Buying a Used Telus iPhone 6 - How to protect myself so I don't get scammed?
I'm looking at buying an iPhone 6 in London, ON at a decent price on Kijiji. I'm with Telus and I have been watching a couple of ads carefully and waiting to jump on one of them. However, I have some concerns since I have been burned before.
I bought a Nexus 4 a few months back from a known seller I've dealt with before, all was working, and 1 day later the phone became blacklisted. The guy never returned my calls. I checked online with that national database and it was clean before. Same thing happened to me 2 months ago with a Galaxy S4 (different seller).
Anyways, I have an iPhone 5S that I love but I miss the bigger screen, so I want to buy an iPhone 6, but I don't want to pay $850.
I have a few concerns. I already know how to check for the activation lock and if the phone is in Lost Mode, so that's covered. But..
1) How do I make sure the seller cannot report it stolen or lost later on? Whether it's for insurance purposes or being a ****? Would I be able to meet the person at a Telus Store to make sure the seller is the actual owner, so he can un-register it from his account so I can register it onto mine? Does that even work that way anymore?
2) If I were to say, buy a factory unlocked iPhone that was purchased outright, could it be blacklisted down the road by the original owner, even if I put it under my name?
3) If I cannot do any of the above, is there a limited window where a person can report the phone? Or can they report the phone stolen anytime?
I just want to cover my *** since it seems the national blacklist doesn't really give a long term outlook on the status of the IMEI. If it's not worth the risk, I'll just keep my current iPhone.
Thanks for any help in advance!
I bought a Nexus 4 a few months back from a known seller I've dealt with before, all was working, and 1 day later the phone became blacklisted. The guy never returned my calls. I checked online with that national database and it was clean before. Same thing happened to me 2 months ago with a Galaxy S4 (different seller).
Anyways, I have an iPhone 5S that I love but I miss the bigger screen, so I want to buy an iPhone 6, but I don't want to pay $850.
I have a few concerns. I already know how to check for the activation lock and if the phone is in Lost Mode, so that's covered. But..
1) How do I make sure the seller cannot report it stolen or lost later on? Whether it's for insurance purposes or being a ****? Would I be able to meet the person at a Telus Store to make sure the seller is the actual owner, so he can un-register it from his account so I can register it onto mine? Does that even work that way anymore?
2) If I were to say, buy a factory unlocked iPhone that was purchased outright, could it be blacklisted down the road by the original owner, even if I put it under my name?
3) If I cannot do any of the above, is there a limited window where a person can report the phone? Or can they report the phone stolen anytime?
I just want to cover my *** since it seems the national blacklist doesn't really give a long term outlook on the status of the IMEI. If it's not worth the risk, I'll just keep my current iPhone.
Thanks for any help in advance!