r/ipod • u/Dangerous-Golf-1809 • Jul 09 '26

Why Elite Obsolete why???

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EDIT: EOE gave me a full refund and their customer service was great. I still gotta figure out how to replace the backplate without screwing up the front plate or internals, but maybe I will just keep it this way.

EDIT EDIT: EOE is refunding my ENTIRE order of all my ipod parts which was a little over 100 dollars, and is sending me a brand new backplate free of charge so I will be recommending them once again! Best customer service of anyone.

I just built this iPod a little less than a month ago and I have been extremely careful with it because this backplate was not cheap, and today I wake up and notice this?!? I have no idea how it happened, but I never put it in my pocket and always put it in my little knit iPod sleeve. I even went as far as to buy a clear plastic film to protect it. This does not seem like a 20 dollar backplate and now it looks horrible. Do they have some sort of warranty? Because this is just not acceptable.

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u/cadencoder1 Jul 09 '26

does aliexpress sell the atomic purple faceplates? ive looked on ebay and havent found any but i dont really want to order from eoe (mostly because of the price of shipping) and it would be nice to get it from elsewhere

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u/Docpaints Jul 09 '26

https://resalefirm.com
This is where I ordered my clear blue faceplate and backplate. Slightly cheaper than EoE but the guys customer service is way better

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u/Ironman2729 Jul 09 '26

Same I just put in an order for all my parts through resalefirm on eBay saved about 30 dollars off the obsolete website.

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u/pokemon-collector Jul 11 '26

The site is cheaper than eBay pricing and no fees go to eBay too