Iphone 3G won't finish boot up - any suggestions or did I brick??

Okay, so I got a new Iphone 3GS to replace my 3G and did the backup restore with no problem. The only thing left was to reset the 3G to clear all the data. I did the reset and it seemed to be taking too long so I held the power button down to turn the phone off. I then turned the phone on and now I get the apple screen for roughly 20 seconds and then the phone will power itself off. I have tried holding down the home button while connecting the USB connector but no luck. No matter what I do the phone will power down after 20 seconds. Is there any way to get this to reset and restore to factory new settings? I would like to sell it, but now I am afraid I have an expensive paper weight. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Try holding down the power button and the home button at the same time, but when it turns off and starts up again(the apple logo), don't let go of the buttons. It will shut off again. Take your fingers off the button and then press the start button. That's a hard reset. All data should still be intact and this usually clears any issues when normal shut downs fail.
If not, and assuming you got Apple Care with the 3G and the 3GS you should be able to call apple to see if they have a better solution.

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