buy to shop at. It has two floors! So now I'm going to have to start shopping at another one so I don't get awkward stares from the BBmobile side of the store

I wouldn't stop shopping there. I would walk into the store, while on a phone call (on the GN of course) , and walk directly to phone accessories and look for a phone case. Then I would ask whoever was staring at you for help. You got to have big ones!

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[Local_Hero]

Wait till the phone is actually released then return it.

 

[Juststef]

Damn, this thread had been fun! I have laughed so much at so many different points. In fact, this just might be one of the longest threads, that is not directly related to a particular rom.

The only downside to the release of the Nexus is that this thread will no longer be relevant. Unless BB continues to engage the OP. Doubtful.

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[BigRedNole]

Too many pages to go through and many opposing points of view.

My position and belief is that you should keep the phone. However, that and $5 may get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. The reality of the situation becomes a civil matter. The holder of the phone can and will be held liable for any damages received by Best Buy from VZW. Whether he purchased the phone or found it in a bar (think Apple's phone), he is in possession of a product that is not released, contains confidential information, and protected under numerous laws for VZW.

At the end of the day, Best Buy could seize the phone if they wanted to. It would have taken a lot of legal maneuvering to do so. I am actually surprised Counsel for BB did not contact you directly. Best Buy can still hold you civilly liable for fines levied by VZW. VZW can also hold you liable for possession of illegally acquired merchandise (trust me, I was sued by Addidas over a very similar issue). Right, wrong, or indifferent, you can be sued by Best Buy and VZW. All the civil suit needs to do is prove that Best Buy made every effort to re-acquire the phone (although I don't believe they truly did). The cost of your own counsel and time is not worth it. The worst part is the OP is still on the hook for a potential civil suit. If Best Buy's liability is significant, they will go after you.

You can argue that BB should not have sold the phone, it was the employee's fault, or any other argument. What it comes down to are the facts. The facts are the OP acquired a product that was not to be released, the company made the effort to get it back, and it was not recovered. Those are the facts. Everything else is personal opinion and "screw the man" mentality.

The cost of 1 hour with an attorney is going to be over $300. This is out of your pocket and no chance at recovering it. Drag it on with the BB attorneys, it is more money out of your pocket for yours. BB's attorneys are getting paid whether they work or not. Might as well stick it to someone they have a chance to win against.

 

[dadsterflip]

To the op or who ever got the nexus.

How the the power button feel? Flimsy as the tbolt? Does it have a solid click feedback feel to it?

 

[greydarrah]

Too many pages to go through and many opposing points of view.

My position and belief is that you should keep the phone. However, that and $5 may get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. The reality of the situation becomes a civil matter. The holder of the phone can and will be held liable for any damages received by Best Buy from VZW. Whether he purchased the phone or found it in a bar (think Apple's phone), he is in possession of a product that is not released, contains confidential information, and protected under numerous laws for VZW.

At the end of the day, Best Buy could seize the phone if they wanted to. It would have taken a lot of legal maneuvering to do so. I am actually surprised Counsel for BB did not contact you directly. Best Buy can still hold you civilly liable for fines levied by VZW. VZW can also hold you liable for possession of illegally acquired merchandise (trust me, I was sued by Addidas over a very similar issue). Right, wrong, or indifferent, you can be sued by Best Buy and VZW. All the civil suit needs to do is prove that Best Buy made every effort to re-acquire the phone (although I don't believe they truly did). The cost of your own counsel and time is not worth it. The worst part is the OP is still on the hook for a potential civil suit. If Best Buy's liability is significant, they will go after you.

You can argue that BB should not have sold the phone, it was the employee's fault, or any other argument. What it comes down to are the facts. The facts are the OP acquired a product that was not to be released, the company made the effort to get it back, and it was not recovered. Those are the facts. Everything else is personal opinion and "screw the man" mentality.

The cost of 1 hour with an attorney is going to be over $300. This is out of your pocket and no chance at recovering it. Drag it on with the BB attorneys, it is more money out of your pocket for yours. BB's attorneys are getting paid whether they work or not. Might as well stick it to someone they have a chance to win against.

Ridiculous BS. My brother is an attorney and he says your full of it. Neither BB or VZW have any legal claim.

Welcome to the forum! I mean that.

 

[llasch]

You can argue that BB should not have sold the phone, it was the employee's fault, or any other argument. What it comes down to are the facts. The facts are the OP acquired a product that was not to be released, the company made the effort to get it back, and it was not recovered. Those are the facts. Everything else is personal opinion and "screw the man" mentality.

you can argue that you're an idiot. the most factual thing about this whole incidence is a piece of paper that proves he owns it....its called a receipt.

