Beware The Cell Phone Battery Scam
I’ve been using an LG cell phone for a couple of years now. Maybe longer, I’m not sure. But the battery that came with it was definitely on its last legs. I’d charge it but when making a phone call, the power indicator would drop all the way down to only one bar meaning it was already approaching zero. By chance I was at one of those cell phone places in the mall and asked how much a replacement battery would cost. They didn’t carry this particular model but looked up how much a replacement battery would me.
For that price, I could just buy a new cell phone. I never needed one with all sorts of bells and whistles.
I mentioned this to my supervisor at the time (I was working a part-time job at a small Baptist Church owned TV station) and he suggested I type in the model number on an ebay search. He thought I could get replacement batteries there much cheaper. He had already done so with batteries for his cell phone as well as various electronic equipment for the station. I took his suggestion and was amazed how cheaper the batteries were on ebay. I ended up getting 2 brand new batteries that were an UPGRADE (1100 mAh) from the original batteries (1000 mAh) for only $6.00 each. With shipping it was still well under $20 which is a far cry from the $65 for EACH battery that the local shops offered (some were a little cheaper, but not by much). And these were not refurbished batteries. There were brand new batteries.
So chalk another win for the little guy thanks to ebay. My suggestion is to check ebay if you’re looking for replacement cell phone batteries.
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