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[Nexus 4 Accessories] _guzzler_:
I ordered poetic bumper on dec 9 from amazon. It said back then that it will ship after 31. Now that its in stock it still says on my order details that it will ship after 31 :(

Same dealer exact deal.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] heat361:
It says this item will arrive after the 25th
[Nexus 4 Accessories] voonbag:
^ Hello. I would like to buy one, or pre-order one, as the case may be. If there's any available before you finish the process.

If there's none available, then that's fine too.

I will PM you.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ngy:
Hey man, if you do shipping to Canada, put me on the list! thanks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Hey, I feel you, bro. I know that you're only trying to be nice.

Just to inform you, I'm still very very very interested in purchasing a replica bumper from you (maybe more than one, if my friends want it too).

The problem is, PayPal in Indonesia don't accept cash deposits/top-ups, only credit card.

And as far as I know, credit card in PayPal, can't transfer funds (we can only pay through merchants).

Do you suggestion on how should I pay you?

Oh yeah, not to put you on pressure or anything, but do you have ETA on the bumpers?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
I don't have a definite ETA beyond "probably next week". The inability to confirm the date is the main reason why I'm so exasperated.

https://www.paypal.com/worldwide/ - It seems that you can pay through an Indonesian bank account? Otherwise I'd try sending you an invoice as a merchant and see whether paypal accepts it. :)

Worse comes to worse, you can send rupiah in an envelope and I can use it in Batam eating seafood haha. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] meher91:
Hey Thanks..! :)

Let me know whn u receive ur order...

Going through the whole thread, I can see how much effort you have taken and on top of that translating the conversations with the seller for our sake...very nice of you...

Thanks..!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I tried to send funds to a friend in the States through PayPal back November when I was itching for the Nexus. Then I found out that they don't have cooperation with Indonesian banks, so I can't top up. I can only pay through PayPal with a credit card. I had to use the old "paper money in the envelope, in the bag of a guy, in an airplane" trick.

But the merchant workaround might just work. We'll see.

Haha that would be epic, bro. But don't fret, I just remembered that I have a cousin who works at a bank in Singapore. He would transfer the $$$ to you if our merchant PayPal scheme fails.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
Latest update from the seller - he's as frazzled as me lol.

昨天发了70...

I sent out 70 yesterday

我用的淘宝助手

The taobao aide I'm using...

11:22:28 PM

搞死我了

I'm screwed by it.

0 11:22:47 PM

不好意思大家

Sorry everyone.

0 11:23:02 PM

对不起啊

I'm sorry.

0 11:23:40 PM

我还把准备送给前面的膜的都送了

I gave all the screen protectors that were supposed to be given to early birds.

0 11:24:15 PM

今天发到的占便宜了

Those whose orders I sent out today got a bonus.

0 11:24:35 PM

今天发的每人送了3套膜

Everyone got 3 sets of screen protectors.

0 11:25:23 PM

拖了这么长时间我总得有点表示是不

After dragging for so long I felt like I had to do something.

0 11:26:11 PM

我拍了个扫描枪

I bought a laser gun.

0 11:26:16 PM

已经发货了

It's been sent out.

0 11:26:57 PM

估计明天下午就能到我手里

I should get it by tomorrow afternoon.

0 11:27:54 PM

是的

Yes.

0 11:28:04 PM

现在还在手动

I'm still filling in every form manually. ---> TN: This is the killer part... when I saw it I was like omgwtfbbq

0 11:28:15 PM

我没干过淘宝

I never sold via taobao before.

0 11:31:27 PM

我崩溃了

I'm going bonkers

0 11:31:37 PM

一屋子快递单子和包装

My house is full of courier order slips and parcels
[Nexus 4 Accessories] smirkis:
add me to the list when you get the final products. I want to compare it to my original LG bumper for everyone.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
Thanks for volunteering altruistically, especially since you already have an original! However... I don't mean to be rude but is there a point in having a comparison review? By the time you get the replica, I'd have sent out to all of the buyers here and no longer have any left. If it is bad, people will know not to buy but there will be none left to sell. If it is good, people will want to buy but there will be none left anyway.

