[HTC Amaze 4G] StockDC2:
Thanks so much everyone for your great responses. I hope others interested in purchasing a phone off of CL can take a peek into this thread as a lot of the input is applicable for phones other than the Amaze.

Well, I have both good news and bad news. Why don't we start with the bad first :p. I woke up this morning and saw a 2 week old "perfect condition" HTC Amaze on Craigslist for $150. $150?! The seller is practically giving it away!! I call him right away (probably 30 minutes after he posted the ad) and tell him that I'll be on my way. Well, it was right around 8 AM in the morning and traffic was really really bad (Seattle). I ended up getting to the seller's house in an hour and a half.

He comes out and is fairly sketchy looking. He shows me the phone and tells me that he's received a bunch of calls from people that are willing to buy it right away. I notice that there is what looks to be red vinyl on the screen. He peels it off and hands me the phone. There are a few scratches on the screen and tons of nicks all over the edges of the phone. WTF!! The guy had told me that the phone was in perfect, brand-new condition. I ask if I can call customer service to make sure that the phone has not been blacklisted. He says OK. I dial 611 and then get to the automated menu where you can either type in numbers on the keypad or say where you would like to be directed to. I ask to speak to a representative. After a moment of silence, the question comes up again. "How can I help you today?" Ok..., something's weird. After yelling multiple times into the phone, the automated message tells me that it'll transfer me over to a representative (I'm assuming that it timed out). A rep picks up the phone and asks how I can be helped. I tell her that I'm purchasing a phone and would like to make sure that it is not blacklisted. Silence ensues. Uhmm..., ok, let me repeat that. I speak into the phone again and still get nothing. Great, not only is the phone in terrible shape, the speaker doesn't work.

I then get ready to pop my simcard out and notice something odd. There are no screws in the back of the phone!! Not to mention, the void sticker is gone. I tell him that he's wasted my time and that the phone has clearly been disassembled (my guess is that the screen has been replaced). He tells me that he purchased the phone from someone else but has another one that his "company" gave him. He goes back inside and comes out with another Amaze. I pop the back cover off to put in my sim card and notice a loose screw. I immediately look at the other holes and see that half of the screws are missing. Without even wasting more of my time, I tell him that it's clear that both phones have been disassembled and that I have no interested in purchasing either of the phones from him. I jump back into my car, check my phone, and what do I see? An Amaze for $200. I immediately call the seller and set up an appointment to meet him. The phone ends up being perfect with box, manuals, charger, etc and checks out with T-Mobile so I pay him and finally tell myself that I am an Amaze owner :D.

One thing I noticed about this phone is that the battery life SUCKS! I get a lot of business emails so I check my email frequently. I've found that this alone causes the phone to not even last a day. The plus though is that the phone has an EXCELLENT build quality. I've had a ton of phones in the past (iPhone 3/3GS/4/4S, Galaxy S2, Infuse, G2X, Titan II, etc) and with the exception of the Titan II, it's the sturdiest phone I've ever had. Definitely happy with my purchase although I'm not entirely convinced that I'll be keeping this phone for very long with its poor battery life :(. Anyway, thought I'd share my story!