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iPhone SE Makes Third Appearance on Apple's Clearance Store at $249—Act Fast

lipmonger said:
The first time I tried to buy I attempted to use my debit card via PayPal (I never use eBay’s built in payment processor, and always use PayPal for the security/protection they offer) and the purchase was declined by my bank.

I switched to my Chase Visa and the order went through immediately. Five minutes later I got a call from my bank’s fraud department... they said they’ve added this merchant to their blocked list due to problems with fraud. Interesting.

I’m fairly certain I’ll get my phone. Whether or not it’s stolen or “fell off the truck” may be another issue entirely. I’ll follow up once I get it regeistered with a SIM card to make sure all is honky dory.
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Very interesting given the seller’s 100% rating from over 20,000 users.

I bought a 64 gig SE from eBay about 5 months ago but I wanted a backup with more storage. The 64 gig phone was through a different seller and I had no trouble with it.

Now I’m in paranoid mode hoping I don’t get ripped off on the current situation. Keeping close eye on my accounts to make sure no charges go through.
 
Looks like this AllDayZip merchant has been a target of fraud before...

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/8ux1qc/has_anyone_bought_an_iphone_from_alldayzip/

I just got my shipping notice and tracking number. So fingers crossed my SE gets here. I’m also eyeing all of my accounts just to be safe.

EDIT: Keep in mind that fraud surrounding a specific merchant may have more to do with buyers running scams than the merchant itself. I remember in the early 2000s I got a call from the Denver PD about eBay scams that were being run off my WiFi (before I knew about good WiFi security). Apparently, some one was parking outside my place and buying electronics on eBay with stolen credit cards using my WiFi connection. I doubt that had anything to do with a specific seller, just the people running the scams. In this case, where you have one seller who focuses specifically on high end electronics, he will certainly be a target of scammers. If AllDayZip was a real scammer, eBay would have shut him down long ago. I'm really not worried.
 
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lipmonger said:
Looks like this AllDayZip merchant has been a target of fraud before...

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/8ux1qc/has_anyone_bought_an_iphone_from_alldayzip/

I just got my shipping notice and tracking number. So fingers crossed my SE gets here. I’m also eyeing all of my accounts just to be safe.

EDIT: Keep in mind that fraud surrounding a specific merchant may have more to do with buyers running scams than the merchant itself. I remember in the early 2000s I got a call from the Denver PD about eBay scams that were being run off my WiFi (before I knew about good WiFi security). Apparently, some one was parking outside my place and buying electronics on eBay with stolen credit cards using my WiFi connection. I doubt that had anything to do with a specific seller, just the people running the scams. In this case, where you have one seller who focuses specifically on high end electronics, he will certainly be a target of scammers. If AllDayZip was a real scammer, eBay would have shut him down long ago. I'm really not worried.
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So you think someone hacked the seller and was doing double charges on my purchase attempt? It’s crazy to me that it happened on multiple credit cards.
 
redfirebird08 said:
So you think someone hacked the seller and was doing double charges on my purchase attempt? It’s crazy to me that it happened on multiple credit cards.
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Not to freak you out even more, but eBay merchants have no control over the charging process. The amount charged is based on the price listed on the item. Once the purchase enters “checkout” the transaction is out of the seller’s hands and the purchase is strictly controlled by eBay and/or PayPal. If you were getting double charged, you need to contact them. Not the merchant.
 
lipmonger said:
Not to freak you out even more, but eBay merchants have no control over the charging process. Payments are strictly controlled by eBay and PayPal. If you were getting double charged, you need to contact them. Not the merchant.
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So eBay getting hacked. That’s the last time I attempt to buy anything through them.

Glad Chase caught the issue and blocked the charges. Purchase attempt with Wells Fargo card also did not go through, but Wells did not say there were multiple charge attempts.

So far this morning I don’t see any temporary authorizations for the 3 cards, so hopefully everything is OK.
 
redfirebird08 said:
So far this morning I don’t see any temporary authorizations for the 3 cards, so hopefully everything is OK.
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I just checked all of my accounts...

On the debit card from my checking account that blocked the charge, no strange or odd transactions appear.

On my United Airlines Chase VISA, I only see the single $334 charge via PayPal.

Seems legit so far...

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Remember, the merchant will never see/get your credit card or banking info. In my case the transaction was handled solely by PayPal, which is incredibly secure.
 
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Yeah I talked to Chase this morning about both of my cards with them and they confirmed no charges, plus the cards are clear for me to use again in daily routine.

Wells Fargo told me last night that the temporary authorization of $0 was just eBay connecting to the card. That temp authorization is gone today.

