Buying iPhone 7 Plus 128GB on eBay

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  [Deactivated] on 01/12/2017 - 20:18

  +1

  I have won the auction for the iphone.

  Should I trust to buy it or cancel the purchase?

  Why are you wasting the sellers time if you weren't even sure if you are going to buy the item? Ask these questions before you win the bid as when you win a bid, you are committing to paying for the item -_-

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    thatonethere on 01/12/2017 - 20:22

    From experience as a seller nothing bad happens to tire kickers…

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  whooah1979 on 01/12/2017 - 20:27

  Buy it.

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  dbun1 on 01/12/2017 - 22:33

  +2

  You bid on the phone and now are researching whether it is a good buy?

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  TheCutter on 01/12/2017 - 23:31

  i got similar for $700 then $630 with ebay 10% off.

  phone was good and as described but i was lucky , i wont buy that way again , ebay is full of fakes

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  enigma48 on 02/12/2017 - 02:55

  +1

  Relax everyone. Give them the benefit of the doubt: perhaps it was sold as "invoice provided", then he won and got the invoice before the phone.

  1: before you receive the phone: check the invoice - call the company (Telstra reseller or telstra direct?) and confirm. (Purchase date, in warranty status, grey market / AU stock, who handles repairs, etc)
  2: If you can't get enough info, write your concerns to the seller. If they say "its legit" and they send it to you, do your research: get the IMEI, serial, etc and call Apple. (you might be able to do this before they send)

  If anything doesn't match up, there's some protection via paypal/ebay "not as described" - lodge a claim. It's not perfect but it's worked when I've used it.

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    ylangylang55 on 03/12/2017 - 07:06

    Thanks you for advice. I was go throught all your step. I am a bit concern of warranty on the phone.

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  Randxyz123 on 02/12/2017 - 09:33

  Currently phone is locked to telstra.

  Wrong… it isn’t locked to Telstra

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    ylangylang55 on 02/12/2017 - 19:38

    Its locked to Telstra after put the Imei number on website.

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      Any thing on 02/12/2017 - 22:03

      Which website is this? At the moment telstra only lock prepaid phones and they haven't sold the iPhone 7 prepaid yet.

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        ylangylang55 on 03/12/2017 - 06:50

        The phone that I bought was paid outright. I checked on http://www.lost.amta.org.au/IMEI

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        Any thing on 03/12/2017 - 07:00

        @ylangylang55:
        If it was purchased outright from telstra it won't be locked to them. If it comes up as locked on the website you've mentioned that means the phone has been reported lost or stolen by the original owner and you won't be able to use any Australian sim card in it. Usually only the original can have the phone unblocked, I think you'd have a hard time getting it Telstra to do it yourself.

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        ylangylang55 on 03/12/2017 - 07:08

        @jewe1s: is that any matters if the phone isnt activate?

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        Any thing on 03/12/2017 - 07:27

        @ylangylang55:
        If the imei has been blocked on the website then it's blocked. It says on the website that you won't be able to get it unblocked yourself.
        "Buying second-hand mobiles online or at auctions is risky because they may have been reported lost or stolen and IMEI blocked. You risk losing your money because carriers will only unblock a handset for the original lawful owner who reported it lost and stolen and not a second-hand buyer."
        Was this mentioned in the eBay listing? Can you post a link to it?

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        ylangylang55 on 03/12/2017 - 08:48

        -1

        I couldnt post the link as been sold now :(
        its my fault. Yes the phone is blocked since Oct. Paypal suggested me wait to receive the phone and open the dispute case

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        Randxyz123 on 03/12/2017 - 14:38

        @ylangylang55: Did you seriously buy it?

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        Any thing on 03/12/2017 - 16:04

        @ylangylang55: I’m also curious to know why you purchased it? Did you know it was blocked before or have you just found this out after? If the seller didn’t mention it was imei blocked in the listing I think you’d definitely have a case for item not being as described. More research before you purchase will save you all this trouble in the future.