Buying a second-hand cell phone?

Well, my old RAZR broke (I accidently left it in my jeans and they went through the wash), so I'm looking for a new phone.

I don't want to change my plan because my parents are paying for it for another year, so I don't think it would be a good idea.

If I buy a new cell phone off my provider it will cost alot and I'll get a fairly low-end cell phone.

So I went onto craigs list and found some good phones between $100 - $150, which isn't a bad price compared to the price that my provider was charging me for them. I can get an LG Chocolat for $130, not bad...

Does anyone have any advice about buying second-hand cell phones? Maybe questions that I should ask the seller? Thanks!

You'd betterbuy a new one. Second handed are usually toooooo brokenZinettus

The thing is, a good one is between $300 - $500, where as they are much cheaper used.

If I bought a new one for $100, it would be bottom-of-the-line :(

New phones are getting better and better at a very fast rate. You should just fork over the dough and buy yourself a new cool one. And don't get MOTO any more. Totaly over played, and who likes that?krystians

So you think the difference beween $200-$300 is worth it for a new phone?

I mean, I can get some nice phones for $100, it just doesn't seem worth buying a new one...

[QUOTE="krystians"]New phones are getting better and better at a very fast rate. You should just fork over the dough and buy yourself a new cool one. And don't get MOTO any more. Totaly over played, and who likes that?Mercenary343

So you think the difference beween $200-$300 is worth it for a new phone?

I mean, I can get some nice phones for $100, it just doesn't seem worth buying a new one...

[QUOTE="Mercenary343"]

[QUOTE="krystians"]New phones are getting better and better at a very fast rate. You should just fork over the dough and buy yourself a new cool one. And don't get MOTO any more. Totaly over played, and who likes that?krystians

So you think the difference beween $200-$300 is worth it for a new phone?

I mean, I can get some nice phones for $100, it just doesn't seem worth buying a new one...

Yeah, my plan expires in early October of 2008 :(

I can get the Chocolat, which is a nice stylish sliding phone with a 2 mega pixel camera for $130, not bad...

[QUOTE="krystians"][QUOTE="Mercenary343"]

[QUOTE="krystians"]New phones are getting better and better at a very fast rate. You should just fork over the dough and buy yourself a new cool one. And don't get MOTO any more. Totaly over played, and who likes that?Mercenary343

So you think the difference beween $200-$300 is worth it for a new phone?

I mean, I can get some nice phones for $100, it just doesn't seem worth buying a new one...

Yeah, my plan expires in early October of 2008 :(

I can get the Chocolat, which is a nice stylish sliding phone with a 2 mega pixel camera for $130, not bad...