If you already have the original, perhaps you should save the money and direct it to a more worthy cause? :) Of course, if you want it as a spare or you wish to benefit those who can buy from taobao directly (which isn't many people here) you're welcome to order one. :)

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:56 PM ----------

Ooh, that would be great! I have accounts at DBS, UOB and OCBC so it should be fine. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] smirkis:
it's much more then just a comparison (which im sure many people wouldn't mind seeing) but i have 3-4 friends who never had a chance to order the original and i'd like to give it to one of them. plus, its only 20 bucks lol. never seen anyone trying to sell something question my use of purchase before, again i am 1 of 8 or so nexus 4's in my circle and i'm sure one of them would like a bumper. of course i could order the poetic bumper which i've ordered 3 of already but they keep falling apart lol.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wngmv:
How many of you (in the US) are interested in purchasing? I just refunded it (because I saw the Amazon one). The guy is super nice but it takes forever if he is shipping directly from China. From past experience it takes about 2 weeks. I'm not in no way competing with innumerabilis and I appreciate what he did, but it would be cheaper for us if we ship from China together to save on shipping. (They have outrageous shipping costs to overseas)

I can go ahead and order a couple (I have address in China and credit card and everything), but is this quality better than the one on Amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/Shenit-Bumper-Google-Nexus-Protector/dp/B00AUDSY0K/?tag=notebookscom-20
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Emama:
who knows.

It does not have any real photos yet
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
That's because I am not a typical seller. If I wanted profit I would have sold it for more. :)

Please feel free to go ahead! At the beginning my idea was to cater mainly to Indonesians, Australians, Indians and those around the Asian region because they will receive it much faster than those in the US or Canada. I am not shipping from China, I am shipping from Singapore. (And Singapore is not part of China, if you didn't know...)

One concern is how soon the seller will dispatch the goods. If he is sending out 70 a day and there are thousands of buyers... it may take days before you get the goods. Hopefully the handheld scanner he bought will speed things up!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] n1ggyn1ce:
selling my LG bumper in case anyone wants it before I put it on Ebay. $40 shipped, it's just sitting there on my desk..I've been using the Ringke case instead.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] formicae:
Suicide isn't the answer, little buddy! It'll work out!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
Haha, he probably meant a handheld barcode or QR code scanner.

The seller is pulling a Google when it comes to FIFO - when he said the Taobao aide software is screwing him, he meant that it led him to send out bumpers to people who ordered later. Of course the first 200 people who ordered were very unhappy. You should see the vitriol that is being sloshed around in the QQ group.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] electric0ant:
out of interest, which seller on taobao did you order from? the price seems to vary from 60-98 rmb for the replica bumpers on there so I'm not sure which seller actually has them now ready to ship.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
The link is in the very first post of this thread.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] electric0ant:
sorry my bad! totally forgot about that link.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jak3z:
So I got my shipping order receipt from dx-box.com, in 3 days I should be able to track it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] radmor11:
Don't hold your breath. There is no single person whose number works.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jak3z:
Not really worried about it. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidtoy09:
Once it's on the boat, you can't track it. Free shipments from China mostly go through boats.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] definiteform:
Dear Customer,

We are very sorry, We are to contact the logistics company ,We recently most of the tracking number doesn't work, but your orders are already shipping, shipping time 7 - 15 days

I asked them that, because I made a donation of $25, I needed a letter from DX-BOX for the IRS so I could claim the $25 payment I made as a donation to a charity.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidfoshizzle:
I canceled my order couple days ago

"Vanilla android >jail broken iOS>90" TV's"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jak3z:
Not my first HK/China purchase, its ok :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] radmor11:
I paid for registered airmail and asked them twice about my not working tracking number and got no response. That's why I'm concerned.

If no one here gets his bumper next week I'll start getting my money back from paypal.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidtoy09:
lol good one. But I doubt the IRS accepts DX-Box as a legitimate charity organization.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Xanderwufu:
Don't worry, tracking codes from China are useless, I've had many and some work and other don't. Though the ones that work tells you NOTHING useful.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wngmv:
LOL of course I know Singapore is not part of China. I just don't want to be assumed to be rude to you....Since you are doing this.

I don't think there are a lot N4 in China. Maybe a couple hundred, but not the magnitude as here in the States. When I was back there in December the dealer told me he didn't think there is a single on in my city (Qingdao).

