Buying Used IPhones from EBay
Review created: 09/23/09(updated 10/10/09)
163 of 166 people found this review helpful.
IPhones are well known product, it's fantastic, but buying from EBay sellers isn't that trustful, I brought recently 2 3G 8G Iphones, both arrived safely to me but, with problems due to the unrealistically descriptions in their listings,
Let me describe the first one
1. No USB
2. No Wall charger
3. No Box
Just the Phone itself, it was described as "Gently used" and in the Title "Great Condition" wow, what an amazing description, the phone came as it was played with it football :) scratches and dings everywhere, even the Vibrate button broken in addition to the Volume up is not working as well.
Wow, I don't know whether I should mention the sellers name but, I will just to make people know this seller, She is " lara5296 " and in the first time in my life I would give a negative, I gave it to her because, she earned it,
and I'm very sorry for that.
About the second, I didn't have time to test it but, I will and I'll write separate review for it later, but, it didn't came with a wall charger as it was described and there was 1/2" ding in the back cover low corner :( which again comes to bad sellers describing their listings in not professional way.
UPDATE:
Now, after many purchases for used IPhones, I have created a check list, that MUST be in the Listing before you bid or buy:
1. Ensure that the Product Photo is the Photo of the REAL Phone
So, DON'T BID if you can see normal IPhone photo,
Some sellers just copy some pictures from other sellers or OLD listings and post it, I think most of those sellers have a lower "Feedback" score and still searching for the easiest way to publish. which comes to the next rule
2. Buy from a Higher feedback seller
3. Buy from a seller who really criticize his product, and he is focusing on both negative and positive sides of the product.
4. Do some homework, I mean, you can check and read some of the feedback.
5. Communicate and communication is a very direct and straightforward method of trust ship.
6. of course, buy with PAYPAL, this is very important because, even disputes take time, but, they will give you full refund (even shipping fees).
All the best for all the Ebayers and please, let us keep this environment healthy.
Thank you all for reading my review
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