Best place to buy a new phone outright?

[pcslookout]

Newegg, Amazon, Swappa , eBay or something else?

 

[Raduque]

Depends on what you're looking for. Swappa in general does not have new phones. Newegg and Amazon are both reputable and people swear by eBay but I don't trust it in general.

If I was looking to buy a Samsung device outright, I would go to Best Buy.

 

[Oyeve]

Direct from manufacturer? I buy all my Samsung phones directly from them. Usually trade the prior 2 year phone. Ie I gave them my note 9 for the s10+ and they took it for 550 off. When the note 10 hits I'll probably trade in my s9+. It's a sick cycle I do. You can also buy iphones from apple but they don't usually if ever have deals.

 

[nOOky]

Shop around. When I was looking to buy I shopped Verizon online, Amazon, the local Verizon kiosk, Best Buy, and the manufacturer. Best Buy ended up being $100 cheaper than anywhere else at that time. The time before Amazon was the best price outright.

 

[bassoprofundo]

I'd swear by Swappa. If you stick to relatively modern devices and stick to Mint condition, you're going to save a lot of $$. I've only had a single issue there over the years, and the staff is generally pretty good to work with if you do.

 

[Midwayman]

It varies so much depending on what you're buying. I just setup alerts on slick deals and wait. If you're willing to have a monthly credit to your plan be part of the deal or get a BOGO deal and sell the 2nd phone, etc it changes things alot vs just looking for a straight discount.

 

[mdram]

i have purchased 2 new old stock from swappa with no issue

 

[s44]

Costco. Their crazy S9 promotion ended, but even without a big deal on offer they're usually at least a bit cheaper.