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[WTB] used Ryzen + MATX mobo + 12gb ram

techretro — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:46:30 +0800

Item(s): used AMD Ryzen + MATX mobo (with 4 ram slots) + 12gb ram

Package includes:

Price: ~600-800 (depends on actual cpu & ram)

Warranty: preferably yes. If no, lets chat

Dealing method: COB only

Location: KL (bangsar South or near Segambut)

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: used

[WTH] Java Backend Engineer

techretro — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 10:57:02 +0800

Name of Company: IPG Mediabrands (Sister company of a fortune 500, IPG)

Location: The Horizon @ Bangsar South

Role: Java Backend Engineer

Remuneration:
+ RM5,000 - RM11,000
+ RM120 monthly travel allowance
+ RM180 monthly mobile allowance

Culture:
+ Healthy corporate culture that focus on employee's growth
+ 2 days working in office, 3 day working from home (this might change when the brand office is ready by Q2 2019)
+ Agile, we improves ourself by flying agile coach from United States to train us. (Scrum Master doesnt code, and Product Owner doesnt interfere mid sprint )

Position: Mid level engineer or Senior level engineer

Requirements: There is only one requirement, and that is to "Build Product". To build product, you probably need to have:
• 2-7 years Java hands on experience that covers Spring Boot, MySQL/Postgres, Spring, and uber strong Hibernate skill
• Experience implementing TDD or BDD in DDD architecture application, RESTfull web services
• Experience interacting with third party interfaces, example Google Analytics APIs. Familiarity writing your own APIs.
• Knowledge in design + Implementing scalable AWS building blocks like: Elastic Container Service, Auto Scaling Group, Load Balancer and etc.
• Solid development, trouble shooting, bug tracking, and quality assurance methodologies
• Able to stay ahead of the curve with new and emerging technologies
• Front-end chops are nice to have, and production development experience with one or more JavaScript libraries including React.js, Angular, jQuery, Backbone.js etc.

Contact Person: cG9oc29vbi55YXAjbWJ3dy5jb20= .

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Fortune 500 company hiring QA Automation Engineer

techretro — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:35:18 +0800

The Company i work for is call IPG Mediabrands. IPG as the parent company is a fortune 500, listed in New York Stock Exchange.

IPG Mediabrands was founded by Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) in 2007 to manage all of its global media related assets. Today, we manage over $37 billion in marketing investment on behalf of our clients, employing over 8,500 marketing communication specialists in more than 130 countries.

The role we are hiring is: Senior Analyst - Quality Assurance (Test Automation)

Role Summary
The candidate must have a firm grasp of end-to-end test automation project execution which includes great understanding of test automation frameworks, test automation tools, and its execution in CI environments. This is a contract to hire position with a duration of 06 months. (In the pass 6 months, we have converted more than 10 performing contractors to Full Time Employee)

Responsibilities
• Perform test automation planning and assessing tools to use to automate tests on the developed application.
• Team up with developers and QA members to plan for test automation strategy and its execution.
• Design and develop software automation scripts based on functional specifications, driven by quality initiatives.
• Work with existing and new software functionality to deliver software solutions including; workflow automation, functional libraries, data comparison tools, and test and measurement solutions.
• Create and execute both manual and automated tests of web applications, raise defects, and work towards resolutions with all stakeholders as part of AGILE and SCRUM practices.
• Work closely with team members, project managers, developers, and operations, before, during and after software releases to insure a solid set of communication.
• Contribute to Quality process improvement, feature discussions, design and code reviews.

Requirements
• 3+ years of commercial software automation experience on multi-tiered web-based applications, with emphasis on automated testing techniques.
• Proficiency working in remote Unix/Linux-based (shell) environments.
• Efficient skills in performing software investigations and debugging operations.
• Strong web application UI and database testing experience.
• Very informed on how an Internet Browser works, including a strong grasp on the existence and usage of the Internet Browser DOM.
• Must have software development experience, or comparable education, in the following areas:
o JavaScript (or Java)
o Database query scripting; for example MySQL, or SQL
o XML/JSON-RESTtransactions
o Selenium Test Toolset
• Capable of research on emerging tools and see the potential of adopting those tools in test automation projects.
• Creative in writing effective automated test scripts that help identifying regression defects.
• Experience with SCRUM and AGILE methodologies and understand how they can be leveraged to achieve Quality Assurance needs required in product deliveries.
• Solid experience documenting Test Plan, Test Case, and Defect Reports.
• The following are desirable/plus levels of experience:
o Understanding of Java Script programming in Nodejs and Test Automation Framework such as Internjs and Frisbyjs are highly desirable.
o Experiencedesigningandexecutingperformancetestingagainstenterpriselevelweb systems.
o Build and configuration management experience using Jenkins.
o Performing automation against a Cloud system, such as AWS.
o Database scripting skills against NoSQL, and Hadoop repositories.

