Purchased phone on blacklist

reehsetin

Ann_S wrote: »

There are several reasons a phone is blacklisted, usually because it has been lost or stolen, the subject of an insurance claim or a contract phone where the account is outstanding and the network have placed an IMEI bar on the phone.

never heard of a network barring the handset due to non payment - only barring the SIM

quayside

Jon_01 wrote: »

How much feedbacks he got ?

33 at 100%.

Think I will buy one on payg in a shop.

d123

Ann_S wrote: »

There are several reasons a phone is blacklisted, usually because it has been lost or stolen, the subject of an insurance claim or a contract phone where the account is outstanding and the network have placed an IMEI bar on the phone.



As soon as you have your money returned, you make the report to PayPal.

I have worked directly for one network and indirectly for another and neither network would blacklist for an outstanding bill, the sim is suspended or terminated, not the phone. The only reasons that a phone is blacklisted is loss, theft or fraud.

Why would Paypal be interested after a refund has been given, the OP should open a Paypal dispute immediately, he can also report the seller to eBay after getting his refund, but Paypal are not going to be interested after the fact.