It really has nothing to do with eBay. Whether you keep the phone and pay the network £300 or sell the phone and pay the network £300 makes absolutely zero difference to the network. It's not what you do with the phone that matters, it's that they've given you it in the first place. If I'm happy with my current phone, I'm perfectly entitled to sell any free upgrade as I see fit.
dont bother explaining to him-he doesnt understand our point.
The 18 month contract is in order to make more money - an inescapeable fact (so on that point we agree)
If the person shoves the phone on ebay,puts it in the drawer for 12-18 months or uses it as a paperweight what difference (real world, in terms of profit) does that make to the network? We all realise that the phones actually cost money, as grown adults i think we understand that, and we also realize that the handset is merely a honeytrap to get people to sign for a contract.
So why cant you undestand that the handset - or rather how it is used has absolutely no interest to the network. The reason being that how it is used/misused etc doesnt affect their profits in any way shape or form.
Therefore i dont understand your ebay argument?