Personal Attributes
• Must have a strong sense of commitment and responsibility
• Passion for quality and impeccable attention to details
• Self-motivated team player
• Solid analytical, problem solving, negotiation and organizational skills
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a very dynamically environment and meeting tight project deadlines
• Fast learner – should be able to quickly come up to speed with different technologies including using what’s been learned to develop prototypes, if required.

Salary: Depending on the experience and skillsets, it be anywhere around RM6,000 - RM12,000
Office Location: Bangsar South (10-15 mins walk from Kerinchi LRT station)
Benefits: Partial Flexible working location (2 days in Office, another 3 days of your choice), many up skilling opportunities and other standard packages

To apply, email your updated Resume to: cG9oc29vbi55YXAjbWJ3dy5jb20=

[WTS] Apple iPhone Xr, Black, 128GB

techretro — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 22:02:57 +0800

Item(s): Apple Xr

Package includes: Original package, brand new, in box

Price: RM3500 (reduced from 3750, further reduced reduced from 3550)

Warranty: Malaysia

Dealing method: COD around Jalan Ipoh, Monk Kiara, Bangsar South (Depending on day)

Location: KL

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Brand new in box

Picture: as attached

Reason for sale: a gift, and Change of mind.

[WTH] Mid/Senior Analyst, DevOps

techretro — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 22:20:51 +0800

Name of Company: IPG Mediabrands (http://www.mediabrandsww.com/)
Interpublic Group - IPG (NYSE: IPG) is one of the big four global advertising & marketing holding companies. Its subsidiaries specialize in consumer advertising, digital marketing, media planning and buying, and public relations. IPG Mediabrands was created by IPG in 2007 by merging the well-known Universal McCann and Initiative Media Agencies to manage all of its global media-related assets. IPG Mediabrands employs 8,500 communications specialists operating in 127 countries and manages $36B in global media billings.

This role will work in a Technology hub which involve in developing solutions for display, search & social advertising. It will create value to IPG Mediabrands clients through solutions that take the wealth of data an agency has access to, and assist clients & agency leaders to collate, visualize & interpret this marketing data. This team is in KL, Malaysia as a global centre of excellence where the team works work with internal & external clients around the world. Operating with the agility & pace of a startup, but with the scale & security of a large media conglomerate, this is an exciting time to join this venture.

Role: Mid/Senior Analyst, DevOps
IPG Mediabrands is currently seeking a highly motivated, technically proficient Mid/Senior Analyst, DevOps to fill an immediate need. Reporting to the Manager, QA & Support, the successful candidate will need to have a passion for scripting and coding, be committed to collaboration through effective communication, continuous process enhancement and shared support. The candidate should enjoy working in a startup-like environment and be able to function independently in a cross-functional team.
This role requires an individual who has a passion for technology and media. Also, further their experience in real-world business scenarios.

Responsibilities:
• Develop & implement project customizations, configurations for applications
• Design/coding of automation techniques to speed-up efforts for supporting applications & systems
• Actively contribute to building, testing, and releasing software rapidly, frequently and reliably
• Identify and implement solutions for performance bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve application & system issues
• Administer, maintain and support existing applications & systems flows

Requirements:
• 4+ years of experience and knowledge in development, network operations and/or system administration
• Strong JavaScript skills
• Demonstrable knowledge in MySQL queries
• Good knowledge of designing and scripting against APIs; POST/GET
• Solid grasp on memory operations, cache/virtual/storage within Apache systems
• Comfortable navigating around *nix environments
• Hands on experience in several scripting languages:
o Unix Shell, Groovy, Perl, Python

Personal Attributes:
• Solid communication skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Effective attention to detail and follow through
• Proven ability to work in multi-cultural environment
• Strong desire to learn new things and pass knowledge acquired onto others

Contact Person: PM or apply through jobstreet(http://www.jobstreet.com.my/en/job/2937136)

Status: Open

[WTS] BrandNew iPhone 6s Plus 128G further reduced

techretro — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:04:29 +0800

Item(s): New iPhone 6s Plus 128G Silver

Package includes: Brand new in seal.

Price: RM4100 (Retail is RM4,699)

Warranty: Brand new, from Apple Malaysia

Dealing method: COD only

Location of seller: Jalan Ipoh, Publika, Bangsar south.