For those who said the tracking doesn't work. Mine when ordered on Ebay always worked.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Amberyl:
Does anyone have it already?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] thesebastian:
I got the same answer. Should arrive next week whether is true.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mayortheslayer:
Im sure it will take 15 days and not any sooner. My order shipped 10 business days ago.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] khanh1289:
I hope they make more bumpers than LG did..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
No, feel free to conduct your own US-based MO. :)

It's just that I've met too many Americans who think Singapore is part of China.. When I said I was from Singapore, they go, "Oh, I've always wanted to go to China." >_>

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Latest updates from the seller:

12:12:08 AM

这个bumper也是内外圈分开的，还是固定的？

Is this bumper made of of two components, or is it one solid mass?

12:13:13 AM

内外分开

It is separated.

12:13:32 AM

跟官方完全一模一样

Just like the original.

终于达到我想要的样子了

I've finally got it tweaked to the point where I am satisfied.

12:15:30 AM

颜色对的

The colour is correct now.

12:15:38 AM

拟合官方对比一下就行了

If you compare it to the original you'll see.

12:16:05 AM

淘宝上只有我一个在用这个和官方一样的油

On taobao only I am using the same oil as the original. [TN: Yes, he said oil. Not sure what that means... colouring oil perhaps?]

12:16:25 AM

蛋蛋什么时候出 其他 颜色？

When are you coming out with bumpers of other colours?

12:16:38 AM

估计年前是出不了了

I don't think it is possible to produce them before Chinese New Year [in Feb]

12:16:44 AM

工厂太忙

The factory is too busy.

12:21:20 AM

发了不少

Today I sent out quite a lot.

12:21:25 AM

发了100多个

Over 100 orders.

12:21:35 AM

这两天录得单子没发

Those who ordered in the last two days were not attended to.

12:21:55 AM

为了改紧一些

So that the early preorders can be settled.

12:22:19 AM

明天什么时候发啊蛋总

When are you sending out the bumpers tomorrow?

12:22:59 AM

明天下午都能发出去

By tomorrow [Saturday] afternoon all the bumpers for the preorders will be sent out.

12:23:09 AM

处了这两天拍的

Except those who bought in the last two days.

12:24:50 AM

工厂产量没问题

There is no problem with the quantity now.

12:24:59 AM

明天发呢

I'll send them all out tomorrow.

12:26:39 AM

每个角度看颜色深浅都不一样

From every angle the colour depth looks different.

12:26:44 AM

原装的也这样

The same holds true for the original.

12:27:22 AM

明天大概什麼時候發?

What time will you send out the goods tomorrow?

12:28:18 AM

下午快递公司来收

In the afternoon the courier company will come to collect.

12:28:40 AM

8点左右会有信息反馈

By 8pm you should be able to track the packages.

12:29:12 AM

几百件，快递来了也要忙好久的了

With hundreds of packages, the courier company will take some time too.

12:29:49 AM

很快的

It will be fast.

12:30:06 AM

反正明天能发完个400-500单

In any case tomorrow afternoon I will complete 400 to 500 orders.

12:30:34 AM

淘宝订的明天都能发完？

Will all taobao orders be completed by tomorrow?

12:32:04 AM

没问题

No problem.

12:32:28 AM

估计能发到10号-15号

I think I can send out bumpers for those who ordered on 10th to 15th Jan.

12:32:39 AM

我尽力吧

I'll try my best.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] vertizontal:
Hi, I've been following this thread for a while, and waiting to see what this bumper looks like.

Has anyone seen this video of it yet?

v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTA0MDE1NDQ0.html

(sorry as a new user it won't let me paste as a link)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] vvtc:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Aluminu...709&pid=100015&prg=1085&rk=1&sd=190786451916&

Anyone care to translate the chinese in the pictures?

It will be interesting if the outer shell is actually aluminum. Is this different from QSpades?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] heat361:
$35?From what I know many other manufacturers are making bumpers so you should see cheaper ones than that. I'm going to ask shenit if they are going to make different color replicas.

Edit: I was looking closer at that bumper and the aluminum looks a lot better than the one on the official nexus 4 bumper.It says in the description that its made out of Aluminum(alloy).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] sMtt:
Anyone got news from Shenit? They removed 20th January thing on their Amazon page. I'm wondering their bumpers too.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] heat361:
It says they have in stock now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wngmv:
Didn't mention anything about whether it's exacfly like the original. Just a bunch of ads.

PS it mentions in English that those are aluminum.