 

[ibcop]

Too many pages to go through and many opposing points of view.

My position and belief is that you should keep the phone. However, that and $5 may get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. The reality of the situation becomes a civil matter. The holder of the phone can and will be held liable for any damages received by Best Buy from VZW. Whether he purchased the phone or found it in a bar (think Apple's phone), he is in possession of a product that is not released, contains confidential information, and protected under numerous laws for VZW.

At the end of the day, Best Buy could seize the phone if they wanted to. It would have taken a lot of legal maneuvering to do so. I am actually surprised Counsel for BB did not contact you directly. Best Buy can still hold you civilly liable for fines levied by VZW. VZW can also hold you liable for possession of illegally acquired merchandise (trust me, I was sued by Addidas over a very similar issue). Right, wrong, or indifferent, you can be sued by Best Buy and VZW. All the civil suit needs to do is prove that Best Buy made every effort to re-acquire the phone (although I don't believe they truly did). The cost of your own counsel and time is not worth it. The worst part is the OP is still on the hook for a potential civil suit. If Best Buy's liability is significant, they will go after you.

You can argue that BB should not have sold the phone, it was the employee's fault, or any other argument. What it comes down to are the facts. The facts are the OP acquired a product that was not to be released, the company made the effort to get it back, and it was not recovered. Those are the facts. Everything else is personal opinion and "screw the man" mentality.

The cost of 1 hour with an attorney is going to be over $300. This is out of your pocket and no chance at recovering it. Drag it on with the BB attorneys, it is more money out of your pocket for yours. BB's attorneys are getting paid whether they work or not. Might as well stick it to someone they have a chance to win against.

You have absolutely no clue of what you're talking about. You can't be serious with your post.

 

[ihyln]

Fake lawyer alert

 

[robbob533]

LOL, agreed

 

[Gekko]

The only bummer for me is that was my favorite best buy to shop at. It has two floors! So now I'm going to have to start shopping at another one so I don't get awkward stares from the BBmobile side of the store

F 'em! you have nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Fake lawyer alert

Nah, he just had a crappy one. Bill of sale is a bill of sale. I would return it in good faith, but that's me. Open can do whatever they want.... hell, download a load of porn and return it, I don't care.

 

[Traxion]

 

[guinnkevinr]

To the op or who ever got the nexus.

How the the power button feel? Flimsy as the tbolt? Does it have a solid click feedback feel to it?

The power button is very well crafted. It has the perfect stiffness compared to many other phones.

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[guinnkevinr]

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LMAO!!!

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[itsrayray]

human error is a b iatch

Sent from your mom's phone.

 

[Preach2k]

Guinnkevinr How is the Battery life. and in that 2nd Video what are you using for your background and clock? Are you using Launcher Pro Plus with Beautiful widgets or ADW?

 

[guinnkevinr]

Guinnkevinr How is the Battery life. and in that 2nd Video what are you using for your background and clock? Are you using Launcher Pro Plus with Beautiful widgets or ADW?

My background is from the Christmas category of the "Backgrounds" app. The clock is just from beautiful widgets. I'm using stock ics here. No added launcher.
Battery life on medium use is 9-10 hours for me
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[Qazme]

Whether he purchased the phone or found it in a bar (think Apple's phone), he is in possession of a product that is not released, contains confidential information, and protected under numerous laws for VZW.

I snipped out all the totally false rambling but wanted to address this...you do realize there was a MAJOR difference here right? The lost iPhone wasn't an issue because it was an unreleased product. It was considered stolen because it wasn't sold to the person who sold it to Gizmodo. They were considered to be in receipt of stolen property since it wasn't turned back over to the original owner (Apple) when it was found.

This Galaxy Nexus was sold to the OP. He owns the device. It must have not been too big of an issue for Verizon's network or they would have disabled the device on their network, which as far as I've read hasn't happened. BestBuy asked for the phone back because releasing a product before the release date can result in fines and / or cancellation of their resale rights with Verizon. Hence they already supposedly lost the "Droid" line, now they were scared they could lose the Nexus line with Verizon.

I mean what would BB be able to sue for? I mean think about that....you going to sue someone for buying a product, really? What would Verizon sue for? Someone paying for service? The only person that could possibly have repercussions from any of this is BestBuy because they may have broken some contract clauses.

My background is from the Christmas category of the "Backgrounds" app. The clock is just from beautiful widgets. I'm using stock ics here. No added launcher.
Battery life on medium use is 9-10 hours for me
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Are you really only using it at a 'medium' usage pattern? lol, mine probably won't hit a medium amount of usage until I've had it for a few weeks. ;-) Good news about the 9-10 hours regardless.