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: New

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Item(s) conditions: NEW

Picture: see attachment below.

Reason for sale: Extra

[WTS] New iPhone 6s Plus 64G (sold)

techretro — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:02:48 +0800

Item(s): New iPhone 6s Plus 64G

Package includes: Brand new in seal.

Price: RM3800 (sold)

Warranty: Brand new, from Apple Malaysia

Dealing method: COD only

Location of seller: Jalan Ipoh, Publika, Bangsar South

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: New

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Item(s) conditions: NEW

Picture: see attachment below.

Reason for sale: Extra

[wts] In Win 707 (SOLD)

techretro — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:30:20 +0800

Item(s): In Win 707 Full ATX Casing

Package includes: In Win 707 With Box + 3 Original fans + 2 Enermax Twister 120mm led fans (800, 1500, 2200 rpm)

Price: Offer me

Warranty: Starting from Aug 2015

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Jln Ipoh, Publika, Bangsar South

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 4 Mth

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Item(s) conditions: 9/10 (scratch on screw area)

Reason for sale: Down Sizing

Sold. Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC 2GB

techretro — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:06:04 +0800

Item(s): Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC 2GB

Package includes: Card + DVI-VGA converter

Price: Offer me

Warranty: 7 day personal

Dealing method: COD (Jln Ipoh, Publika, Bangsar, Bangsar South)

Location of seller: KL

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 2yr

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Item(s) conditions: 9/10 fully working condition (just a sticker came out from fan)

[WTB] R9 270 or GTX 950 2GB or >HD7950

techretro — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:44:47 +0800

Item(s):R9 270 or GTX 950 or >HD7950

Package includes: A working 2GB+ Graphic Card, anything else is bonus

price: Offer me

Warranty: Is a bonus if still have

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Jln Ipoh, Publika, Bangsar South

Contact method/details: PM

Item(s) conditions: Good working condition.

[WTS] SOLD Macbook air 11", New (Seal open only)

techretro — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:47:55 +0800

Item(s): Macbook Air 11" bought at 16 Mar 2015

Package includes: Everything untouched. including the opened seal

Price: RM2700

Warranty:

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Jalan Ipoh, Pubika, Solaris, Bangsar South

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: bought at 16 Mar 2015

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Item(s) conditions: New, never used. Just the seal was open.

Reason for sale: Helping a friend to sell this Macbook Air since she never used. She bought it on 16 Mar 2015 at RM3499. She just open the box, and never even turn on the power. It was sitting inside the closet ever since. Still have ~5 months warranty left.

The full spec is:
Screen 11"
CPU i5 1.4G
Memory 4Gb
Flash Storage 256b

[WTH] Dev & Support, Fortune 500 company

techretro — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:00:19 +0800

[WTH] PHP Web Developer

techretro — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:30:29 +0800

Name of Company: IPG Mediabrands (http://www.mediabrandsww.com/)
Interpublic Group - IPG (NYSE: IPG) is one of the big four global advertising & marketing holding companies. Its subsidiaries specialize in consumer advertising, digital marketing, media planning and buying, and public relations. IPG Mediabrands was created by IPG in 2007 by merging the well-known Universal McCann and Initiative Media Agencies to manage all of its global media-related assets. IPG Mediabrands employs 8,500 communications specialists operating in 127 countries and manages $36B in global media billings.

This role will work in a Technology hub which involve in developing solutions for display, search & social advertising. It will create value to IPG Mediabrands clients through solutions that take the wealth of data an agency has access to, and assist clients & agency leaders to collate, visualize & interpret this marketing data. This team is in KL, Malaysia as a global centre of excellence where the team works work with internal & external clients around the world. Operating with the agility & pace of a startup, but with the scale & security of a large media conglomerate, this is an exciting time to join this venture.

Role: Web Developer
IPG Mediabrands is seeking a Web Developer who is passionate about building beautiful websites and applications across our portfolio of companies. You should be comfortable with the entire web stack, from implementing visual designs to working with backend databases. We are looking for a junior/mid level developer that can round out our technology team, is self motivated, and can deliver business value in an environment that fosters creativity, play, and hard work. Tremendous opportunity for growth in our global organization.

Why Join us:
We offer a culture based on trust, freedom & ownership. Employees are able to manage their own time & location with flexible hours and remote working environment. We focus on productivity, ability & attitude as primary factors of success in our organization.

