So having waited patiently i eventually sold the barge that had been my home for so many years. Flushed with a temporarily decent cash flow i decided i could go for a newer phone. After an enormous obsessive amount of research i decided on a 512gb version of the galaxy note 9. Last years model. After a great deal of searching I found a bloke on ebay with 100% feedback offering a new unused uk phone with a Samsung warranty for a steep but bargain price of 610.
Deliberated and pondered.
Clicked buy.
Closed the red hot laptop that had been steaming after my fervent searches and counted down for delivery after first ordered the necessary new sized sim card and charge cables.
Midnight last night received the message "transaction cancelled - I was checking the phone before packing and dropped it"
Ffs!