Where to buy accessories?

I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent prices and
taking a chance on unknown vendors.

Right now I'm specifically looking for a Moto SKN6311B cable, preferably
with a copy of MPT. The best deal I've found so far appears to be at
Pricegrabber, whose contract agreement looks like indentured servitude.
Bypassing them and going direct to the vendor, the price gets multiplied
by five.

So I'm asking for vendor recommendations, specific and general.

--
One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving:
"You can't block traffic if you're not in the way."

"clifto" <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:k1kqt4-plj.ln1@remote.clifto.com...
>I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent prices and
> taking a chance on unknown vendors.
>
> Right now I'm specifically looking for a Moto SKN6311B cable, preferably
> with a copy of MPT. The best deal I've found so far appears to be at
> Pricegrabber, whose contract agreement looks like indentured servitude.
> Bypassing them and going direct to the vendor, the price gets multiplied
> by five.
>
> So I'm asking for vendor recommendations, specific and general.
>

Reminds me of the dimbulb who kept getting left back in school-- saying he
didn't go to the dentist but asking what to do about his toothache.....

Game Over wrote:
> "clifto" <clifto@gmail.com> wrote...
>>I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent prices and
>> taking a chance on unknown vendors.
>>
>> Right now I'm specifically looking for a Moto SKN6311B cable, preferably
>> with a copy of MPT. The best deal I've found so far appears to be at
>> Pricegrabber, whose contract agreement looks like indentured servitude.
>> Bypassing them and going direct to the vendor, the price gets multiplied
>> by five.
>>
>> So I'm asking for vendor recommendations, specific and general.
>
> Reminds me of the dimbulb who kept getting left back in school-- saying he
> didn't go to the dentist but asking what to do about his toothache.....

There are vendors who actually do business without using eBay as an
intermediary. Really! I've bought from some of them. I just haven't found
any who deal in cellular stuff.

I know people have mentioned on-line businesses they liked buying from
in this newsgroup in the past. It's not easy googlegrouping for the names.
So I figured I'd ask and people might volunteer them.

--
One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving:
"You can't block traffic if you're not in the way."

clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in news:k1kqt4-plj.ln1
@remote.clifto.com:

> So I'm asking for vendor recommendations, specific and general.
>
>

cellantenna.com great place for RF products

http://www.cellularaccessory.com/
I don't know anything they don't have....

http://www.wirelessemporium.com/
These guys gave me great service, too.

I can't find their webpage at the moment due to an upgrade of the
mainframe's hard drive structure, but there was a Chinese company
that had REALLY, REALLY cheap accessories for my motorolas, so
cheap I took a chance and ordered $2 DC charging cords, $3
leather case, etc. They came FROM CHINA, direct, through the
postal system, FREE! Sorry I can't located them quick enough but
I got a lot of neat stuff for $20, direct from the source. They
did have a US 800 number that must have been VoIP'd to China, to
order. I bought lots of cheaply priced, but good working Chinese
accessories from them....no name stuff.

Larry
--
You can tell there's extremely
intelligent life in the universe
because they have never called Earth.

At 08 Oct 2007 16:28:51 -0500 clifto wrote:
> I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent
prices and
> taking a chance on unknown vendors.


May I ask why you "don't eBay?"

I can understand not wanting to mess with auctions for such low
dollar items, but frankly most of the cellular accessories sold on
eBay are sold outright without an auction. Most of the larger cell
accessory Vendors take credit cards directly, so you don't have to
mess with setting up a PayPal account if you don't want to.

EBay, for good or for bad, is a very inexpensive way to set up an
online store, so many of the low-margin low-price import cell
accessory vendors can be found there. Even those with "real"
websites often sell the same items for less in their eBay stores.


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

clifto wrote:

> There are vendors who actually do business without using eBay as an
> intermediary. Really! I've bought from some of them. I just haven't
> found any who deal in cellular stuff.
>
> I know people have mentioned on-line businesses they liked buying from
> in this newsgroup in the past. It's not easy googlegrouping for the
> names. So I figured I'd ask and people might volunteer them.


