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Here I have a BlackBerry Storm, It had some water damage so the camera does not work,(well at least it didn't work for me) The phone will need to be fixed though, because since the camera does not work it interferes with the way the phone function, but with the phone you get the house phone charger, and the phone case! The case is not torn its in good condition but can tell it's been use, and the charger is a little worn too, but still works! You get all this for free! and free shipping and if you use the gin i will throw in a 8 gig SD card with the phone! Best wishes! and HAPPY BIDDING!

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No you cant have them for "free" because I dont state anywhere that they're "free", they cost money. Credits is just a different form of money. Last time I checked with Listia, credits arent free, they cost money. The only other way to get credits is to sell your own items, which isnt free either. So no, not "in reality" are they free, or anything close to free. When you give something away and it doesnt cost a dime, then it will be free. Simple as that. Your not fooling anyone by saying somethings free, when everyone knows its not. Im not giving you a hard time, im just clearing things up for people who dont understand why this isnt really free. And i dont ever say on any of my auctions that somethings free, because its not, plain and simple. Thats all.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 9:17:13 AM PDT by

Ok, Thanks! but i do recall when i first came to this site "listia" it said "give and get free stuff" so that where i got the free thing from, but thanks for clearing that up for me and best wishes!

Aug 18th, 2011 at 9:37:59 AM PDT by

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Aug 23rd, 2011 at 1:21:10 PM PDT by

Thanks for your thought on that, I think it is good that listia users should be clear on every thing we do and say on listia.

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 5:36:53 PM PDT by

O this is free? Thats awesome! Ill send you my address in an email, can you put tracking on it please so i know when to receive it. I should get it right seeing how im the first one to claim it right? I mean, it is FREE like you said.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 8:50:57 AM PDT by

Free as in you don't have to pay real money for it, you can use your credits instead of real money, so in reality it's free in that sense.Yeah like the lot of 29 (free) DVD's you have up for auction can I have those for free? Best wishes if your going to bid.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 9:13:49 AM PDT by

what does it mean when you put down G.I.N.?

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 10:02:29 AM PDT by

G.I.N is a abbreviation for Get it now, so you can use Get it now to, like it says get whatever the person is selling now, instead of having the risk of losing the auction with bidding, hope this helped you in some way, best wishes!

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 4:31:49 PM PDT by

can you lower the bid im willing to bet 250

Aug 18th, 2011 at 10:30:49 AM PDT by

What do you mean? How do you lower the bid?

Aug 18th, 2011 at 1:38:57 PM PDT by

Even listia itself posts that "I just won something for free!!" when you win something.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 7:42:21 PM PDT by

Right!

Aug 19th, 2011 at 6:47:56 AM PDT by

Free as in you don't have to pay real money for it, you can use your credits instead of real money, so in reality it's free in that sense. Yeah like the lot of 29 (free) DVD's you have up for auction can I have those for free? Best wishes if your going to bid.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 9:13:25 AM PDT by

Actually you get free credits for signing up, I was able to get something for free without selling anything or paying for shipping when I first got here, so it's not really a ploy.

Really nice auction.

Aug 25th, 2011 at 5:50:58 PM PDT by

Thanks! and thanks for the comment!

Aug 25th, 2011 at 6:56:05 PM PDT by

So Really Is There Anything Wrong With It Except The Camera ?

Aug 24th, 2011 at 6:07:10 PM PDT by

From what I can see, thats the only thing, I never even got to use the phone, as soon as I got it, it got wet and the camera may be a hardware problem so i'm trying to reset it so I can see if the camera works.

Aug 24th, 2011 at 8:01:07 PM PDT by

Can u give it to me for free cuz I'm poor and I need a phone

Aug 24th, 2011 at 5:42:56 PM PDT by

I'm not going to be able to do that, because i paid for the phone, and i am trying to get something from it. Why don't you try to get a cheaper phone, because then you might be able to get it for free, and be able to pay for the plan for the phone as well. I'm sorry I could not help, wish i could have. Best wishes to you!

Aug 24th, 2011 at 8:11:12 PM PDT by

Thank you for the info about the water and how it got wet, that will help alot of people decide if they want this. I dont know what the hard reset process is for Verizon blackberrys right off hand, but you can either Google it, or go to YouTube and search there, and you'll definetly find the answer. Try the hard reset, then see if you can take pictures, i think you might be able to. If you still cant and get the same error message, then its hardware related, but it could be minor. It could just be some type of adhesive getting just a little wet and not allow a shutter or somethign else to open correctly. It could be fixed with it being taken apart and cleaned and dried out with a hair dryer, or put in a bag and stuck in a giant bag of kitty litter for a day. Hate to give away all my tricks, but most of this is common knowledge anyways. Worst comes to worst, the camera can be disabled both in the software and by unclipping it from the motherboard, and I believe it can be replaced seperately by buying a replacement camera, im not 100% sure on that, i know on other cameras its possible. Thanks and ill be watching and probably bidding.

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 8:27:14 PM PDT by

Yea I will look into the hardware reset, I had dried the phone out already, it had gotten wet a year ago, and i put it in a bowl of rice for i don't how long, I let it sit out, air out, and I did other things, so I think it is completely dried out , I just have to try that software reset, and thanks for the tricks!

Aug 24th, 2011 at 6:59:46 AM PDT by

Can you tell me what the model number is?

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 3:25:26 PM PDT by

9530

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 6:14:08 PM PDT by

Now, aside from that, can I just ask a couple questions about this phone. Can you possibly check the back, under the battery or around that area, you should see a red dot or green dot, i cant remember which color. When that gets wet, it changes color. Can you tell me what color the dot is? Also can you explain the type of water damage? Did it just get rained on a little, or did it fall in the toilet and get totally submerged? Can you go into a little more detail of how the camera not working interferes with the operation of the phone? Im just trying to determine if its fixable by me, and i dont have to send it out, as then it wouldnt be worth it, to me anyways. Have you tried doing a hard reset? Do you think the camera not working could be software related maybe? Was it salt water or fresh water? Thanks.

