Found a good deal (bout RM500 cheaper than official store) for a mobile phone in Shopee with very good reviews. Sells quite a number of mobile phones in his listings. Seems legit.

However, when pry further, seller does not have a physical shop but he's OK to do COD. Seller said the phone is malaysia set and warranty can send to any service centre in malaysia.

Has anyone ever bought from such sellers and faced any issues before? Would like to gather some input before buying.

yeah after all those vouchers, rm500 cheaper than official store. seller has 4.9* review. i see most of his 1* reviews are from broken tempered glass, scratches on phone cases & etc. didn't see any low star reviews saying the phone is fake or they received a 2nd hand phone.

other sellers are also selling cheaper than official store. bout 200-300 cheaper.

it's a new model. that's why it's quite scary

i asked the seller, he said it's not. but he said if want to use overseas sim card, 1st time using the phone must use a malaysia sim card and have a short 5 mins call. after that can use any sim card. not sure how does this work.

https://shopee.com.my/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Flip...4e-f89f2ff104d1

i believe he's referring to the hokkien idiom, un un jiak beehoon. basically means will not go wrong.

anyway just an update, i bit the bullet and ordered from the seller. will update again once i get the phone. hope i won't receive a brick

yeah. buy from official store no fear.

choiii

yeah. will definitely do full unboxing, check imei number & etc.

just got my phone. as advertised. orginal samsung malaysia set.

the shop that i bought from has quite a number of reviews. so i guess lesser chance of receiving a brick.

anyway just checked my warranty status on samsung website, it's valid until 31 august 2026.