Its kind of funny that this topic came about when I'm selling my phone on ebay. I have a little bit to say on this, since this is my second i500 i'm selling online.

Padmewan, I think your advice is very valuable, as alot of people purchase phones on ebay, and end up with damaged compontents in CRUCIAL areas of the phone.

Grafitti pad, LCD screen, and the port on the bottom of the phone with the copper contacts.

Alot of novices try to jam this PDA on the HotSync cradle, rather than gently rocking the phone back (didn't read the manual, etc). If the port is damaged-you may not be able to charge, hotsync, or use it as a modem.

The value is slightly decreased on mine since it doesn't have an extra battery (but it does come with an extended 5-hour battery).

I don't think its reasonalbe to post the full ESN online because the last auction I had, someone tried to do an ESN swap to "see if it would work." They didn't even win the auction. I've never seen an ebay auction with ##RUN Pics, but i'm happy to say that my phone is not reconditioned, and is WK19.

I've been on these boards since January '02, I have a major interest in the iXXX series of CDMA phones - Seller reputations on Ebay can be easily slandered. People leave negative feedback because they don't get refunds within 3 days of their requests, etc. It's not fair to people like me who try to offer the best level of "CS" to ebayers, but some perople are quick to click that (-) button. Oh well, anyways, heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

Happy Thanksgiving!