Anyway to track iPhone with serial number? *Urgent*

[Vin365]

I have to write this to support the original poster

The exact same thing happened to me.

I sold the phone, the guy wanted me to ship it to Russia. I said no. He then said he wanted me to ship it to a california address on his paypal account even though his ebay profile said he was in minnesota

I ship it, insure it, give him the tracking info. 2 days later he signs for it. I have proof he signed for it. I hear nothing from him for the next 10 days. PayPal has a hold on the money, so I ask him for feedback so they will release the money. He then immediately files a complaint with ebay saying the box was empty.

It's been several weeks now, I've filed a claim with the shipping company, and am waiting for feedback. EBay said the resolution was for the buyer to return the phone to me and for me to refund his money but I have reiterated to them that this solution doesn't work because he has no phone to send me (supposedly)

Paypal has a hold on the money too =\
There is only one week left till they release it. I'm so worried. good luck with your situation !

 

[billinaz]

This is why I make a boxing video of everything I sell on ebay, complete with the shipping label and postage.

Seems like a waste of time to me.

I can make a video of me shipping the hope diamond to anyone. Its easy to change after you turn the camera off.

There is no way to prove what you have on video is the same as what was shipped.

Maybe seal it in the UPS office and ask them to be a witness??

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Unless it's a continuous shot up until you hand it to the teller, that is an epic waste of time and proves nothing other than you putting it into a box. You can still turn around and ship whatever you want.

Maybe. Although I've yet to be scammed out of a transaction, the video also serves to demonstrate that the iPhone was in working order (to refute any claim that it was DOA) and I have video evidence of the serial number lest the buyer returns the wrong/dead iPhone back to me.

 

[ChazUK]

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Best of luck getting this sorted op.
The best way of not getting caught up with scanners is not to use eBay. I'd been using them since 2002 and had over 270 positive feedbacks but I just can't trust the site any more due to all the scamming and lack of protection for sellers on there.

Ebay used to be a great way to maximize the value of sold goods. Now all it is is a great way to get scammed.

Like I said, I do hope this all works out in your favour.

 

[Tarzanman]

I have sold my old iPhone 3GS on eBay. The buyer received it yesterday, but however I received a call from him saying the iphone box was there but no iPhone was in it.. I already contacted UPS and there investigating it. Now I have the IMEI number and Serial Number for that phone. I just contacted ATT and they said there is no way to track it even with that, is that true? There's not even a way to see if it's activated??

Can AT&T track it? YES

Will they track it without a court order or request from law enforcement? NO

 

[samcraig]

Here's the reason that although I didn't get "top dollar" for my 3GS when I upgraded to the iPhone4 - I was more than happy to do the Radio Shack buyback program. Absolutely no hassle. Got $200. Could I have gotten more? Sure. But to not have any headaches - it was worth whatever I "lost"

I just wanted to upgrade my phone. I didn't care about profiting.

Not saying there's anything WRONG with wanting to sell for as much as possible. Just saying that as long as it was a wash and I wasn't kicking in my own money for the new phone - it was a no-brainer

 

[AbSoluTc]

This is why I make a boxing video of everything I sell on ebay, complete with the shipping label and postage.

Which means nothing. All it shows is you packed up a box with the item and sealed it. It doesn't show if you opened it back up, resealed it, took it to the post office, took out what was in there, etc.

 

[Sherifftruman]

Which means nothing. All it shows is you packed up a box with the item and sealed it. It doesn't show if you opened it back up, resealed it, took it to the post office, took out what was in there, etc.

Well, as long as the line always is in my local Post Office, you'd have plenty of time to do the entire video in line and then show yourself hand it to the guy.

 

[RRReeeVVV]

I sold an iPhone on eBay. What I did was create a free mobile me account, and tied it to the phone I shipped to the buyer. The buyer claimed he didnt get the phone, I then remotely wiped the phone and locked it down. He then emails me asking why they phone is now locked down, to which I say, thought you didnt have the phone....so I won out. I suggest do this. The mobileme account you create expires anyway, and you'll only have access to it to cancel the cc's and such

I got an iPhone stolen from me yesterday, and consequently I started to browse forums to help me and I came across your comment. How do you remotely lock an iPhone (I have ATT)? And is there anyway that I can get Apple or even the police to track it (I know that it's possible that they MIGHT not track it unless it is a criminal investigation)? Thank you

 

[8317645]

I got an iPhone stolen from me yesterday, and consequently I started to browse forums to help me and I came across your comment. How do you remotely lock an iPhone (I have ATT)? And is there anyway that I can get Apple or even the police to track it (I know that it's possible that they MIGHT not track it unless it is a criminal investigation)? Thank you

In order to remotely lock your iPhone you need to have iCloud set up and "Find my iPhone" turned on. With this enabled, you can sign on at www.icloud.com and have the option to remotely lock and track your iPhone if the phone is online and can be located.

 

[DryEyez]

I live in the uk and bought an iphone from the us, when it arrived the box was empty, but itndid look like it had been tampered with. You could see quite easily there was some sort of seal...and it did look like it had been re-taped....i tnk what didnt help is the guy who shipped it wrote on big writing n the exterior of the package, 'iPhone'. A big giant, steal me sign.

I was honest with ebay/paypal, i had received a package (i could have lied they didnt ask me to sign), i was also upfront and spoke to the seller for a few days before making any claim exploring options, after speaking to the seller though i do believe he genuinely shipped it, at the end of the day i received nothing, filed a claim and i was refunded...i felt bad for the seller, but it was me or him at the end of the day. After receiving the refund though i did refund him a partial cost of the phone so it wasn't as butter for him/her