It's a whole lot easier if you SEARCH for them, rather than trying
google.....

using www.search.com and searching on cell phone accessories gets about
1,200,020 hits... There's over a milion listed on there... Just looked at
the first 3 and not only do they have all sorts of stuff, but sell online
too....

First 5 shown here... just for a very very very small sample of the over a
million listed...
Web Search Results
Discount Nokia Motorola LG Samsung Cell Phone Accessories, Mobile ...
Wireless Phone Accessories at Wireless Emporium. Your source for wholesale
cell phone accessories, wholesale cellular accessories, discount cell phone
....
www.wirelessemporium.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, Ask.com, MSN ]
Cell Phone Accessories, Mobile Phone Accessories, Wireless Phone ...
Cell Phone Accessories at Accessory Geeks. Trusted source for cell phone
accessories, mobile phone accessories and ipod accessories for online
shoppers.
www.accessorygeeks.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, MSN ]
cell phone accessories - Nokia, Motorola, Sony ericsson, Samsung, LG ...
cell phone shop carries cell phone accessories for Nokia, Motorola, Sony
ericsson, Samsung, LG, Nextel, Sanyo, Kyocera, Blackberry, Treo, Audiovox
and other ...
www.cellphoneshop.net - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, MSN ]
Cell-Phone-Accessories.com: Cellular Wireless Retail Store/ Mobile ...
Cell Phone Accessories for Less - Cellular phone accessory like charger,
headset, or case for cell phones ONLY $2.95!
www.cell-phone-accessories.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, MSN ]
Cell Phone Accessories
Features a large selection of faceplates, covers and cell phone accessories.
www.elitextreme.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, MSN ]
Cell Phones Cell Phone Accessories Bluetooth Headsets Memory Cards ...
WirelessGalaxy is your source for Cell Phone Accessories, Cell Phones,
Bluetooth Headsets, Memory Cards, Wireless Network Cards, iPod Accessories,
....
www.wirelessgalaxy.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, Ask.com ]
Cell Phone Accessories, Cell Phone Cases, Cell Phone Faceplates, ...
WonderfulCell carries a wide variety of cell phone accessories for Audiovox,
Motorola, Nextel, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Siemens, and Sony-Ericsson
branded ...
www.wonderfulcell.com - More from this site - Similar pages
[ Result from Google, Ask.com ]

Don't make it harder than it needs to be. Just enter the product number
(SKN6311 in to your Search Engine, and you will get very specific results.
I use Dogpile and the very first entry offers the cable for $12.99,
http://www.malcomwireless.com/wirele...13990&phoneid=

I've bought batteries from Malcomwireless, and it was a very good deal and
delivered very quickly. The big ripoff with eBay retailers is that they
charge WAY too much for shipping where others sometimes charge nothing.

I also enter the product number in Amazon and find good deals, too.


-Bill Radio
-Cellular Reviews, Maps & Info at:
http://www.mountainwireless.com


>
> I know people have mentioned on-line businesses they liked buying from
> in this newsgroup in the past. It's not easy googlegrouping for the names.
> So I figured I'd ask and people might volunteer them.
>
>



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At 09 Oct 2007 08:48:18 -0600 Bill Radio wrote:
> The big ripoff with eBay retailers is that they
> charge WAY too much for shipping where others sometimes charge
> nothing.


True, but I look at the big picture. What's the difference if my $5
leather case is $5 with free shipping or $0.01 with $4.99 shipping?
Either way, it's costing me $5. The inflated eBay shipping prices
are just a scam perpetrated by sellers to avoid paying eBay the 5%
commission on the sale price of the items.



--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

Peter Pan wrote:
> clifto wrote:
>> There are vendors who actually do business without using eBay as an
>> intermediary. Really! I've bought from some of them. I just haven't
>> found any who deal in cellular stuff.
>>
>> I know people have mentioned on-line businesses they liked buying from
>> in this newsgroup in the past. It's not easy googlegrouping for the
>> names. So I figured I'd ask and people might volunteer them.
>
> It's a whole lot easier if you SEARCH for them, rather than trying
> google.....