Reponsibilities:
• Work directly with the Director of Design in bringing visual ideas and concepts to life.
• Work directly with business owners to define and prioritize requirements, and help in architecting solutions to their most critical needs incrementally.
• Collaborate with third party vendors on development efforts, and take a project from concept to design, development, release, and maintenance.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects for a given client and/or across multiple clients; prioritize requests and understand roles/responsibilities of project team members to effectively fulfill requests without supervision.
• Pro-actively and independently identify solutions and formulate actions plans to resolve problems.
• Communicate to all members of the project team in a concise and effective manner; consolidate and distribute information in a streamlined way.
• Effectively communicate and present ideas/solutions in a non-complex manner that is easy for all levels from junior to senior leadership to understand; tailor all messages for the appropriate audience.
• Learn how data is used within an agency or client team in order to advise on how data can be best leveraged to provide business value
• Collaborate with the technical team on solution/project data requirements such as data structure, data mapping in the context of a relational database.
• Work closely with colleagues to develop or build data visualizations that deliver business insights.

Requirements:
 2-4 years experience with PHP, MySQL, Linux, Apache and Server administration
 Experience with one or more CMS platforms including WordPress, Joomla, ExpressionEngine, Drupal etc.
 Solid front-end chops, and production development experience with one or more JavaScript libraries including Angular, jQuery, YUI, Backbone.js etc.
 HTML wizardry, CSS expertise
 Familiarity with APIs, web services, and 3rd party platforms and libraries.
 Strong presentation skills.
 Solid development, trouble shooting, bug tracking, and quality assurance methodologies
 Understanding of / experience with unit testing and source code control
 Able to stay ahead of the curve with new and emerging technologies

Personal Attributes:
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a small, multi-disciplined, fast-paced team environment
• The ability to consistently deliver results with quick turnaround
• Strong spirit of innovation, self-starter, independent, and with ability to come up with solutions to meet business problems
• Strong desire to learn new things and pass knowledge acquired onto others
• Able to manage own hours and work with a remote team environment
• Proficient in English – both verbal & written

Contact Person: PM

Status: Close

Other roles:
.NET Developer(closed)
Share Point Admin(closed)
Business Intelligent Analyst(closed)

WTS Iphone 6 Plus Gold 128GB [Sold]

techretro — Sun, 17 May 2015 21:33:55 +0800

Item(s):
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB Gold (Apple Malaysia)

Package includes:
Complete package, brand new still in box (still seal)

Price: cheaper than Apple store
~~RM3850~~RM3550, and "no trade in"

Warranty:
Received this phone on 3 May 2015, so warranty should be till 3 May 2016

Dealing method:
COD

Location of seller:
KL (Bangsar South, Publika)

Contact method/details:
PM

Age of item:
Brand New, still in box.

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Item(s) conditions:
Brand New

Why sell:
Already have smaller phone

Also Available: Iphone 6 Plus 64Gb Brand New still seal

WTS new Iphone 6 Plus Gold 64Gb [sold]

techretro — Sun, 17 May 2015 18:35:45 +0800

Item(s):
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 64GB Gold (Apple Malaysia)

Package includes:
Complete package, brand new still in box

Price: cheaper than Apple store
~~RM3400~~RM3200, and "no trade in"

Warranty:
Received this phone on 3 May 2015, so warranty should be till 3 May 2016

Dealing method:
COD

Location of seller:
KL (Bangsar South, Publika)

Contact method/details:
PM

Age of item:
Brand New, still in box.

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Item(s) conditions:
Brand New

Why sell:
Prefer smaller phone

Business Intelligent Analyst Wanted

techretro — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:36:42 +0800

Name of Company: IPG Mediabrands (http://www.mediabrandsww.com/)
Interpublic Group - IPG (NYSE: IPG) is one of the big four global advertising & marketing holding companies. Its subsidiaries specialize in consumer advertising, digital marketing, media planning and buying, and public relations. IPG Mediabrands was created by IPG in 2007 by merging the well-known Universal McCann and Initiative Media Agencies to manage all of its global media-related assets. IPG Mediabrands employs 8,500 communications specialists operating in 127 countries and manages $36B in global media billings. In Asia Pacific specifically, Mediabrands employs over 1,800 staff in 24 offices and has client billings in excess of US$2B.

Recognising the significant opportunity that technology affords its clients to reach consumers, IPG Mediabrands has several strategies to be at the forefront of the new world of advertising & marketing. One of these key strategies is an investment in a newly formed entity in Malaysia – Mediabrands Global Technology Solutions (GTS) – that serves in the innovation & delivery of technology enabled advertising solutions. IPG Mediabrands GTS builds competencies & delivery in the following areas:
• Enterprise Software Development
• Data & Business Intelligence Services
• Digital Production (web, mobile, social media application development)

The GTS hub will be involved in developing solutions for display, search & social advertising. It will create value to IPG Mediabrands clients through solutions that take the wealth of data an agency has access to, and assist clients & agency leaders to collate, visualize & interpret this marketing data.
This newly formed team has picked KL, Malaysia as a global centre of excellence where the team works work with internal & external clients around the world. Operating with the agility & pace of a startup, but with the scale & security of a large media conglomerate, this is an exciting time to join this venture.

