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$1.5 Million Worth of iPad Minis Stolen from Airport Warehouse
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Ok thank you so much, I really have no experience in the grey market....Man I need to visit that place more often.
Wow this looks really sketch...reason #5241 why I don't buy anything on Craigslist. Call the NYPD and arrange a meeting and see where they got them
If these are indeed the cellular ones, you can be certain that the second they are turned on they can track exactly where they are. In fact even if they aren't, the second they connect to Wi-Fi they will know where they are.
No doubt that Apple has a manifest of every single iPad lost and the serial numbers, MAC addresses, and UUIDs.
The only issue is they will likely be sold before they are turned on. But at the very least they can do some investigation into the people who buy them, try to find the sellers.
No doubt that Apple has a manifest of every single iPad lost and the serial numbers, MAC addresses, and UUIDs.
The only issue is they will likely be sold before they are turned on. But at the very least they can do some investigation into the people who buy them, try to find the sellers.
So, if I read this correctly, it tells me that there are 3600 iPad MINI's being sold cheaply somewhere..... hmmmm....
Of course. You do realize that most of the measures implemented are termed "security theater" and are there mainly to keep the Ma and Pa Kettles of the world scared. More security in warehouses? No. More security on freight? Nope.
Wow this looks really sketch...reason #5241 why I don't buy anything on Craigslist. Call the NYPD and arrange a meeting and see where they got them
Someone actually put up a listing like that
? That seems like an overall lack of caution.Apple is definitely not good at
- securing products in apple stores
- securing products when leaving factories
- securing delivery dates
- securing products in apple stores
- securing products when leaving factories
- securing delivery dates
This is not Apple's fault. Are you kidding me that you truly think Apple should have prevented something from being stolen from JFK?
I would pass this info onto the NYPD, it may not be the thieves but could be a lead.
I then ask could someone really be that stupid to steal all those Minis, then post them on CL for sale? I then pause for a brief second and think...yes...
If these guys are smart they will sell them at retail... No need to sell them any cheaper right now with the demand being so high.
If this is real, and not a joke, the next headline is going to be how the NYPD recovered most of the stolen shipment.
I wonder if Apple can sell these as new still, or if they will end up on the refurbished pages?
Hmm, I wonder if
Apple could enter all the serial numbers of the stolen iPads into their servers, and effectively "brick" them until they were recovered.
Apple could enter all the serial numbers of the stolen iPads into their servers, and effectively "brick" them until they were recovered.
I simply wouldn't buy from them because of the poor grammar they used in their listing.