Samsung.com - new 50% buyback offer

[otis stansberry]

To me it feels like this phone was way overpriced from the start.....

 

[Mike Dee]

Carrier variants bought from Samsung.com, why will it apply if you don't buy from Samsung.com? Yes you need to opt in to whatever offer you like, one of them is this 50% buyback stuff. When your are buying they clearly present which offer you want. No one should buy carrier variants according to my opinion but that's a different story

Does it look like there an advantage to not opting in?

 

[Mike Dee]

To me it feels like this phone was way overpriced from the start.....

There are plenty of threads where that is already being debated. This is more about the buyback program than it is about whether or not the phone is overpriced.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

To me it feels like this phone was way overpriced from the start.....

What would you consider a fair price? And what would you be willing to give up in terms of features?

 

[bhatech]

Does it look like there an advantage to not opting in?

If you are buying for full price and don't have any current trade in then i feel this is a no brainer since you have nothing to lose. Especially since you can return the phone at month 23 and get 50% credit back to your payment method.

 

[Mike Dee]

If you are buying for full price and don't have any current trade in then i feel this is a no brainer since you have nothing to lose. Especially since you can return the phone at month 23 and get 50% credit back to your payment method.

Oh.... So you can't trade in and join the program

 

[bhatech]

Oh.... So you can't trade in and join the program

You can, but if you select the buy back offer they will revert to crappy trade in values instead of the higher trade in values if you don't choose the buy back offer.

For example without buyback you get $700 trade in for note 10+, with buy back you get only $440 trade in value.

 

[Mike Dee]

You can, but if you select the buy back offer they will revert to crappy trade in values instead of the higher trade in values if you don't choose the buy back offer.

For example without buyback you get $700 trade in for note 10+, with buy back you get only $440 trade in value.

I see said the blindman

 

[cknobman]

I think this is a clever way to trick people into "renting" their phone so in 2 years the carrier can buy them back and then sell the phone again.

Kinda like Sprints "lease" the phone.

Regardless not near enough to get me to buy one. 2 years after buying my Galaxy Note 9 they only wanna give me $250 for it if that tells you anything.

 

[Mike Dee]

I think this is a clever way to trick people into "renting" their phone so in 2 years the carrier can buy them back and then sell the phone again.

Kinda like Sprints "lease" the phone.

Regardless not near enough to get me to buy one. 2 years after buying my Galaxy Note 9 they only wanna give me $250 for it if that tells you anything.

If you are buying outright it's not a bad thing for them to give 50% credit after 2 years as long as you intend to stay loyal to the brand

 

[donm527]

Honestly, they'll most likely offer close if not the same amount to you in two years anyways. And they'll offer more next year trying to get people o upgrade after only a year.

If you are buying outright it's not a bad thing for them to give 50% credit after 2 years as long as you intend to stay loyal to the brand

 

[Jon Garrett]

sounds like a great deal, if samsung fully honors it. they have always been a bit dodgy when it comes to their trade in deals. some get the full amount and some don't for whatever reason.

No they haven't. I've traded in my S8 and got $300 off my S10. I traded my S10 and got $600 off my S20.

They send you the new device first then you return the trade in.I find that to be more than generous.

 

[Mike Dee]

Honestly, they'll most likely offer close if not the same amount to you in two years anyways. And they'll offer more next year trying to get people o upgrade after only a year.

The trade in amounts in two years is very different from 1 year

 

[the_boon]

No they haven't. I've traded in my S8 and got $300 off my S10. I traded my S10 and got $600 off my S20.

They send you the new device first then you return the trade in. I find that to be more than generous.

The S8 is two generations behind the S10, while the S10 is one behind the S20, so it makes sense that you got more for a 1 generation device than for a 2 generation one.

 

[donm527]

Understood. Just that if Samsung wants repeat customers, especially if you bought a $1400 phone two years ago, I'm guessing they will offer more for the Ultra over other phones to make up for the cost. But I'm just guessing. It would suck if a two year old $1400 phone ends up worth/offer... $400(?) in two years?

The trade in amounts in two years is very different from 1 year

 

[the_boon]

Understood. Just that if Samsung wants repeat customers, especially if you bought a $1400 phone two years ago, I'm guessing they will offer more for the Ultra over other phones to make up for the cost. But I'm just guessing. It would suck if a two year old $1400 phone ends up worth/offer... $400(?) in two years?

That's depreciation of popular mainstream phones...

 

[donm527]

Understood. Just a painful hit coming from $1400 two years ago. That's why I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised that they would help Ultra owners out by offering more in two years anyways. Especially if this trend of increasing phone prices continue.

That's depreciation of popular mainstream phones...

 

[the_boon]

Understood. Just a painful hit coming from $1400 two years ago. That's why I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised that they would help Ultra owners out by offering more in two years anyways. Especially if this trend of increasing phone prices continue.

This trend of increasing phone prices will continue as long as people keep buying expensive $1000+ phones...

 

[donm527]

Yep, unfortunately. Luckily I buy mine through my companies corp account. But even then where my Note 8 cost $450 almost three years ago, $800 for corporate price for an Ultra I do not find attractive enough to buy. Maybe I'll pull the trigger on the Note 20.

This trend of increasing phone prices will continue as long as people keep buying expensive $1000+ phones...

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

This trend of increasing phone prices will continue as long as people keep buying expensive $1000+ phones...

Maybe now people will stop complaining when companies skimp on specs.