Hopefully everything is fine now and just gonna keep a close eye on all 3 accounts. Would be nice if Apple.com brings back some more clearance SE’s at some point.
 
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redfirebird08 said:
Yeah I talked to Chase this morning about both of my cards with them and they confirmed no charges, plus the cards are clear for me to use again in daily routine.

Wells Fargo told me last night that the temporary authorization of $0 was just eBay connecting to the card. That temp authorization is gone today.

Hopefully everything is fine now and just gonna keep a close eye on all 3 accounts. Would be nice if Apple.com brings back some more clearance SE’s at some point.
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Also... FWIW, it's possible you may have accidentally done the double charge yourself during checkout.

When my debit card was blocked, it showed a weird error on eBay checkout. It didn't say "declined," it just said, "we could not process your order at this time," so I tried to complete the checkout again (seconds apart). My bank's fraud department pointed out the "double charge" attempt when they called me, but it wasn't really a double charge, it was just me clicking "complete order" twice after my bank blocked the first attempt. And I informed them of that.

After the second failed attempt I switched to the Chase Visa, which ran through fine.
 
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lipmonger said:
Also... FWIW, it's possible you may have accidentally done the double charge yourself during checkout.

When my debit card was blocked, it showed a weird error on eBay checkout. It didn't say "declined," it just said, "we could not process your order at this time," so I tried to complete the checkout again (seconds apart). My bank's fraud department pointed out the "double charge" attempt when they called me, but it wasn't really a double charge, it was just me clicking "complete order" twice after my bank blocked the first attempt. And I informed them of that.

After the second failed attempt I switched to the Chase Visa, which ran through fine.
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I didn't click it twice. In fact that's why I tried two more times with different cards because I wondered if I did something wrong the first time. I was very careful with the 2nd and 3rd attempts on the other cards and it was the same result.
 
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redfirebird08 said:
I didn't click it twice. In fact that's why I tried two more times with different cards because I wondered if I did something wrong the first time. I was very careful with the 2nd and 3rd attempts on the other cards and it was the same result.
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That's very bizarre. I would definitely keep an eye on that.
 
Tracking updated with Monday delivery. I guess we’ll know soon if this is legit or not.
 
lipmonger said:
That merchant just dropped the price on the remaining colors (space gray is sold out) ... now $309.99 with free shipping for gold, rose, and silver:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPho...nlocked-Brand-New/163500170080?epid=235058101
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Odd. That’s only $10 more than Apple was selling them for. How little could he have gotten them for, to sell them for this price with free shipping?

Here’s the other thing, if he purchased these on clearance from someplace, then they might not be eligible for Apple Pay, as the 60 day clock would have started ticking from the purchase date.

Another thought: if someone has a 16, 32 or 64GB space gray case, is there any reason they couldn’t just swap the internal mechanisms from a rose gold 128GB into it? Obviously not from a warranty perspective, but from a practical one, it shouldn’t make a difference for those who want a different color for their daily use phone.
 
Mac 128 said:
Odd. That’s only $10 more than Apple was selling them for. How little could he have gotten them for, to sell them for this price with free shipping?
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And when you factor in that Apple adds on sales tax based on delivery zip code, and was also tacking on $7 shipping for the clearance SEs, he’d actually be selling these at a loss (if he paid full price). I can’t figure it out.
 
Got my iPhoneSE today from AllDayZip on eBay. Box was sealed and new. Phone was untouched and IMEI on phone matched IMEI on box.

Here is the report on the AllDayZip serial number...

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For comparison purposes, here is the serial number report from the SE I bought new at an Apple store in 2017...

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Here are the unpack pics...

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Also checked the serial # with Apple Care and got this...

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Heading out to dinner... will activate it and run the Coconut Battery check when I get back. But all looks legit!!
 
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MacRumors said:



Apple has replenished stock of the iPhone SE on its online clearance store for the third time this month. These are brand new, unopened, and unlocked models starting at $249 in the United States. Availability dwindled very quickly in the each of the first two times the iPhone SE was added, so act fast.

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Apple is offering the iPhone SE with 32GB of storage for $249 and with 128GB for $299 in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold. Tech specs include a 4-inch Retina display, A9 chip, Touch ID, 12-megapixel rear camera, and 3.5mm headphone jack.

Prior to being pulled, the iPhone SE was available with 32GB and 128GB of storage for $349 and $449 respectively, so Apple is offering $100 to $150 off. The device was originally released in March 2016 and was popular among fans of smaller smartphones and those who preferred the iPhone 5-like design.

(Thanks, Bob!)

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