Cheapest local price anywhere. Handset is unlocked and 100% Australian stock with 2 years local warranty and full GST tax invoice. Will be dispatched the same or next business day. Can also collect during business hours from the Parramatta store if you wish. eBay's 15% offer expires midnight tonight, so grab one while the price is right. CashRewards reduces it further to $757 :)
Bcos it's hard to put two in one tightarse
Hi ShamelessBargains.
TA approached me this afternoon to put up a final great deal on the S6 before the eBay offer ended tonight. If he merged this post with one from 3.5 days ago, how many people do you think would have seen this new deal? I believe your advice is unsubstantiated in this case. As an aside, I wanted to post this at $807, but he won the day. Thank you.
Why don't you post deals anymore? TightArse has already posted an astounding 9 deals from Mobileciti this month alone whilst you have not posted a deal for over 2 months.. I think the line needs to be drawn somewhere.
Hi ShamelessBargains
Trust me, TA's persuasive powers get you prices better than I'm willing to post. He seems to have a knack of posting at the right moment. Why change a winning formula?
@mobileciti: I still believe it's a conflict of interest as you are capitalising on Tightarses credibility on Ozbargain to get your deals to front page which may not have if you had posted them yourself.
Way to alleviate this would be a mention in the post like, "this deal is in partnership with Mobileciti."
@mobileciti: No offence rep, but this "winning formula" seems to be tipped highly in your favor. Why? Because:
1. You get around the store rep's posting limits
2. Guaranteed front page visibility for each of your deals (as they're posted by TA)
3. Zero marketing costs as these posts do them all for you.
Need I go on?
No offence to you TA, you sir are a legend. Not accusing you of anything, but just my 2c here
@steff: Yeah store rep is definitely taking advantage of TAs credibility and unsuspecting Ozbargainers who don't realise it is a store rep deal.
Deals would also definitely receive less upvotes if posted up by MobileCiti instead of TA.
@Expon: Yes as the store rep is gaining an unfair advantage over other stores using TAs name/credibility to bump it's deals to front page. Do you really want Ozbargain to turn into mediocre store rep deals being posted by highly respected users front paging everyday?
@ShamelessBargains:
There are lots of bargains on this site that don't affect me. Hell alot of bargains that make it to the front page I think are terrible deals but others like, each to their own. I just gloss over them until I see something I like. As long as the bargains are fair I don't think it really matters.
This deal has 44 up votes so it's front page material regardless. If those votes are due to TA posting them, well so be it. The larger community likes his work, we all benefit from it. I seriously doubt there is anything sinister about it. Maybe if the rep posted it there would be less votes on it - I don't know. However, if TA is going around chasing up good deals then we really are the beneficiaries. You don't have to invest in his deals, just click page 2 and look for slightly less popular deals.
Not having a go mate I just think you might be reading a little too much into it.
@ShamelessBargains: when it's the cheapest price nation wide I wouldn't call it mediocre… The solution is for Ozbargainers to stop kissing tightarse's tight arse and only upvote his deals if they're genuine bargains
@ShamelessBargains: Then the community should stop blindly upvoting based on usernames. Tightarse and the stores he posts deals of are doing nothing wrong IMO.
@steff: Ozbargain isn't so stupid as to keep upvoting deals to the frontpage if they're not deals, regardless of the poster. If TA/MC posts are no longer competitive, I'm sure eventually people will stop upvoting.
@Expon: No, I feel like they're making a mountain out of a mole hill. We're getting better deals because of TA and his partnerships with various online stores. As a customer, I win. The rest is just politics.
@raven2000: I think you're missing the point mate. I dont think anyone here is doubting the value of the deal, rather, as ShamelessBargains pointed out earlier, the question is why isn't MC posting the deals him/herself?
@Trishool: Just opinions (which is probably the whole point of the comments section). But,
partnerships with various online stores
contradicting your own words though aren't you?
@steff: MC isn't posting the deals because TA got us the deal? If TA didn't negotiate for it, this deal would be non-existent. Just like many of the other deals he posts.
@Trishool: There is no proof you are getting a better deal. There's just the fact that a store rep is hiding behind an Ozbargainer proclaiming a deal without public disclosure.
If I walked into a shop for example and a random came up to me and told me how great the strawberries are. I would probably think, "Must be working for the strawberry company so take it with a grain of salt." However if my good mate said the strawberries were sweet and the best around then I wouldn't hesitate and would definitely buy some.
In this case if the store rep posted the deal, it can be argued that the deal would not have been as successful compared to a well liked, respected Ozbargainer posting the same deal.
You and steff are raising a valid point. I am looking at it from the angle that the deal exists because TA approaches the store looking for a deal and therefore is posting it. Surely if TA approaches the store asking for a deal and they offer one they allow him to post it and take the credit out of respect rather than the rep post it themselves. As TA's reputation had grown perhaps has his negotiating power and therefore the deal is, albeit slightly, better. TA has posted nearly 100 deals in September, you mentioned there were 9 from mobilecity. Whilst I am sure mobilecity love the publicity, could it be they look upon him favourably and create deals on the spot? I am sure if I went around asking for deals from reps alot would not reply.
You do raise a valid point and it is one for consideration.
I think the point is that TA makes an effort to research and obtain a good deal. A good deal deserves to be on front page and if it takes TA to get it there everyone wins. His name makes people (I'm guessing it can't be just me) want to research themselves after that, most store reps deals wouldn't do that as most of them aren't real bargains.
@Expon: Yeah, I understand your point of view too, heck almost all my memory cards are from deals posted by TA.
