Need a USED iPhone....EBAY???

[SumpChump]

Anybody have a successful buying experience on Ebay for used Phones?

My local Craigslist has a drought on IPhone 5S / iPhone 6.

 

[spasm3]

I have bought a couple of flip phones, as thats what i use. No problems if you shop carefully.

I'd be really careful about craigslist. Tell them to meet you inside a bank.

 

[Brybo86]

if buying on craigslist meet them at the sprint att verizon store to make sure it will activate and doesn't come up as stolen

 

[WiskyBadger]

I have a 5s I'd sell ya, just got a new iPhone SE this morning.

 

[mikered30]

Try swappa.com instead of ebay. I would be hesitant to buy a used phone from ebay because of reported stolen ESN / IMEI / MEID numbers. Of course meeting at a phone store works if the seller is close to you.

 

[901Memphis]

Plenty of legit sellers on ebay just read feedback and avoid anyone who has any negative comments

 

[bmwtechguy]

Problem is that your IMEI can get blacklisted MONTHS later for non-payment of a previous phone bill. A guy at work has an iphone 5c that he transferred to Cricket from Verizon service, and it quit working after several months on Cricket due to he never paid his last bill on Verizon for $106. So Cricket store staff confirmed that his phone quit working because his IMEI got blacklisted for this reason. He went and paid his last Verizon bill, but now must wait another few months to get his IMEI ban lifted... He bought one of their cheaper android phones for the meantime.

 

[bmwtechguy]

I know reputable people that get phones in from unknown sources and will first test them out and just let them sit in inventory a few months before selling them, so that this does not happen to the people who buy their used phones.

 

[JTK]

I recently bought a 5s on eBay and one from Gazelle .com. Both were refurbs. Couldn't tell them from new.

 

[newtoncd8]

swappa.com is a really good place to get a phone ... guaranteed to be activation ready.

 

[bmwtechguy]

For a day or two during the holidays, cricket.com had new iphone 5s for $80 with new line of service. They sold out in no time at that price! Now they are back up to $200.

 

[bioburner]

Bought a open box Samsung 5 for $150. Put a $1 tracfone card in. Was chubbiestech

 

[SumpChump]

Originally Posted By: Curtis Newton
swappa.com is a really good place to get a phone ... guaranteed to be activation ready.


Swappa looks great now that i look at it , thanks! BUT can i get screwed by the "blacklisting" if some unpaid bill of the original owner comes through a few months later?

 

[blupupher]

I just bought 2 phones off Swappa (well, my kids did, they saved up their Christmas and birthday money). I got a 16 gig 5s for $134 (in fair condition) and a 64 gig 6 for $265 in almost new condition. Both transactions seem to be good, fair deals for what we paid and received.

I was a bit leary and did not want to do e-bay. Read a lot of good reviews about swappa and decided to give it a try. Sure it can be blacklisted later, just as any used phone. You have 180 protection with paypal (issue is addressed on Swappa's site). If you buy from a business seller it reduces the chance of it.

 

[RooflessVW]

Swappa is the only place to buy and sell phones. Have bought and sold several high end phones and smart watches.

Never a hitch.

 

[newtoncd8]

Originally Posted By: SumpChump
Swappa looks great now that i look at it , thanks! BUT can i get screwed by the "blacklisting" if some unpaid bill of the original owner comes through a few months later?


Never had an issue ... purchased (and sold) quite a few phones via swappa. I guess anything could happen, but they stand behind their transactions.