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2012-07-25 , 22:51
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I'd be looking for these:
  • flaking paint on keypad
  • scratches, nicks, etc on display bezel
  • two bright points about 2.5cm (one inch) apart near center of display
  • obviously non-standard IMEI sticker in battery compartment or one that doesn't match IMEI shown by phone's software.
  • CSSU already installed (not damage but a 'not going to happen on a new one' sort of thing.)
  • battery that looks, or acts, like it has been around the block more times than the postman.
The bright points would be the best give-away that this is a recycled device as they do not usually show up immediately, as I recall. There is a thread or two about these elsewhere on talk.maemo.org (TMO).
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