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 1:24:12 PM PDT by

Ok, on the back the dot is red, and it has never been submerged in water, rain got on it, and well what happens sometimes is the camera keeps trying to open when you have the phone on and when it does open it says " Could not start the camera. Close other applications and try opening camera again." and no I have never tried to reset it because I never thought to do that, so I will try that and I have the phone on right now and it has not done that camera thing in a long time, so maybe it fix it self but I am still going to try to reset it and if it does the camera thing starts happening again, then I think that that maybe software related, and I think the camera not working maybe software related too, rain water is fresh water, so it was fresh water. I hope this helped.

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 6:07:46 PM PDT by

@ Luke. It absolutely is free to list your items here. You dont have to ship for free. If you charge money for shipping, then what are you paying to list stuff?

Aug 20th, 2011 at 8:23:48 AM PDT by

Thanks for that comment! Best Wishes!

Aug 20th, 2011 at 6:11:36 PM PDT by

So what else is wrong with it besides the camera?

Aug 19th, 2011 at 5:27:36 AM PDT by

From what i see no, but the only thing is the camera since it does not work it interferes with the way the phone functions, sometimes it does then sometimes it doesn't but other than that no.

Aug 19th, 2011 at 7:01:13 AM PDT by

What network is this for?

Aug 18th, 2011 at 6:23:44 PM PDT by

Verizon, but I don't know how true it is, but people say if you unlock the phone or sim card you can use any network! Maybe someone can look that up or something, best wishes to ya

Aug 18th, 2011 at 9:04:25 PM PDT by

cool another person from columbia tn

Aug 18th, 2011 at 2:27:53 PM PDT by

That's right! Best wishes!

Aug 19th, 2011 at 7:02:03 AM PDT by

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Aug 23rd, 2011 at 2:16:09 AM PDT by

Thanks! For all the help!

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 5:13:20 AM PDT by

What's a "gin"???

Aug 18th, 2011 at 11:27:17 AM PDT by

A G.I.N is a abbreviation for Get it now.

Aug 18th, 2011 at 1:38:07 PM PDT by

Oh my poor you trying to give away a nice phone and have to pretty much defend your auction....LOL Nice Auction Fanned.

Aug 25th, 2011 at 9:36:54 AM PDT by

Yea I know, but what can you do.., fanned ya back!

Aug 25th, 2011 at 2:20:05 PM PDT by

nice fanned you

Aug 28th, 2011 at 5:55:41 AM PDT by

Fanned ya back!

Aug 28th, 2011 at 6:12:43 AM PDT by

@LUKE:: You can also fill out surveys and things like that for FREE and recieve FREE credits, thats how i got most of my credits. Therefore the things you bid on with those credits you are getting for....FREE!!
@SELLER:: Great auction, fanned you and watching! This is an awesome phone and id love to have it, i just need to get some more credits to bid....by filling out surveys...for free...lol. Its sad that you have a great auction going and someone has to come and start drama. but i will definitely be watching and hopefully bidding if i can get my credits up high enough before this auction ends. Hopefully you wont have to deal with anymore drama. Good luck on your AWESOME auction!!

Aug 27th, 2011 at 9:09:30 PM PDT by

Thanks! Very AWESOME comment! and I hope you will be able to get your credits in time too! fanned ya back!

Aug 28th, 2011 at 6:15:54 AM PDT by

I have to agree, the comments on your auction have been most entertaining and informative. I am now a huge fan of yours. Great Auction!

Aug 26th, 2011 at 7:27:32 PM PDT by

Thanks! I am so glad my auction could be a help! fanned you to!

Aug 27th, 2011 at 5:49:54 PM PDT by

Great job Jamarie clearing up the possible confusion about what's free and not free and people wanting a free blackberry phone b/c they're poor, lol.

Aug 26th, 2011 at 7:39:49 AM PDT by

I know! This has been the most interesting auction yet! I guess the guy was thinking "you have not because you ask not!"

Aug 26th, 2011 at 8:30:57 AM PDT by

Contact support @ Verizon . Sometimes even when you attempt a hard reset it won't work. If you have already updated the software then it could be a hardware issue
Call tech support at Verizon may be able to help.
After I googled it, It appears that this might be a more common issue with these phones then one thought

Aug 26th, 2011 at 5:50:29 AM PDT by

Thanks! will try that.

Aug 26th, 2011 at 8:27:45 AM PDT by

WOW all this banter was very entertaining with my coffee this morning. I was just popping in to see how others were doing listing their old cell phones. Good luck with this one. I see all the possible buyers have been keeping you on your toes. LOL :)

Aug 26th, 2011 at 4:57:58 AM PDT by

Thanks! and yes they have, i guess they are trying to make me a better listian.

Aug 26th, 2011 at 8:26:35 AM PDT by

fanned

Aug 25th, 2011 at 8:35:02 PM PDT by

Fanned ya back

Aug 26th, 2011 at 5:04:58 AM PDT by

What an interesting auction.

Aug 25th, 2011 at 8:12:42 AM PDT by

I agree! It is the most interesting auction I've had.

Aug 25th, 2011 at 2:18:46 PM PDT by

Thanks!

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 6:23:05 PM PDT by

Your welcome! Best wishes!

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 6:33:56 PM PDT by

Luke obviously was just lookin for a squb.lol

Aug 22nd, 2011 at 9:18:24 PM PDT by

Yeah, I think he was!

Aug 23rd, 2011 at 5:10:34 AM PDT by

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