My first contact went as follows...

"So your page is accurate with it's description? I see many other sellers with a similar phone but the descriptions vary. You can guarantee the phone is new and as described on your page? Is there anything different about your phone to an original HTC G7 Desire?"

RESPONSE: Yes, the page is accurate with it's description, except the camera, i am not sure it's 5 million pixels, but i think it should be 3 million pixels at least.And of course it's the new cell phone.About the different, the original HTC G7 Desire is android 2.2 os, but this phone is windows 6.5 os.If you have amy other questions, please feel free to ask, i'll reply you asap.

The page was of poor English, but as it was on a Chinese site, I accepted the poor translation.

However, it was quite clear about what the item was, and what it claimed to be. At this point I was convinced that they had produced a product at a lesser price, and as there are so many mark-ups in North America, it seemed plausible this item is the same thing as we would find over here.

NOT!

Wholesale - Desire G7 A8181 GPS Wifi Windows 6.5 3.8 inch high definition camera Unlocked Smart Phone
$228.86 / Piece

The processor reports to be: "the mobile phone has two cores of CPU snapdragon.Die frequency of the CPU and 512M RAM 1GHZ.488M ROM ". This is not true; it is Mediatek, not at all the same, at 800mHz.And the memory is half of what it should be. "The camera is 5 million pixels." but the seller admits that may be a lie. "TF card expansion up to 32G", also, the seller admits this may be a lie, but I never had a chance to test it.There was supposed to be a free "1*Lather Case, 1*Screen Protector", both were missing from the package. And what finally prompted me to open a dispute: "It is down from a new version of G7, not only the usual buttons, but also Photoelectric sensor function (optical mouse). You can scan the optical mouse and websites is browsen.Deshalb cost of the new version, $ 10 more expensive than the old version." That is a black "ball" that is situated in the middle of the button at the bottom. This function does not work at all! The screen on an HTC Desire is capacitive, while this one is resistive

If you try to search for the product now, you get "This product has been removed. You may find its alternatives below. "

I have sent it back as the seller has agreed to a refund. However, almost 2 months later since I sent it I have not heard of it arriving. They only agreed to cover shipping costs if I sent it at the lowest cost, so Canada Post does not provide a waybill tracking code in these cases.

It worries me sick that I will never see my money again.

Bottom line...do not be deceived by these fantastic deals from China, or other overseas countries that make similar claims. It's all garbage and you will waste your money.

[Gareth]