here are our PMs
MONDAY
me: hey there. i can offer 800 cad shipped to USA. i can send over money now. tia.
him: Hi Tia,
The cheapest I can possibly do for shipping to the States is 850 Canadian, the exchange rate and shipping costs kill me.
Let me know.
me: hey sorry my name is -------, not tia tia = thanks in advance
but anyways, is this a factory unlocked iphone 4? 16 GB? can you send me a pic with a paper with (user name) 123 on a paper next to it? 800 is really the most i can do sir, like i stated, i can paypal you asap. thanks! you can mms me pic to -------.. we can also text if youd like. thanks.
me: hey thanks for the pic and texts, have you sold anything else on (forum name)?
him: No problem, better safe then sorry right?
Yeah I've been on (forum name) for maybe 5 years? It should say in my profile I think....
I've sold maybe 15-20 phones on here and bought just as much as well...
I know their is a feedback tool or something but I've never bothered, I usually just do quick local sales, but it seems the iphone 4 is an american thing lol
me: oh okay cool. how long will the shipping take to san diego CA? i am really interested so please hold it for me for a few minutes.
him: Hey,
I've had a few other inquiries but nothing concrete as of yet, so I'll keep you posted.
I would ship via Canada Post Standard International Parcel (it's the cheapest way) and it should take 5-7 business days to california, depending on customs.
him: If you want I can also ship express via Fed-ex or UPS, but it would add another $50-$75 to the price.
me: oh i see... yeah normal postage is fine.. will it be insured?
him: lol yeah i'll spend the extre $1.50 to insure it
me: okay cool. well i think we have ourselves a deal... do you have a sim to micro sim cutter with micro sim to sim coversion piece.. i have no idea what they are called but i hope you know what i am talking about?
him: To be completely honest I couldn't tell you. I know that the phone will arrive sealed and comes with a standard micro sim included, but i don't know if its carrier specific or not. However I do know that you can just literally cut the simcard you use now with scissors and it'll work, just make sure you follow the outline exactly and don't cut into the sim chip itself.
me: okay, to be clear... this is a BNIB Apple iPhone 4 bought in Canada. It is "factory unlocked" which means it is not tied down to any carrier and it does not belong to a certain carrier. It is black in color and is the 32GB version. It comes factory sealed with all accessories included that are listed on the
http://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/ website?
him: You can check out this video on how to do it yourself, I have a couple buddies that went this route and it worked out well for them, doesn't seem too complicated, apparently its literally a three minute procedure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LebM5...eature=related
him: LOL
Yes your correct. I waited in line for 17 hours for them, so they better be legit.
And yes, it's factory unlocked from Apple, meaning it will work on ANY gsm carrier in the world and does not require jail-breaking to activate.
me: okay great, can you also please tell me the 4th and 5th numbers in the serial number? they should be on the box near the bar code.
him: Yeah sure...
the first 5 numbers are 85025? Does that make sense?
me: hey thanks. okay cool. can you ship tomorrow? and also i need to have your paypal information please.
him: Yeah I can even ship it out today if you'd prefer, I'd rather have this taken care of sooner rather then later you know...I'm sure you would as well.
PayPal Info:
(info)
Send me your full mailing address details and I can also email or text you tonight once the phone has been sent so you know it's on its way. Also if you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to shoot me off a message or text.
Let me know if you need anything else...
me: hey that would be cool to ship it out today too... the thing is my billing address for paypal will be different than the shipping address.. will that be a problem? please let me know. thanks.
him: Okay perfect so I'll have it sent out this evening and send you a confirmation..
As far as the address, its not a problem at all, I'll ship it anywhere you want it sent (within North America lol). I think the only time you need to have the same shipping address as your paypal account is when you buy from certain sellers on ebay, but I could be wrong. Either way its definitely not an issue here lol
me: ok cool man. ill let you know once i transfer it over.. thanks again.
him: Perfect, I'll shoot you a message confirming it's been received. Enjoy your new phone!
me: Hey (name), please confirm that you received the payment? thanks!
him: Hey,
I did just receive the payment. Your quick lol.
The address attached to paypal account is as follows...
(info)
But you wanted it send to San Diego correct?
Let me know the exact shipping address you'd like me to use.
me: Hey great! the address is as follows:
(info)
Thank you again (name). Please provide shipping address when you ship it.
him: Perfect. Thanks again, pleasure doing business. I'll keep you posted.
me: you too (name), take care!
me: hey man you get that tracking number for me please? thanks!
him: Hey, sorry just about to leave work now and head to the post office, should have it for you shortly
him: Hey,
Just got home, missed out on the post office, apparently they close at 6pm. Didn't want to just throw it in a drop box. I'll have it out for you tomorrow with a tracking number. TTYL.
me: Okay sure please let me know when you ship it, thanks again
TUESDAY
me: hey man, i havent heard from you, can you please give me an update? thanks!
him: Hey!
Sorry about the delay, my wife was supose to take care of this earlier in the day for me as I've been crazy busy at work, but I just got confirmation its been sent, so all is well and you should have it shortly. I'm taking off tonight on a business trip until next thursday, so I may be a little slow in replying to emails/messages (not sure how solid data service is in Cuba), but everything seems good to go and you should have the phone by the time I return if customs aren't too harsh lol.
Thanks for your business again and stay in touch. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to shoot me off a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Cheers,
me: Hey (name)thanks for your response! Can you please get me the tracking number before you go and will i track it on usps? or another carrier? thanks take care and have a safe trip!
me: Hey (name) I need that tracking number. I called and texted you as well. Please get that to me as I need it.
That is the last of our conversation. he seemed very pleasant but has not gotten back to me since 4:41 cst yesterday.. and he has logged on to see my last two PMs
