Just bought a lost or stolen iPhone

[chaakuja]

hi all i have bought an iphone and it was stolen or lost but i contact with the owner also hi told me thats isnot his phone maybe hi opened to someone with his account and dont remember when i told him the problem he told me if you want the username and password send to me $200 or i wont give you i dont know what to doo realy

 

[laudern]

hi all i have bought an iphone and it was stolen or lost but i contact with the owner also hi told me thats isnot his phone maybe hi opened to someone with his account and dont remember when i told him the problem he told me if you want the username and password send to me $200 or i wont give you i dont know what to doo realy

Send him $300 just to make sure he does the deal.

 

[Newtons Apple]

The OP is just as much a victim, though... It’s a difficult situation, because if the OP keeps it then the owner loses out on a phone they paid for, whereas if the owner gets it back the OP loses out on a phone he paid for too. Tricky.

Depends on how much the OP got the phone for, too... If it was 30 bucks, then the answer is simple. But if it was $500? Not so simple.

The amount paid does not matter. If it is stolen he received stolen goods. It amazes me how people, today, can reconcile things this way. People seem to have changed these days.

 

[chaakuja]

the other problem is we are not in the same country how i can trust him and also how can that its only iphone4s used and i alrady payed mor than than $50 i think there is no

 

[yg17]

hi all i have bought an iphone and it was stolen or lost but i contact with the owner also hi told me thats isnot his phone maybe hi opened to someone with his account and dont remember when i told him the problem he told me if you want the username and password send to me $200 or i wont give you i dont know what to doo realy

Nothing. That's realy all you can do. Nothing. I mean, I guess you could use it as a paperweight, or use it for skeet shooting. But you won't be able to use it as a phone.

 

[mattopotamus]

the other problem is we are not in the same country how i can trust him and also how can that its only iphone4s used and i alrady payed mor than than $50 i think there is no

buy him a horse and you should receive the password.

 

[Pelaminoskep]

Actually the amount paid matters a lot.

In the Netherlands rule of thumb is approximately: if you buy a stolen device and if you could have known or could have suspected it was stolen (e.g. buy a brand new iPhone 6 for 20$) you are punishable by law as a buyer. It's called heling (fencing according to google translate?).

OP hasn't mentioned the price he bought it for, while multiple people asked.

 

[617aircav]

Someone right now on my local craigslist is selling a brand new galaxy s6 for $250. I won't even bother trying to buy it.

 

[ectospheno]

The OP is just as much a victim, though... It’s a difficult situation, because if the OP keeps it then the owner loses out on a phone they paid for, whereas if the owner gets it back the OP loses out on a phone he paid for too. Tricky.

Depends on how much the OP got the phone for, too... If it was 30 bucks, then the answer is simple. But if it was $500? Not so simple.

It is simple. OP has someone else's property. What is with all of this moral relativism?

 

[maflynn]

[MOD NOTE]
Closing as we all know what occurs with these type of threads.

Given that this one dates back to 2013 means we ought to move on as this will devolve