Buying iPhone for 200 bucks

[OscarAlert]

it sounds liget... the guy sells alot of other stuff like playstation 3 s for 300 bucks ha
talked to him on the phone and everything sounded alright, were doin a money transfer through western union so he only gets the money once i get the phone.
kinda like a middle man.

What do u guys think ??? 200 bucks tho ?? :s

 

[Roy Hobbs]

it sounds liget... the guy sells alot of other stuff like playstation 3 s for 300 bucks ha
talked to him on the phone and everything sounded alright, were doin a money transfer through western union so he only gets the money once i get the phone.
kinda like a middle man.

What do u guys think ??? 200 bucks tho ?? :s

SCAM

 

[gethyphyyo]

hahah have fun with your empty box and paper weight. anyone who has to use W.U is shady.

 

[Consultant]

Wester union is like cash. Despite what the scammer says, the scammer will get the money and NOT send you anything.

-Never send money to a stranger using a money transfer service.
-Beware of deals or opportunities that seem too good to be true.
-Don’t use money transfer services to pay for things like online auction purchases.

http://www.westernunion.com/WUCOMWE...ageCode=en&pagename=fraudIndex&pid=fraud00016

 

[Ride9650]

SCAM

I'd say scam too, but if the guy will send the phone first before getting money, and assuming its a 16 gig(because otherwise this isn't really worth your time), why not give it a shot?

If he won't send the phone first then, most definitely scam

 

[bigchief]

scam!

 

[RTiii320]

I'd say scam too, but if the guy will send the phone first before getting money, and assuming its a 16 gig(because otherwise this isn't really worth your time), why not give it a shot?

If he won't send the phone first then, most definitely scam

you obviously have not looked online at prices lately, $200 for an 8GB is even a good deal on places like eBay/Craiglist..

To the OP, be careful and do NOT use any links he sends you, if you use WU make sure you are at their website and not a counterfeit one that he set up..
(I had someone try this with me, but created a fake paypal site, it looked exactly the same, but the URL was wayyy different)

 

[Macman756]

S to the CAM

SCAM!!!!!!!

 

[9822679]

western union = scam

have him go through paypal

 

[whitemacbook]

keep us posted on how this turns out?

 

[Mintin8]

Looks a bit risky to me! Don't chance it.

 

[MistaBungle]

I recently did a sale through craigslist. The guy was in Toronto, worked for the TTC (subway/streetcar) and he said he worked at a particular station. When I asked him questions about the station, he could not answer them.

Then he suggested paypal for our transaction. It was a PS3 game for $35. I was really worried I was going to get scammed because he was very aggressive: "use paypal", "is it shipped?", "auto-complaint is filed in 7 days, hurry".

It seemed like a bad scene but then the other day he sent me an e-mail saying he received the package. Man, did I wipe my brow.

I've never used Western Union but have heard to steer clear of that one. But do your research and be careful.

 

[d wade]

uhhhhhh... the iPhone is $199 at the store..

am i missing something here?

 

[airdonut41]

uhhhhhh... the iPhone is $199 at the store..

am i missing something here?

Only for a new plan/upgrade

 

[Ride9650]

you obviously have not looked online at prices lately, $200 for an 8GB is even a good deal on places like eBay/Craiglist..

good point, For whatever reason i was thinking about the prices of new phones instead of used...

 

[d wade]

Only for a new plan/upgrade

ok so he has another carrier (t-mobile or something) and wants to buy an iPhone 3G and unlock it to use on a non-at&t signal?

if that's the case, then i wouldnt go that way b/c from what i've heard, it's not very stable.

 

[mkrishnan]

Even if it's not a scam in the sense that the seller sends you legitimate goods, they're still probably stolen. Someone who makes an industry for themselves selling electronics with W/U payments just is highly unlikely to be a legitimate businessperson.