Ebay Bought iPhone 4S 16GB for £400 no phone sent

custardy

the listing was created to deceive
I know if you read it,it does state box
however it shows a phone in the pictures,its listed as new and unopened
they state it contains everything in the box
well the photo shows the box with the phone in it

k3lvc

lovinituk wrote: »

The seller got stung himself so decided to pass the buck.

Are you certain of this ? The seller has purchased more than one box in his/her history so may well make a habit of this trick

lovinituk

k3lvc wrote: »

Are you certain of this ? The seller has purchased more than one box in his/her history so may well make a habit of this trick

No I'm not sure but there's a good chance he got stung once and then thought "hey, this is a good idea" so has been buying up boxes for his devious plan!!

Doesn't really matter either way - he's scum and should be dealt with as harshly as possible!

johnnyboyrebel

The buyers who fall for this obvious trick need to take responsibility. I agree that the seller should be reported and not be selling on there but the facts are there that this was advertised a a box and this is what buyer received.

Seller was trying to deceive yes but again that isn't the point. Buyers should not fall for this after the large number of times it happens nd with the number of warnings and threads about this in the past. If 'there is a definite intention to deceive' then why didn't the buyer see this?

I wish buyers would be more savvy as if they dont fall for this then sellers wont carry on doing it.

Oliver14

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

The buyers who fall for this obvious trick need to take responsibility. I agree that the seller should be reported and not be selling on there but the facts are there that this was advertised a a box and this is what buyer received.

Seller was trying to deceive yes but again that isn't the point. Buyers should not fall for this after the large number of times it happens nd with the number of warnings and threads about this in the past. If 'there is a definite intention to deceive' then why didn't the buyer see this?

I wish buyers would be more savvy as if they dont fall for this then sellers wont carry on doing it.

How ridiculous..so the seller goes out of his way to deceive and con the buyer. But of course it's the buyers fault.

peter_the_piper

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

The buyers who fall for this obvious trick need to take responsibility. I agree that the seller should be reported and not be selling on there but the facts are there that this was advertised a a box and this is what buyer received.

Seller was trying to deceive yes but again that isn't the point. Buyers should not fall for this after the large number of times it happens nd with the number of warnings and threads about this in the past. If 'there is a definite intention to deceive' then why didn't the buyer see this?

I wish buyers would be more savvy as if they dont fall for this then sellers wont carry on doing it.

Had the ebay description said, "Box only-NO phone included" I might have agreed with you but he did not.

pulliptears

sharpy2010 wrote: »

I have to say, this is why I would never risk buying a phone on eBay. Ever.

I know its easy to be wise after the event, but paying £401 for a phone which is worth only an extra £50 or so in the shop brand new... wouldn't it have been better to actually go into a shop and get the actual item, with no risk of being ripped off?

This. And here is another story as to why....

My OH bought a Samsung Galaxy S in September 2010, an unwanted contract upgrade according to the Ad. Taking on board the prevalence of phone scammers he chose a local seller and collected the phone. A few text messages confirming the sale and the address of the seller took place via me before he collected.

Fast forward to March 2011 and one morning the phone stopped working. After making some enquiries with the network we discovered the phone had been reported stolen and blocked.

Unfortunately for seller I dont delete text messages and the one with his address was still in my phone, along with all the ones confirming the sale so we paid him a visit. His face when he saw us was a picture. We were then spun some story about how his wife had lost her phone and they must have cancelled the wrong one, he and wife contradicted themselves several times. We waited whilst seller called his provider, confirmed phone was not stolen at all and had him re register it in OH's name to OH's account who fortunately was on the same network.

Lesson learned, and I've since heard of a few people who have purchased phones via ebay only to have the original owners report them stolen 6 months down the line to gain a free replacement.

BargainGalore

Your in the minority here everyone seems to think the seller is out to scam people. I hope the buyer gets his money and the scammers gets kicked off ebay

The advertising isnt not clear at all what they are selling, if its a box why say 16GB and show a picture of a ipod

They bought this box which charger etc in December to then pass it off as a ipod so they can pocket lots of money

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

The buyers who fall for this obvious trick need to take responsibility. I agree that the seller should be reported and not be selling on there but the facts are there that this was advertised a a box and this is what buyer received.

Seller was trying to deceive yes but again that isn't the point. Buyers should not fall for this after the large number of times it happens nd with the number of warnings and threads about this in the past. If 'there is a definite intention to deceive' then why didn't the buyer see this?

I wish buyers would be more savvy as if they dont fall for this then sellers wont carry on doing it.

macfly

On the other hand, I've sold 600 phones, many of them high end, on ebay in about 14 months, with only one problem. Like everything else, you have to choose your seller wisely. The OP will be reimbursed, and the seller hopefully banned.
Risk assessment - we do it every day.

freddysmith

Once EbaylPaypal tell you to return the item, use Royal Mail Special Delivery as mentioned before.
I see no reason why you shouldn't get your money refunded.
Any seller with morals whould not expect £400 for this item and should have informed the buyer.
This guy is a con artist and maybe smiling now but will soon have that wiped off his face.