Well, these are great ideas for finding on-line companies who sell cell
stuff, but it doesn't tell me a thing about how reputable any of those
companies is. If people were to jump in with their personal recommendations,
companies with which they've done business and had no problems, I'd have
some real information.

I was using Google Groups ("googlegrouping") to try to find some of the
recommendations people have made here in the froup in the past. No joy.

--
One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving:
"You can't block traffic if you're not in the way."

Bill Radio wrote:
> Don't make it harder than it needs to be. Just enter the product number
> (SKN6311 in to your Search Engine, and you will get very specific results.
> I use Dogpile and the very first entry offers the cable for $12.99,
> http://www.malcomwireless.com/wirele...13990&phoneid=

I found it for $5.49 *at MalcomWireless* on PriceGrabber.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/user_sal...0f7d34ae50f6db
That's when I started to move toward buying it, and read the PriceGrabber
agreement that looks so much like indentured servitude.

Then I went to MalcomWireless and they want $26.99 for it there.
http://www.malcomwireless.com/wirele...roductid=44402
In both cases the product referred to is the Motorola part number 98741H,
which is a copy of MPT with two cables included.

> I've bought batteries from Malcomwireless, and it was a very good deal and
> delivered very quickly. The big ripoff with eBay retailers is that they
> charge WAY too much for shipping where others sometimes charge nothing.

They seem to get good ratings wherever you find them. But now I have three
different prices for the same article. Picture my first impression of them.

And still, using a search engine to find a company leaves me with no way to
figure out whether I'll ever even get the merchandise, or end up spending
the next three months fighting credit-card fraud, or just plain getting
spammed senseless. Getting a recommendation here seems a little more sane.

--
One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving:
"You can't block traffic if you're not in the way."

Good point...I use eBay as a buying guide much more than as a place to buy.
I figure if I can get an item from an eBay seller with an excellent rep for,
say $10 including shipping, why should I pay $15 or $20 elsewhere?

I know the $4.99 shipping for the 1c item "scam" too, and one would have to
be extremely naive to get "taken" here. Certainly no worse than, say, JC
Whitney /aka "Warshawsky" or whatever, they eat you alive on shipping.
Charging shipping "and handling" on a scale based strictly on purchase price
is a bigger ripoff. Who's kidding who, when you receive something you paid
$5 to ship arrives in a 2c envelope with a 43c stamp?

As posted above, eBay merchants also have "stores" with sometimes excellent
prices. You don't have to set up an eBay account, and now that many credit
card issuers offer "virtual card numbers", I can see no reason not to deal
with them if you possess a credit card.

Dean


"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
news:fef55r$2ui$1@aioe.org...
> At 08 Oct 2007 16:28:51 -0500 clifto wrote:
>> I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent
> prices and
>> taking a chance on unknown vendors.
>
>
> May I ask why you "don't eBay?"
>
> I can understand not wanting to mess with auctions for such low
> dollar items, but frankly most of the cellular accessories sold on
> eBay are sold outright without an auction. Most of the larger cell
> accessory Vendors take credit cards directly, so you don't have to
> mess with setting up a PayPal account if you don't want to.
>
> EBay, for good or for bad, is a very inexpensive way to set up an
> online store, so many of the low-margin low-price import cell
> accessory vendors can be found there. Even those with "real"
> websites often sell the same items for less in their eBay stores.
>
>
> --
>
> "I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
> or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
> all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
> ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003
>

On Oct 8, 3:28 pm, clifto <cli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't eBay, so it can be tough finding accessories at decent prices and
> taking a chance on unknown vendors.
>
> Right now I'm specifically looking for a Moto SKN6311B cable, preferably
> with a copy of MPT. The best deal I've found so far appears to be at
> Pricegrabber, whose contract agreement looks like indentured servitude.
> Bypassing them and going direct to the vendor, the price gets multiplied
> by five.
>
> So I'm asking for vendor recommendations, specific and general.

I find shopoem.com to be good, fast, and reliable. They show the cable
and MPT for under $15.
Their main downsides are that they sell stuff so cheap that it's often
out of stock, and they don't stock stuff for all phones.
Moto, stuff though, they usually have.