Maybe the Motorola CLIQ isn’t supposed to open for T-mobile pre-orders until October 19th, but that hasn’t stopped it from showing up on another retailer’s site.

Confusingly, Mobile City Online lists prices of both $599 and $699 for unlocked U.S. versions of the Android device, with pre-order buttons clearly in view. In either case, are those figures anywhere near what Tmo will be charging? Well, according to an accidental product listing a couple weeks ago, the retail price was shown as $399.99, but that’s a completely unofficial number at this point. Looks like we’ll find out for sure in a few weeks.

Hey, is anyone familiar with Mobile City Online? Generally speaking, I tend to steer clear of unknown third-party vendors. And the fact that the listings are kind of baffling doesn’t help. If you don’t know these guys, proceed at your own risk. If you do, weigh in and tell us about it. Good deal or scary/sketchy proposition?

[via The Android Site, PhoneNews]