Caporegime
Do you not get details of the phone when you purchase it? Like serial numbers etc?
Another eBay issue - why do I bother
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Caporegime
Also letter b ox?
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I've got the IMEI.
Don
Soldato
TBH not much you can do if you get his broken one back on the Ebay side of things.
You can screw him over a little by reporting it stolen, as the IMEI would have been registered to you when you first purchased/used the phone. After reporting it stolen, you will get a reference to give to your phone provider to have it block the phone across all networks. I very much doubt you will get anyone giving you the phone back but at least if you cant have it, no one else can.
You can screw him over a little by reporting it stolen, as the IMEI would have been registered to you when you first purchased/used the phone. After reporting it stolen, you will get a reference to give to your phone provider to have it block the phone across all networks. I very much doubt you will get anyone giving you the phone back but at least if you cant have it, no one else can.
Soldato
Ebay + Mobile = scam
why do people never learn
why do people never learn
Man of Honour
People say this but I sold an Xperia Z3 and a Motors G3 a few months ago both on eBay with not a single issue.
In fact I've sold thousands worth of items on eBay and I've never had an issue
Soldato
now sell an iPhone and see what happens
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Phone arrived back today. It's the same phone and the IMEI matches. Surprise surprise, the fingerprint reader works perfectly :/
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What was his feedback level at?
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295. 41 positive, no negative.
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Yeah fair enough, I probably would have sold it to him too.... it's a pity you can't leave negative feedback for buyers anymore as quite clearly this guy is a **** and people need to be warned when he bids on their stuff....
Soldato
It might genuinely not have worked for him: massive callouses on his fingers or something. Getting the same phone back in the same condition it was sold says it wasn't a scam.
This isn't a story of ebay woe
This isn't a story of ebay woe
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What's more likely though let's be honest.
Soldato
More likely than what?
Soldato
I've always wondered about the people that eBay employ to look into these things when they're raised, are they all so ******* dumb that they can't see that this is possibly a scam to offload a broken phone in return for the seller's working one?
I very much doubt it isn't automated. I sell on the bay and I'm constantly bewildered with outcomes in the buyers favour when common sense and any amount of investigation it would go the other way.
Best thing id say is accept the return, state you gave a returns label in the package, even if you didn't and then when the item isn't sent back, speak to them on live chat and you should have the case closed in your favour. Play them at their own game.
I try to do that as much as possible with people trying to scam me and its the only solution. The "i haven't received this" brigade grind my gears.
Man of Honour
You got back a working phone in the same condition you sent it, yes it's a pain but not a major issue. Stick it on the MM.