Also, this Deal, i.e. the TIV Promo, is also good towards purchase of Galaxy S22 series phones, and S21FE as well!! You can get paid for trading in a used S21 for a new S21 FE How to get paid
The T&C, and the elevated values of phones eligible for trade for this deal:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-...1537879921
To Summarize:
In Store order and trade in only. No online orders
Towards purchase of UNLOCKED ONLY version S22 series, S21FE, Flip4, Fold4
UNLOCKED means non carrier variant, though you can do activate now with a carrier on an Unlocked phone if it suits your needs
In store only. Offer valid 4/17/22 – 1/23/23
Previous pre-order experience: https://slickdeals.net/f/15969637-best-buy-save-up-to-900-on-unlocked-galaxy-z-series-with-qualifying-in-store-trade-in-99-99?p=156909793#
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Next Samsung email: "You agreed to send a trade-in device as part of order blablabla... we have not been able to complete the process... Samsung attempted to charge your payment method for $550 (the trade-in credit difference, since they lost my phone or stole it). Unfortunately, your payment was declined blablabla... if we cannot successfully process the charge, Samsung will have no choice but to refer your debt for collection" (unfortunately for them, fortunately for me my bank saw this as a bull sh*t transaction that didn't make sense, and blocked it).
I received a collection letter 2 months later on behalf of Samsung Inc for $550 (the trade-in credit difference), and after talking with my bank and sending Samsung an email with an attachment (video I recorded of me packaging and shipping the phone) they sent me an email 10 days later saying: "We are writing to let you know that an error was made that resulted in your name being sent by mistake to a collection agency blablabla... We sincerely apologize... (yeah, because I have evidence you fkn as*hol*s, otherwise you would've forced me to gift you $550 or ruined my credit).
Not that I give a damn whether "you" believe me or not, but all those reading this please take evidence before you ship your devices, or do in-store trade-ins where you can actually record the whole thing in-person.
You do bring up a very legit point though - people do have their trade in phones stolen once in a while, given that all locks/accounts need to removed from phone before shipping, it's an easy score for the thieves. This is why I try to stay away from mail in trade-ins.
Btw, did you contact Samsung to resolve this issue? I'm not sure what you meant by you got them off your back. Usually, until they actually "complete" the trade in, it's always in the system as a trade-in that's not satisfied.
You do bring up a very legit point though - people do have their trade in phones stolen once in a while, given that all locks/accounts need to removed from phone before shipping, it's an easy score for the thieves. This is why I try to stay away from mail in trade-ins.
Btw, did you contact Samsung to resolve this issue? I'm not sure what you meant by you got them off your back. Usually, until they actually "complete" the trade in, it's always in the system as a trade-in that's not satisfied.
Samsung got some manager that specialized in these kind of issues. Initially, according to this manager, Samsung did receive the phone. A few days later, he changed his statement to the reason I was being charged was because the phone was never received (remember, I have an email from Samsung themselves stating that they received traded-in device order# XXXXXXX) and they're evaluating it. To answer your question... after my bank got involved and I sent them the evidence (when I received the collection letter), Samsung changed the trade-in value status at the Samsung Invoice Page order from "Pending" to "Manually Completed". I'm sure that proves they did lose or stole my phone, since that doesn't seem like a normal procedure.
Other Samsung trade-ins I have done in the past showed "Completed" followed by "Successfully Traded In" as well as a checkmark inside a circle to the right as the status in my Samsung Invoice Page. My bank told me to save all this evidence for a few years; including their apology that they sent the wrong name to collection (sure).
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Is it just a standard trade in that gets completed with the qualifying phone or is there like a bridge/core blue process involved with it? I was really excited by this deal, but best buy employees deflated the hell out of me.
Flip 3 with some hinge damage from a drop on a rocky surface and a 3/8th inch long scratch or wear line in the screen cover/plastic and it got accepted for full credit. I was worried I would send it to Samsung and either issue would have boned me.
I brought my Flip 5g with in case they wanted to ding me heavy for the Flip 3s damage and was pleasantly surprised to get 800 credit for it too, so I bought 2.
Both came with free cases too.
I bought the Flip 5g for $350 and Flip 3 with extras(buds 2, charging pad, case) for $450, so bigtime wins to me turning these into $800x2 discounts.
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