Role: Business Intelligent Analyst
IPG Mediabrands is currently seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Business Intelligence Analyst to fill an immediate need. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Data Architecture, the successful candidate will be a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team.
This individual will work with the technical team and customers to understand and analyze requirements to develop and support BI solutions. The candidate will have experience designing and developing highly scalable datamarts with a strong understanding of the BI and Data Warehouse operating environments.
This role requires an individual who has a passion for technology and media and is looking to apply this to further their experience in real-world business scenarios.

Remuneration: RM 6,000~9,000 (Result oriented, hence very flexible working hour, 3 days work-from-anywhere in a week)

Reponsibilities:
• Design, develop and support easily maintainable, highly scalable data solutions
• Review client requirements and recommend the appropriate data model and solution
• Review poor performing databases and queries, and develop solutions utilizing the most appropriate tools.
• Identify, analyze and resolve discrepancies to ensure data integrity
• Document data requirements and define report templates and dashboard specifications
• Partner with other technology teams to deliver stable, highly available back end platforms
• Provide guidance and insight on data visualization and reporting best practices

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (computer science, statistics or related)
• 5+ years of experience in an business intelligence development and/or analytical position
• 3+ years of experience developing on Microsoft SQL server
• Proficiency in Transact SQL (T-SQL) - displaying ability to write and understand complex queries
• Experience in automating ETL processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Ability to understand the underlying data- why it was used, what information it conveys to the viewer and how to derive that information from the data source
• Hands-on experience designing, developing and testing on the following technologies are highly desirable:
o SQL Server 2008 or higher, SSAS, SSRS
o PostgreSQL
o Advanced Excel, Power Pivot, Power View
o Tableau, Qlikview
• Microsoft certification are a plus

Personal Attributes:
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, ability to collaborate effectively in a small, multi-disciplined, fast-paced team environment
• The ability to consistently deliver solid, successful solutions in short development cycles
• Strong spirit of innovation, self-starter, independent, and with ability to come up with solutions to meet business problems
• Strong desire to learn new things and pass knowledge acquired onto others
• Able to manage own hours and work with a remote team environment
• Proficient in English as a first language – both verbal & written

Contact Person: PM

Status: Open

Other roles:
.NET Developer
Share Point Admin
Business & Data Analyst

WTS Jabra Move Wireless (sold)

techretro — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:31:52 +0800

Item(s): Jabra Move Wireless

Package includes: Everything as new

Price: RM250 (was RM330)

Warranty: new

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Kuala Lumpur

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 1 day

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Item(s) conditions: new

Picture: [attachmentid=4329837][attachmentid=4329840]

Reason for sale: This is a gift from friend. But i already have something better

wts Asus RT-N56U (not open) (SOLD)

techretro — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:11:58 +0800

New Asus RT-N56U, not open.

Its brand new, just purchased 2 hours ago. But somehow the broken router starts to work again, hence i would like to let go. Retail priced at RM429.00

Will let go at RM400.00.

COD only, around Jalan Ipoh area, Publika or Mont Kiara.

Router for media streaming to TV and some BT

techretro — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:18:52 +0800

Anyone know of a reasonal price router that is around RM200 (or less even better) that is able to perform the following:
- router that has USB which i can connect a harddisk. So it can download torrent without having laptop on
- router that support media server so the LG smart tv can use its media player and play directly from the router's USB connected harddisk. (DLNA)
- router that has a few network ports for two PC

Currently im eyeing Asus RT-N14U, which is around rm179. Any other suggestion?

WTS iPhone 5 (new phone, old accessary)

techretro — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:22:46 +0800

Item(s): Apple iPhone 5

Package includes: New iPhone 5, received after claiming the iPhone 5 power button replacement program. Used iPhone 5 lightning cable, apart from the color changed abit brown, else its just like new. Ear Phone is brand new since i never use it. Box, all relevant receipts.

Price: RM1600

Warranty: AppleCare, since replaced (According to Mac City)

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: KL

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 5 days

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Item(s) conditions: iPhone 5 is brand new, but its cable is old. earphone is brand new since i never use it since bought a year ago.

Picture: as new

Reason for sale: just managed to order Mi 3.