Does this eBay ad sound fishy?

[shunting123]

Someone is advertising a like-new iPhone, which he/she claims is "Verizon" and fully unlocked, yet was a "replacement from Apple".

How could it be a Verizon phone that was replaced by Apple?

Thank you.

 

[sviato]

Got the phone from Verizon, got a warranty replacement from Apple

 

[Jtludwig]

Someone is advertising a like-new iPhone, which he/she claims is "Verizon" and fully unlocked, yet was a "replacement from Apple".



How could it be a Verizon phone that was replaced by Apple?



Thank you.

I have a Verizon iPhone, it breaks, so I go to the Apple Store and they replace it under warranty.

Seems fine to me.

 

[shunting123]

Well done!
Thank you.

 

[aristobrat]

You can buy a Verizon iPhone from many places: Apple, Verizon, Best Buy, Target, Radio Shack, Amazon, and many others.

Regardless of where you buy from, if you have a warranty issue with it, Apple handles it. Sometimes they'll just give you a like-new warranty replacement phone instead of fixing your original phone.

 

[shunting123]

Before I posted on here, I emailed him asked to clarify -- how could it be Verizon yet a replacement from Apple.

He just wrote back (his exact words):

It's inly for verizon.

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Anybody know what that means (i.e., that it's only FOR Verizon?)

 

[ucfgrad93]

Got the phone from Verizon, got a warranty replacement from Apple

Yep, seems pretty simple and straightforward to me.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Before I posted on here, I emailed him asked to clarify -- how could it be Verizon yet a replacement from Apple.

He just wrote back (his exact words):

It's inly for verizon.

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Anybody know what that means (i.e., that it's only FOR Verizon?)

He probably didn't understand your question because most people know that you go to the Apple Store to get a replacement for warranty issues.

 

[Applejuiced]

Apple replaces all its devices and iphones under warranty no matter what carrier the phone is for.
If You have a problem with it and its still under warranty Apple will replace it.
Its not fishy at all.

 

[lordofthereef]

Aside from the description, is there anything else that has you worried? Price? Pics? Etc.

As has been mentioned, it could have been replaced by warranty through Apple. There is nothing odd about that. I agree the seller's response was odd. I imagine "inly" is "only". perhaps the buyer thinks Verizon phones are locked (they are not).

Without a link to the listing it is hard to say, but based on what you told us so far I wouldn't be any more weary of this purchase than any other on eBay, really.