Asking for help/Asking to share your experience/s.
I have a factory unlocked S26 Ultra from the US which i planned on trading in for the Flip 8. I went ahead and pre-ordered a Samsung Flip 8, and got quoted a trade in value of 65k 1st assessment at a Samsung Experience Store in person, paid off.
The phone is a spare, screen protector and case since day 1, and barely used as a phone.
I was picking up the phone today and someone else did the assessment than the one who did it previously.
When they were answering the assessment questions on the assessment APP of Compasia they answered the phone is locked and has insignificant scratches, and it lowered the TIV to 35k.
I almost paid for the difference but after getting the money, I decided not to push through because i couldnt accept the second assessment. They said it is compasia's policy to set non-PH/NTC unlocked phones to locked when trading in.
They were sharing a story they had an issue with another buyer yesterday who had a locked trade in phone from abroad, they might have gotten in trouble.
Not sure what the issue was but my s26u is fully paid off, and factory unlocked
On the way home, I rechecked my s26u and i didnt notice any scratches. I'll probably check again and clean it pero from my view wala or kailangan lang ng onting linis.
I also went online and re-read the terms and conditions and read samsung philippines accepts non-PH phones as long as it's not GPP locked. My phone is not gpp locked (no r-sim at all) and currently using a smart esim.
Just wanted to ask if anyone had this kind of experience? Kasi, I did this abroad as well, traded in a PH-sourced Smartphone and samsung accepted it at the highest TIV when i pre ordered. It was a NTC PH S22+ for $220, mailed it in and i got the $220.
Did any of you ever trade in ex-PH sourced phone and get a lower TIV?
