He just sent me photo of the receipt from Toy's R Us and it's from today.
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He listed the device on craigslist last night.
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He listed the device on craigslist last night.
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iPad Craigslist: iPad Air 2 Sealed Box Issues?
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The Toys r Us receipt and the iPad box both show the same number, but the number don't show on the Activation Lock Status web page.
I'm thinking he's just raising a little cash from a Christmas Gift Card...
What do you all think?
I'm thinking he's just raising a little cash from a Christmas Gift Card...
What do you all think?
The serial number shows as not valid on Apple's Check Your Service and Support Coverage page.
What the hell is going on?
What the hell is going on?
I would ask him why he is selling it half price. Not that he can't lie, but at least you will have a better idea about his motive (maybe).
It is possible that he wanted to see if there was interest before he bought it to resell I suppose.
How can that be if the serial# is on a valid receipt?
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How can that be if the serial# is on a valid receipt?
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How can that be if the serial# is on a valid receipt?
Let s know how it works out. I bought an iPad Air in a sealed box from craigslist too. I had no issues but it could have been a disaster I suppose.
Mine was shipped to me from another state. I did run a background check on the seller (easy since he's a VERY successful business owner). I paid by CC and made him run it through his business. I guess I was very lucky.
Apple gave me no hassle purchasing AppleCare+ since it had never been activated until I opened it.
Mine was shipped to me from another state. I did run a background check on the seller (easy since he's a VERY successful business owner). I paid by CC and made him run it through his business. I guess I was very lucky.
Apple gave me no hassle purchasing AppleCare+ since it had never been activated until I opened it.
I think you're trying to justify to yourself an obviously sketchy deal due to an unrealistically low price. It sounds tempting but nothing makes sense in this arrangement. The receipt would indicate if it was paid by gift card.
The Deal Was Legit !
The seller was a very nice young man from an obviously affluent family.
Yes, there were a lot of red flags raised in this deal, but usually you have good idea who you're dealing with after a few texts/emails/phone calls... if you know what I mean.
BTW, the receipt from today was a actually a duplicate receipt done by the request of the seller processed by Toys R Us. That receipt included several other Apple devices and a PS4.
Yes, all were paid for by gift cards...
The seller was a very nice young man from an obviously affluent family.
Yes, there were a lot of red flags raised in this deal, but usually you have good idea who you're dealing with after a few texts/emails/phone calls... if you know what I mean.
BTW, the receipt from today was a actually a duplicate receipt done by the request of the seller processed by Toys R Us. That receipt included several other Apple devices and a PS4.
Yes, all were paid for by gift cards...
The seller was a very nice young man from an obviously affluent family.
Yes, there were a lot of red flags raised in this deal, but usually you have good idea who you're dealing with after a few texts/emails/phone calls... if you know what I mean.
BTW, the receipt from today was a actually a duplicate receipt done by the request of the seller processed by Toys R Us. That receipt included several other Apple devices and a PS4.
Yes, all were paid for by gift cards...
Hopefully was obtained by these gift cards legitimately. Either way, nice find OP. Enjoy it.
This.
Ex gf went to jail for purchasing and then returning products with stolen Amex gift cards.
People are stupid
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While the "too good to be true" price does beg for caution, there are more scenarios than just the negative ones generally within this thread for how someone could have one of these and be selling it for cheap.
I've won a number of tech products in company contests over the years- stuff I didn't personally want. I recall winning a brand new video game console when it was "latest & greatest" and offered it for $100 because I didn't bother to check what it was worth. Had an immediate buyer and there was nothing fishy at all about that transaction.
Sometimes people are given things they don't want but can't return. Sometimes, they want to turn such stuff into cash more than they want to check prices and maximize such a sale. It happens.
I've won a number of tech products in company contests over the years- stuff I didn't personally want. I recall winning a brand new video game console when it was "latest & greatest" and offered it for $100 because I didn't bother to check what it was worth. Had an immediate buyer and there was nothing fishy at all about that transaction.
Sometimes people are given things they don't want but can't return. Sometimes, they want to turn such stuff into cash more than they want to check prices and maximize such a sale. It happens.
I don't have an answer for you, but it seems to be functioning properely.
My guess since the iPad was brand new, it wasn't activated yet therefore not in Apple support database.
I ran into something similar this week on CL and it turned out to be fine. Congrats on the purchase!
So I guess the one year warranty starts when you activate and use the iPad, not when you buy it? That makes sense.
Yes, that's exactly how it works. You can also add AppleCare+ up to 60 days from activation.
My suspicion:
Stolen credit card/s used to buy thousands of dollars worth of gift cards, used to buy iPad Air 2 devices (lots of them).
"Scammer" then lists "one" on on Craigslist, and gets LOADS of emails about it. He then meets individual buyers to sell those iPads, all the while each buyer thinks he got lucky and got the only one available.
Remember, if a deal seems too good to be true, it is. Yes, you got an iPad Air 2 for $250, but it's 99.9% likely someone got ripped off along the way.
The reason I believe this is true: A lot of local stores in Seattle will not let you buy gift cards now with credit cards, - ONLY with debit cards. They said the amount of scamming/ripping off of credit cards to buy gift cards was getting out of control, so they had to clamp down. I experienced this issue when buying gift cards for my nephews/nieces over Christmas, - had to use my debit card.
Stolen credit card/s used to buy thousands of dollars worth of gift cards, used to buy iPad Air 2 devices (lots of them).
"Scammer" then lists "one" on on Craigslist, and gets LOADS of emails about it. He then meets individual buyers to sell those iPads, all the while each buyer thinks he got lucky and got the only one available.
Remember, if a deal seems too good to be true, it is. Yes, you got an iPad Air 2 for $250, but it's 99.9% likely someone got ripped off along the way.
The reason I believe this is true: A lot of local stores in Seattle will not let you buy gift cards now with credit cards, - ONLY with debit cards. They said the amount of scamming/ripping off of credit cards to buy gift cards was getting out of control, so they had to clamp down. I experienced this issue when buying gift cards for my nephews/nieces over Christmas, - had to use my debit card.
Nonsense.
There are a lot of iPads given away, for example as employee rewards and incentives. Many of the people who receive them sell them at a steep discount, since anything they get is 100% profit on the sale. Saying that iPad is 99.9% likely to have been stolen is more than a stretch.Nonsense.
Did you read the thread? Did you see how the guy had a receipt from Toys R Us from THAT DAY?
I did read the thread. Your 99.9% statement is nonsense, and whether this specific iPad was stolen or not has no bearing on that.
Riiiight. Because it's totally normal for someone to spend $500 + tax on an iPad Air 2 with gift cards and then turn around and sell it for $250 moments later. Riiiiight.
I retract my 99.9% statement, in this particular case: it's 99.99% certainly "stolen." The rest of the time an iPad Air 2 brand new sold for $250 is 99% likely to be stolen. The other 1% will be those giveaways etc.