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My friend just got scammed on craiglist
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the funny thing here is that, it's not even a 32gb. It's 16gb. Haizz I know I shouldnt yell at my friend's face. I'm not the one losing money but I would laugh at myself if I were
Lessons learned ... Sorry
Picture of the scammer would be a great sweet revenge in this case.
Make sure you take picture of the seller!
It's too late now haha. But even if you had, what would you do? The police said they wouldnt solve this matter
The antenna placement is even on 4S. The iPhone 4 has one of the antennas on the top by the headphone jack. The only instance where it would look the same as the 4S would be the Verizon iPhone 4, but then there is no SIM tray present.
Not for your friend ... For the next buyer (if they are really desperate buying stuffs and meeting their sellers thru CL).
I never buy or sell stuffs in CL.
The victim could post the pic of the scammer here, we would know what a scammer looks like LOL.
Thanks! Never new that and I'm a iPhone/apple enthusiast well i like to think I am lol
Bottom line: your friend is a fool and you know what they say about a fool and his money. Knowing that the 4 and 4s look very similar, why would your friend not make it a point to verify that he was getting a 4s and not a 4? Fingerprints? You must be joking.
Sorry to hear that maybe you guys can check Craigslist see if he posts again. send him a e mail from a diff account not the one you contacted him with before. set up a time and place to meet call the police before or when he shows up. might be good to print up all the emails from him and your replies including a print out of his posting on Craigslist to show the police. haha I know this sounds odd but maybe if it works he'll be arrested there's a good chance he's still trying to rip people off or you could just ambush him and beat the crap out of him
The model number is on the back in the fine print below the word iPhone.
The 4S is Model A1387. The iPhone 4 is either A1332 or A1349.
Did the box say 4s? Seems you guys didn't think ahead of the possibility of it not being an iPhone 4s. I purchased my iPad 3 from Craigslist and the only way I could tell it was a 3 was the retina display. The police won't help in this case, especially since you don't even know where the guy is. Take it as a lesson learned, and don't let it scare you off CL.
yes, the box is of an iPhone 4s 32gb. I know that my friend has already learned his lesson. I also learned a lesson from this.
I just want to help him to find out of there are any solution for this. That's why I post it here and ask you guys
You're missing out on some fantastic deals. I have $20,000+ worth of furniture and goods in my home from Craigslist that I paid under $3000 for. All perfect transactions and with no signs of usage. $4000 brown leather couches for $800. 55" LED Samsung 8000 series TV for $1000. Crate and Barrel dining room set with 6 leather chairs (normally $4000) for $800. Top of the line kegerator for $150, 20" Core2Duo iMacs (one for kitchen, one for office as a secondary) $150 each. Just for some examples.
Also sold my 64GB iPhone 4S for $600 and usually turn a profit on every MBP I sell to purchase a new one.
I'm interpretting this to mean you have the sellers name, phone number, etc. Did you try to contact him and straighten it out?
Yes, the name. But it is probably fake
My friend did try to call him and also send emails. But then, no reply
Agree with you. Some of my recent CL purchases
Brand new unopened Xbox 360 4gb -$100
Used galaxy note- $150
Used htc vivid in box- $60
One month old galaxy s2 in box- $120
Brand new unlocked htc one x 32gb - $300
Like new ps vita + 3 games - $120
Like new iPad 3 with BT keyboard case -$350
Bran new iPod touch 64gb - $160
Used iPod classic 160gb -$50
Used iPod classic 80gb - $40
Used Verizon iPhone 4 16gb - $100
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We're you really expecting a reply.
Naaaaah, am a minimalist!
I don't buy those things anymore except once in a while -iGadgets. Nope, ofcourse. Just that you have to try everything right?
Btw, you must be really good to have the guts to buy electronic stuffs on CL
Guts? why?
I have sold and bought iphones, ipods, mbps and cameras on CL
I have also bought and sold cars and motorcycles via CL
Never a bad experience IF
1) deal with cash
2) meet somewhere close
3) Know what you are buying before you buy it
I dont think its a scam if he inspected the phone, the seller may have thought it was a 4S himself
I had a 4 and it broke and had a new one sent out to me. I knew in a split second that they had sent me a 4S instead of another 4. just saying.
I know what you mean. The Xbox, I met the seller, an old man at his office. The item was unopened and I opened it, and it was intact. The phones i always test out. I meet the sellers at Barnes and noble. The galaxy note I bought a few hours ago. The iPhone I almost paid 200 for it, the seller listed by accident as an iPhone 4s, but I didn't see a sim slot so I knew it was a 4, so I bargained it to 100.
