£1k for used iPhone?!

BoB3rt · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:24

I was just browsing to see how much i'd get for my 16gb 3G and came accross
a bidding war on a popular auction site

it only just finished at £1008 for a USED 8gb Iphone... this raised my eyebrows!
is there a reason or is this some shiffty dealling i should keep my nose out off?! :confused:

link << not sure if rules say i can post that will remove if not sorry.

Ricochet J · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:25

Nigerian bidders?

Also, you called the site a "popular auction site" as if you don't want to reveal the name, then you went to post a link, linking to it? :confused:

Feek · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:28

Very dodgy, I'm guessing the seller hasn't limited who can bid and scamming git overseas bidders are trying it on. They can go high because they have no intention of paying.

Mr-White · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:30

If an 8gb goes for over a grand, wonder how much i'll get for my work 32gb ?

MW

twist3d0n3 · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:30

i've only used the bay a few times, and it's just getting stupid with all the foreign scamming nutjobs...

orderoftheflame · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:31

Bidder: Bidder 3 New eBay Member (less than 30 days)
Feedback: Zero • 0% Positive
Registered on eBay: 1 week or less

BoB3rt · 29 Nov 2009 at 17:40

i originally wasn't going to link it, as i know there is rules about competitors but just easier for people to see.

so foriegn scammers... first i have seen of it on ebay. so the poor sod was selling his iphone legitimately. the bay should be giving him/her a auction for the inconvience, suprised new members can even bid above 100 nevermind 1k.

Feek · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:01

Well he'll get his listing fee back and won't pay any sales fees so effectively he does get a chance to relist it for free.

Sellers need to be careful, by specifying that he'd only ship to the UK and using the buyer requirements, that wouldn't have happened.

Marky · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:02

orderoftheflame said:
Bidder: Bidder 3 New eBay Member (less than 30 days)
Feedback: Zero • 0% Positive
Registered on eBay: 1 week or less

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That's all you need to know really

BigglesPiP · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:16

sometimes it's that the seller is clearly dodgy and others are putting in bids with no intention of paying to protect idiots.

Johnny Girth · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:20

Feek said:
Well he'll get his listing fee back and won't pay any sales fees so effectively he does get a chance to relist it for free.

Have they changed the rules? Because as a seller on ebay I'm sure I only got the FVF when NPBs bid on my items. That usually left me £2-£3 down. If they've changed it then that's good (although leaving ebay still 99% biased in favour of buyers...)

Cosmic182 · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:22

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APPLE-IPHONE-...UCI%2BUA%2BP%2BFICS%2BUFI%2BIIUM&otn=11&ps=63 what app is he using to have so many apps on the front page? i like that

Kainz · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:28

It's not an app per se, it's a jailbroken iPhone that's all, you can do a lot more with them than a stock one.

Cosmic182 · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:31

oh ok, Is it simple to jailbreak them? mines on contract (3g) and i dont want to bugger anything up incase anything goes wrong with it that id need to send it back or take it to an apple store :\

Kainz · 29 Nov 2009 at 18:41

Sadly it can't be discussed on the forums. See the OCUK Apple Hardware forum stickies for details.

Spuds · 29 Nov 2009 at 19:22

Feek said:
Well he'll get his listing fee back and won't pay any sales fees so effectively he does get a chance to relist it for free.

Sellers need to be careful, by specifying that he'd only ship to the UK and using the buyer requirements, that wouldn't have happened.

Not necessarily, when I sold my old D50 I specified only UK buyers with a registered credit card and stated I wouldn't ship outside the UK or to an unverified PayPal address. The auction was still won buy some Nigerian scammer.