question about buying iphone off ebay

[ZXMustang]

Dont buy off ebay, use swappa.com. Furthermore I'd be more worried that a phone was activation locked with an apple ID rather than tied to a cell account.

 

[newellj]

Dont buy off ebay, use swappa.com. Furthermore I'd be more worried that a phone was activation locked with an apple ID rather than tied to a cell account.

I think that's far more likely, but the problem would show up immediately, and you'd definitely be covered by eBay and PayPal (if purchased on eBay). The issue with the account cancellation is that it could happen long after purchase. But how often does that happen? Forums like this are lightning rods for unusual complaints and problems, and you almost never see posts from someone who got burned because the seller stopped paying on a contract before its term was up.