Ahhhh great. Bought a stolen iPhone...

[No2sc2]

This is what I'm not understanding. I'm pretty sure that most of the things found by somebody, has been lost by somebody else. Bottom line, the guy knew that the phone was lost and not his to sell.

The only information I have is on the guy that I know but he isn't the one who had the phone, he was just selling it for his "friend". He texted me saying he didn't know that his friend had a lost/stolen phone. So that's why I said if I file charges against everyone, he would be pissed and he wouldn't even get charged since he was just the middle guy and wasn't actually involved since he didn't "know" anything.

 

[GaSouthSideRevolver]

Yeah on ANY phone you need to call the carrier it was originally used for to verify the ESN/IMEI is good. If they say it's good and the iCloud isn't lock (make sure on iPhones it's available) you're good. If it's stolen, the carrier will tell you right away this phone is reported lost, stolen or blacklisted. And if someone is selling you a phone and won't let you call the ESN/IMEI in, then that's your signal from the jump something isn't right. Sorry to hear that man.

 

[No2sc2]

Maybe this will clear it up.
Guy buys a phone from someone he does not know, but knows he is "bigger" than him.
Is scared to file charges because again "guy is bigger" than him
Is so smart he can bypass the lock but didn't.
Gets on ODT asking for advice but refuses to take any that's been given.

Outcome: small tech savey guy gets ****ed out of $350 and up's his post count by dragging everyone else into his mess. Big guy with phone that doesn't belong to him makes off with little dudes cash ......

End of Story

So you saying you would have escalated the problem because you have guns for $350? I can't file charges against someone I don't know not can identify. I mean, he was black.... That's all I know.

 

[GaSouthSideRevolver]

Yeah the "original" owner never reported it stolen. His wife even told me he knew he dropped it somewhere. So the black guy found it and decides to sell it? He said he had it for 4 weeks and no one called so he decided to sell it?

That's BS. So he decided to put an item up for "Sale" that wasn't his because no one called him for it? Why didn't he just take it to the police or call it like you did? He didn't find it, he acquired it. And I bet what probably happened was he was sold the phone by someone else, realized he couldn't activate it, waited a week or so then posted it to get his money back.

 

[No2sc2]

Yeah on ANY phone you need to call the carrier it was originally used for to verify the ESN/IMEI is good. If they say it's good and the iCloud isn't lock (make sure on iPhones it's available) you're good. If it's stolen, the carrier will tell you right away this phone is reported lost, stolen or blacklisted. And if someone is selling you a phone and won't let you call the ESN/IMEI in, then that's your signal from the jump something isn't right. Sorry to hear that man.

You are correct! There are ways to activate the phones but then you would have to hack the carrier software too. Apple got smart with "find my iPhone". It used to be just the app that prevents it but now Apple made all their devices go thru iCloud for authorizations before activation. I came on here to see if anyone had any suggestions on getting money back. If it was like $100 or so, I wouldn't care. I've donated more than that for Odt members but $350 is pretty steep. However it seems like there's nothing I can do not cops would do for $350.

 

[No2sc2]

That's BS. So he decided to put an item up for "Sale" that wasn't his because no one called him for it? Why didn't he just take it to the police or call it like you did? He didn't find it, he acquired it. And I bet what probably happened was he was sold the phone by someone else, realized he couldn't activate it, waited a week or so then posted it to get his money back.

Apparently he wasn't a honest person.... I'm meeting the owner and his wife tonight. They seem like good people on the phone.

 

[GaSouthSideRevolver]

Apparently he wasn't a honest person.... I'm meeting the owner and his wife tonight. They seem like good people on the phone.

Well they should square you up if they are good folks. Even if they give you $50-$100 bucks it's not much but it's the gesture that counts. Don't worry, you'll get it back in some other form of another. And the other guy will lose his in another form or another as well.

 

[GaSouthSideRevolver]

You are correct! There are ways to activate the phones but then you would have to hack the carrier software too. Apple got smart with "find my iPhone". It used to be just the app that prevents it but now Apple made all their devices go thru iCloud for authorizations before activation. I came on here to see if anyone had any suggestions on getting money back. If it was like $100 or so, I wouldn't care. I've donated more than that for Odt members but $350 is pretty steep. However it seems like there's nothing I can do not cops would do for $350.

Yeah for $350.00 to chase a guy for an online iPhone deal they could care less. Unless he walking down the street and they can hit him to see how many air flips he can do. If you didn't see the video today on CNN from the idiot the cops turned a guy into a gymnast after taking the 12 gauge from walmart then you wouldn't know what I'm referencing.

 

[1coolhand]

"How big a boy are you?"

Roy D. Mercer

 

[GeauxLSU]

Did you or did you not MEET the guy that sold you the phone? You must have some contact info on him correct? If he's a "friend of a friend" then your friend has his contact info. This shouldn't be that hard.