Dodgey ebay iphone service?

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:30

Just found this listing
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330518354927

Take a look at his feedback and also the listing says "new"!!

It looks as though people send in their faulty iphones and he doesn't repair them he simply gets hold of a new one?

Is it just me who thinks this is dodgy as ****?

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:31

Gah i mean dodgy dyslecxic ****

Cosimo · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:32

HAz said:
Is it just me who thinks this is doge as ****?

Definitely very doge.

Freelanc3r · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:33

Dodgy? Do not want

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:35

Freelanc3r said:
Dodgy? Do not want

Probably foreign like most of these iphone repair shady guys.

MikeHunt79 · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:37

If he's doing what I think he's doing then he could end up in jail...

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:37

MikeHunt79 said:
If he's doing what I think he's doing then he could end up in jail...

Can you explain on that please?

Freelanc3r · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:38

MikeHunt79 said:
If he's doing what I think he's doing then he could end up in jail...

Intrigued...

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:40

as all others simply give you there phone then wait for you to give them good feedback and then claim on insurance leaving you right back at step one.

hmmm

iamtheoneneo · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:44

what? am i misssing something here? why is that dodgy? and why have you made some wild assumption that he somehow replaces the phones? you just made that up! lmao.

peoples phones break...he fixes them. i think his perfect 100% rating on ebay kinda proves that its not dodgy at all.

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:49

iamtheoneneo said:
what? am i misssing something here? why is that dodgy? and why have you made some wild assumption that he somehow replaces the phones? you just made that up! lmao.

peoples phones break...he fixes them. i think his perfect 100% rating on ebay kinda proves that its not dodgy at all.

You would make an awful detective lol
and i quote

a credit to ebay top man sent me new iphone 4 very trustworthy
Member ID gavstaxi ( Feedback score of 330Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499)
07-Jan-11 20:56
IPHONE 4 3G 3GS IPHONE4 FAULTY ? (#330507634861)

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:50

More

Great seller, good communication, received a brand new phone, highly recommended

MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Its Like magic,for £50 he gives you a brand new phone and great service along.A+

leezer3 · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:53

MikeHunt79 said:
If he's doing what I think he's doing then he could end up in jail...

Messing with the serials/ IMEI numbers, and then passing them back to Apple for a replacement would be my assumption?

If so, I'd suspect the buyers to be in for a nasty shock when the cops catch up with him, obtaining property by deception, or handling stolen goods spring to mind? (Someone with a little more legal knowledge will correct me)

Either way, so dodgy it's unreal.

-Leezer-

HAz · 18 Jan 2011 at 23:56

Just contacted him

Dear hazlad24,

hi its £35 for repair. or £50 for a replacement. i think i will only be
able to offer a replacement service for that one, as long as theres
no physical damage. please give my the serial and
imei.thanks,david

matt_fsr · 19 Jan 2011 at 11:01

Do i smell haddock?

MikeHunt79 · 19 Jan 2011 at 11:07

HAz said:
Can you explain on that please?

By the looks of it he's offering to unblock blocked phones by changing the IEMI number. Doing this can now land you in jail... as block phones are normally blocked because they have been stolen.

leezer3 said:
Messing with the serials/ IMEI numbers, and then passing them back to Apple for a replacement would be my assumption?

If so, I'd suspect the buyers to be in for a nasty shock when the cops catch up with him, obtaining property by deception, or handling stolen goods spring to mind? (Someone with a little more legal knowledge will correct me)

Either way, so dodgy it's unreal.

-Leezer-

Yep, he's got his full name and mobile number on the listing, so he's not exactly under the radar...