Stills eating on words about Shenit cases...why is it so hard to get a bumper case???
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
For those who ordered from me, I've received the goods in China. Now in the process of forwarding them to Singapore.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] otariq:
Wouldn't aluminium degrade the signal
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mariotme:
How many still available sir?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jt.61:
Not sure if anyone saw these close up pics from taobao:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] otariq:
What is the bumper made of? Tpu with that plastic ring?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidfoshizzle:
Blood,sweat,tears,...

"Vanilla android >jail broken iOS>90" TV's"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] smirkis:
there gonna get sued selling with that packaging lol
[Nexus 4 Accessories] radmor11:
DX box added new picture in product description section, here:

http://dx-box.com/brand-new-sealed-...mper-oem-google-case-black-free-shipping.html

What does it mean? I guess they recieved new bumpers (maybe even from the same manufacturer that innumerabilis, strange time coincidence). Of course there's no chance to see back side of the bumper box to confirm if it's really 100% official ;)

Still, I'm not convinced that I'll ever recieve my bumper from them.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] thesebastian:
I'm still waiting mine. Shipped January 9th. Should arrive this week. Tracking number doesn't work.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Perilla_:
Nobody received dx bumper?

Enviado desde mi Nexus 4 usando Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Accessories] SanzaBlancoAkA2C:
Is the piece around the TPU aluminum or plastic like the OEM bumper?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Nope ordered dec 19 shipped jan 4:rolleyes: Hopefully this week:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidtoy09:
Did you get a tracking number or shipment number? I ordered on Jan 12 and only received a "Shipment Number" on Jan 14.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Ya but it doesn't work. Quite a few ppl got tracking numbers and not working either
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
$25?!? The OEM bumper is $27 shipped (I know it's not in stock, but still!)

This bumper looks nice but $25 is a lot for a replica. lol
[Nexus 4 Accessories] babywarez:
The dx-box bumper doesn´t looks like a replica for me, actually looks like it is the OEM bumper case.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] intekmdma:
can you provide your sources how you came up with OEM?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] electric0ant:
I just bought from the same seller, and he said he would be unable to ship mine out today, hopefully tomorrow or day after.

Looks like he does have a lot of orders to get through.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] YasooKhuul:
I tried to buy a bumper here: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.2.VJ3Txn&id=16746026157

But i cannot enter a valid mobile number to verfiy my account. I'm from Germany...

Can I buy this item via BuyChina (http://www.buychina.com/items/googl...-border-four-sons-and-four-prince-xswrousmkmj) ?

I'm wondering because the pictures on BuyChina are different to the pictures on taobao original site?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DforDesign:
Anyone received his dxbox bumper?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] aaurelio:
I ordered the bumper from this site on the 23/12/2012 and stool have not received it in Australia. Anybody else order from this site and how long does it take?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] definiteform:
I'm still waiting in Bangkok ordered 27th Dec shipped 4th Jan. I'm expecting this week.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Ya ordered on dec 19 shipped jan 4 :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] vertizontal:
I ordered from the taobao.com seller and one of the Shenit ones from amazon. Will be interesting to compare the two of them.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Amberyl:
dx-box, lg nexus 4 bumper description... but anybody have it yet...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidtoy09:
The bumper sold from DX-BOX is like an UFO. Everyone sees it but no one has concrete evidence that it exists.

However, all it takes is ONE person to receive it to prove its existence lol :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
You sure those aren't the OEM bumpers?! o_O
[Nexus 4 Accessories] thesebastian:
In the site it says that they are real bumpers.

But we don't think so....

Anyway....let's wait for one bumper to arrive (or not) and share results.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ikeahloe:
aluminum bumper with LG style

Hey not sure if this already was covered.

I ordered one of these

ebay dot come /itm/NEW-Aluminum-Metal-Soft-TPU-Bumper-Frame-Case-Cover-For-Google-Nexus-4-LG-E960-/190786451916?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2c6bc239cc

looks like a nexus 4 official bumper replica, but with aluminum. Could be scam or something, but it's not too much money and i got pad this week. free shipping. I'll post a picture and any pros cons when i get it in. sometime bewteen a week and 2 weeks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Ftwisawesome:
Are you kidding me 35 USD is cheap for a cover? not even a cover since it only protects the edges leaves the back & front fragile for any type of damage.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] z3phyr02:
I was wondering the same thing about the DX-box bumper! I ordered it like a month ago. On the site it says order complete, got an email from them with a tracking number but it doesn't work. Emailed them the other day but haven't got a reply yet.

