Being ripped off.
Bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 from a mob called Eclipse Mint on Ebay. Went with them as they advertised a 12 month Australian Warranty. Phone had minor issues from the beginnig - the mic would often distort the speakers voice, the battery life was ridiculously low. At first I didn't pay any attention to either as I don't get to hear myself speak and when people would complain about the distortion, I'd put it down to reception. As for the battery I put that down to the fact I was playing around with it a shiteload more than my old phone, particularly using the web browser. Over time though it got to the stage where it would go flat in less than a 10hr shift when it was put in Flight Mode and left asleep in my kitbag.
Eventually I got tired of constantly charging it and having people complain about not being able to understand anything I said so I sent it off. Didn't hear anything back from the seller for a few weeks and had t chase them up constantly until I was given the phone number of the service centre. The service centre claimed water-damage which is outright BS. I know someone has mentioned in th past on here that the water indicator in phones can be set off by humidity and if this is the case, it's a very convenient way of getting out of a warranty.
Anyway, to cut a long story short. Service centre claim phone was sent back to seller. Seller keeps quiet for another few weeks then claims its sent phone to a different service centre. Another two weeks pass and after a few angry emails I get a response from a different guy at the seller who doesn't mention the 2nd service centre and informs me that it's not going to be repaired under warranty and if I want the handset returned I have to pay a $35 admin fee.
F***ing wankers