Whilst I am sure mobilecity love the publicity, could it be they look upon him favourably and create deals
While most other undeclared reps would sooner or later banner from OZB, these reps have found a convenient loophole. If they're able to provide item X for a price 'negotiated', then I don't see why they couldn't do so in the first place, and post it from their own declared account with store posting restrictions just like all other store reps.
IWantThatFlight, the grocery comparison guy and the Beef Jerky reps all come up with excellent posts, while abiding by the posting rules - what makes these guys like MC and the lot so special that they're able to bend the rules as they see fit?
@ShamelessBargains: Are you sure TA doesn't want to post this deal himself? He negotiated the deal with the reps and just let the store reps post deas themselves? His reputation doesn't come from not posting. In fact, it's his consistent deal posting make him such a popular bargainer.
Also in case you don't realize, the color matters to some people. There were actually someone asking specifically is there a deal on the Gold color in the previous post you mentioned for the blue phone. You don't think it's a big deal, it's okay, but shouldn't apply your standard to everyone.
No I think he is spot on. Using an Ozbargainer to post store rep deals gets around the store rep limits for posting deals and comes across as a normal bargain.
People react differently when they see a store rep deal and a user posted deal. I am surprised more store reps aren't using this loophole to their advantage. User posted deals have a higher chance of reaching front page leading to increased advertising and increased sales.
I am sorry if I have come across as bit critical but I think there needs to be well defined rules for the relationship between store reps and users.
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I'm so sorry our levels of bargains aren't up to your expectations. Perhaps you can best be served elsewhere?
I don't think you understood the points I was trying to make.
Somebody once told me:
It's easy to persuade the ones who don't know, the once who know but its impossible to persuade the ones who pretend they don't know.
I think you're the third type.
It's clear that TA negotiated the deal and is cheaper than anywhere else. Why would that be a headache to you? Jealousy?
We come to ozbargain to find the cheapest prices/ deals. As long as we get that, shouldn't be a problem.
@GeneralZod: A $3 saving on an $800 phone compared to the previous deal deserves a seperate post now..
My problem is the reference to MobileCiti is not clearly defined in the deal post. Where's the evidence that TA negotiated the deal? How do you know they didn't just tell him they were going to list it at $xx at a certain time?
@ShamelessBargains:
Let's assume they said to him that they will be putting it at certain price at a certain time . why does that bother you??
Isn't it a Win for us ozbargainers? We are getting the best prices, that's all that matters.
Spit out this jealous attitude mate, it doesn't do any good, neither to you nor the community.
Nice
TA, any cheaper price for TP link archer D7?
Any chance on a Note 5 deal?
Same here,any deals on a note 5?
Aaarrrgh I purchased exactly the same one from mobile citi 3 days ago :(.
Rep, bring up a special for 32GB I will buy one now, don't need 128gb
It says it's Vodafone branded. Does that mean it will have Vodafone apps pre installed and also have the vodofone logo flash up at start?
Yes, thats why their cheap Vodafail can't sell them. Still not cheap enough till under $500.
I am currently using my second Samsung Galaxy purchased through Vodafone. Both of them show Samsung at commencements. Yes, the apps are there but too easy to ignore, hide or simply delete. I always do a manufacturer reset when I move to the next mobile.
Never have the latest model mobiles, although this is by far the best price I have seen for a S6. I am looking to upgrade to a S5 soon for $10 per month extra (over 24 months so $240) on a Vodafone Red $40 plan … which I pay $35 for.
I believe you can reflash the ROM with Odin with another carriers ROM (TEL, OPS) or the stock rom (XSA) without tripping KNOX.
Pretty sure you could just remove the Apps though. I could be wrong.
My vodaphone s6 has no vodafone logo when it boots up. It came with two preloaded app but I deleted them easily, they were not system apps. Also the iteration of firmware it's on is same as the unlocked version right now.
… Waiting for Note 5 deal as well.
This phone is heading towards 400$ before Xmas I reckon.
yes, a fake one
$500 is possible. $400? I doubt it.
Going by the trend the S5 followed, you'll be lucky to break $600 with Australian stock. The higher GB models are definitely being discounted more aggressively due to what I assume are a combination of bearing a heavy price premium to begin with and that most of these discounted models are the less popular colour options. There's also the matter of it being carrier branded.
Hi gunnny
We are offer AU stock, 2yrs samsung warranty, price inc GST.
This is AU stock shipped from Parramatta. By law GST has to be included fro AU stock. 1 Yr warranty.
it doesn't state Australia stock, and the model doesn't matching AU model (G920I).
This is HK stock.
"Should we run out of the stock in Sydney, stock will be dispatched from our HK warehouse via express courier. NO additional fees for customer at all."
$3 saving as compared to the previous deal is not a big saving IMO to make a separate post of it.
If this is allowed, ozbargain will struggle to manage 10 deals from stores with price difference of $1 and we would struggle to find real bargain.
Holy shit, TA posts a fantastic deal at a fantastic price and all people can talk about is conspiracy theories and complain?
Some people got issues with everything , I reckon.
Thanks TA, great deal.
I compared prices market wide and ordered this phone. Great savings as of today.
Don't worry about hypocritical people (most who haven't posted anything compared to you).
And look forward to what you post next!
Any offers for the galaxy s6 edge gold
i'm still looking for a deal like this.
anybody know any new ones out there with similar pricing? :(
Why didn't you just merge it with your previous post?
It's around the same price for the same phone in a different colour. Seems a bit overkill making separate posts…