Was wondering if I've been scammed

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] trident167:
The DX-box replica looks good. I'm waiting to see what some of you say when you receive your orders. I think price is a little steep for a replica considering OEM price almost the same.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
But its impossible to buy the real LG one at value cause Google isn't selling them.

This DX-box replicas just give me Im a bad feeling.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Amberyl:
DX-box bumper dont exist...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Still waiting for DX-BOX to ship my bumper. Placed an order on dec 19 shipped out jan 4 so they say:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidtoy09:
According to DX-BOX website, the bumpers are 100% original OEM which I presumed legitimate or NOT a copycat. I still have hope we'll get our bumpers :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] heat361:
Shenit nexus 4 bumper pictures have been updated

http://www.amazon.com/Shenit-Bumper...qid=1358860984&sr=1-1&keywords=shenit+nexus+4

At $12.95 this is a bargain :D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] aaurelio:
I think that dx-box has ripped us all off. Mine is nearly a month and the tracking number doesn't work, that's bull. Plus I have sent then an email and no reply also you will notice that there online chat is never available now. That smells of being ripped off. I think it's time to get PayPal on to this
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Kag:
Try this tracking site instead

http://www.17track.net/IndexEn.html

It works for some China tracking numbers which didn't work on those main sites.

Good luck.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] radmor11:
Of course my number doesn't work on that 17track website (what a surprise :rolleyes:).

I hope there won't be any problem to get money back from paypal, has anyone tried to do so?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] plasticdarlow:
I had used Paypal "pay after delivery" . No money has come out of my account yet.

Since I haven't received it yet, I have put in a dispute. You will have no problems getting your money back. I've done it before. Just make sure to start a dispute.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] aaurelio:
Mine doesn't work either. There is no doubt that this is a scam
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Yep not working either..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
Looks like the OEM bumper lol
[Nexus 4 Accessories] heat361:
Yep that's because its a replica hence the name of the thread :) it looks exactly like the other replicas :D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jak3z:
New update on the dx-box shipping info: We are very sorry ,Because nexus 4 packaging with LG logo, Stayed a long time in Customs. Has now been restored, 1-2 days you can check tracking number
[Nexus 4 Accessories] athome93:
hello, last reply by sales@dx-box.com
[Nexus 4 Accessories] yyz71:
Same junk reply i got:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] radmor11:
If I don't recieve it until end of the month I'll try to get my money from paypal anyway. I don't want to end up without money and without my bumper.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] donutman:
Internationally shipping can take up from a month to a month and a half. Especially if you ordered during the holiday season.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] lexcyn:
Tracking number I got doesn't work on that 17track.net site either.

Starting to worry we got screwed. :crying:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] plasticdarlow:
If you used Paypal, don't worry. You'll get your money back!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] thesebastian:
Even if it has been more than a month?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DforDesign:
Yes, you got 45days.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] starfarer:
Out of patience now. Is there way to cancel order direct from DX or just raise dispute with PayPal?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] aaurelio:
How is it your getting replies from them and the rest of us aren't?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] innumerabilis:
For those who ordered from me, the first batch of bumpers have arrived in Singapore. I have started to PM some of you down the list, according to the time that you placed the order with me.

There are only 15 bumpers for the first batch (and it is split between XDA and HWZ - the Singapore forum) so not all of you will get it. The next batch of 20 bumpers will arrive this Friday. I had to ship them in two batches because there weren't enough stock and I didn't want you guys to wait. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kyogoku:
Can you post the actual pic of it? :)

▒ Android 4.2.1 @ Google neXus4 ▒
[Nexus 4 Accessories] SanzaBlancoAkA2C:
What's the quality of the bumpers? Is the ring around the TPU actually aluminum?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DforDesign:
Answer from dxbox through PayPal dispute:

"Your order has been shipping in January 7, shipping time 7-15 days, Sorry for the delay of shipping, you can keep this dispute until you receive the product"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] aaurelio:
So they are claiming that we will get it. It doesn't make sense. I will open a dispute just to make sure my money is safe.

This will be the last time I buy anything from that site as the service is terrible.