buying a phone in a private sale

scotty1971

i may be buying an iphone privately,and it has to be posted from aberdeen,is there a way i could buy it that would protect both buyer and seller.i know paypal protects e-bay purchases but not sure about anything else.

thanks

scott

forgotmyname

As long as your willing to lose the money then go ahead.

So many scams for phones. Paypal protects purchases for goods.

So if the item is listed as an iphone and the invoice specify's that then you get 45 days cover.

Nothing stopping them reporting the phone as stolen in 46 days time so it will get blocked and locked out.

You get to hold a stolen phone and have no money.

scotty1971

have turned it down as they asked for a bank transfer only

soolin

scotty1971 wrote: »

have turned it down as they asked for a bank transfer only

Good idea!

forgotmyname

One scam averted then. Plenty more scams on mobiles.