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Someone (Craigslist of course) is willing to sell me an iPad Pro 9.7" for $400

James.K.Polk

James.K.Polk

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Still sealed in the box.

I've checked the Serial, the IMEI, and even gotten time stamped photos. All check out OK. Besides him trying to rob me (which I guess is possible, but we will meet at a Police Station) what am I missing?
 
DougFNJ said:
Fell off the back of a truck? Did you ask him why he is selling it?
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He claims he bought it from Amazon and he can't return. Obviously that part is fishy.
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DougFNJ said:
Fell off the back of a truck? Did you ask him why he is selling it?
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Ah... Actually the serial number says to "validate the purchase date." I assume this means stolen?
 
If it sounds too good to be true...

$400 is obviously a great deal from the $600 MSRP, but $400 is also still a lot of money to put out for the risk involved.

I hate to rain on a parade of a good deal, but I put myself in your shoes sitting at my computer looking at that deal and think, this is screaming for some sort of a scam. Guy buys an iPad from Amazon, and holds onto it for 2 weeks unopened and decides he doesn't want it anymore and sells it brand new unopened for a $200 hit? This screams stolen merchandise. So my question to you is, what would you tell me if I started this thread, and you opened it and read it?
 
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DougFNJ said:
If it sounds too good to be true...

$400 is obviously a great deal from the $600 MSRP, but $400 is also still a lot of money to put out for the risk involved.

I hate to rain on a parade of a good deal, but I put myself in your shoes sitting at my computer looking at that deal and think, this is screaming for some sort of a scam. Guy buys an iPad from Amazon, and holds onto it for 2 weeks unopened and decides he doesn't want it anymore and sells it brand new unopened for a $200 hit? This screams stolen merchandise. So my question to you is, what would you tell me if I started this thread, and you opened it and read it?
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That sounds like solid reasoning to me. I hate to turn down a good deal, but today I will. Thanks.
 
You might be thanking yourself on that one my friend. Too many sketchy people out there, and when stories don't make sense, I run for the hills.
 
James.K.Polk said:
That sounds like solid reasoning to me. I hate to turn down a good deal, but today I will. Thanks.
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Any chance you could go ahead and forward me his contact info so I could buy the stolen "non-returnable" sealed iPad Pro? ;):D:p

(obv kidding)
 
I bought an Xbox One BRAND NEW for $250 last year or so on craigslist, when it was still selling at $400, it was 100% legit, sometimes it's best not to worry where they got it from
 
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Aluminum213 said:
I bought an Xbox One BRAND NEW for $250 last year or so on craigslist, when it was still selling at $400, it was 100% legit, sometimes it's best not to worry where they got it from
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"Not worrying where they got it from" and "100% legit" are pretty much antithetical concepts. Just because you didn't get robbed, or end up with a fake/paperweight/blacklisted/locked unit doesn't mean it wasn't stolen.
 
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That could just mean they didn't register the device. If bough from reseller (like Amazon), this happens quite a bit as they report those sales back to Apple in batches. Sometimes they never get linked up and you have to show apple the original sales receipt to get warranty registration.

Source: worked for reseller

James.K.Polk said:
He claims he bought it from Amazon and he can't return. Obviously that part is fishy.
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Ah... Actually the serial number says to "validate the purchase date." I assume this means stolen?
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mcdj said:
"Not worrying where they got it from" and "100% legit" are pretty much antithetical concepts. Just because you didn't get robbed, or end up with a fake/paperweight/blacklisted/locked unit doesn't mean it wasn't stolen.
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I said to meet at a starbucks that was right next to a police station, I opened up the box right at the store
 
With any other device, you may get registered and get support, even if it's stolen... But with Apple hardware, no way sir. You will end up with a paperweight and losing the $400.
 
maclancer said:
With any other device, you may get registered and get support, even if it's stolen... But with Apple hardware, no way sir. You will end up with a paperweight and losing the $400.
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What's your basis for saying this? Say I buy a device from Apple, then resell it to someone else. The person who buys my device can get it registered and serviced. Now say someone stole the device from me. Apple will still let that person register it and provide service, because Apple has no way of knowing if the transfer of ownership was done legitimately or not.
 
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Night Spring said:
What's your basis for saying this? Say I buy a device from Apple, then resell it to someone else. The person who buys my device can get it registered and serviced. Now say someone stole the device from me. Apple will still let that person register it and provide service, because Apple has no way of knowing if the transfer of ownership was done legitimately or not.
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Trust me, if the device has been reported stolen... Apple will blacklisted the serial number.
 
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Night Spring said:
That's for iPhone, and those phones are blacklisted by the carriers, not Apple.

Theoretically, you could use a blacklisted iPhone as an iPod touch, and it'll function perfectly as one.

It also doesn't say how you get an iPhone blacklisted in the first place, which was the information I was asking for.
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I edited the link... Try again!
 
maclancer said:
I edited the link... Try again!
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That still does not say how to get Apple to blacklist a device.

I also can't find where I can check if a device is blacklisted by Apple. The article doesn't provide a direct link, just a link to Apple's support pages. From there, I can't find a link to check if a device is blacklisted.

EDIT: Found support page about what to do if your iPad is stolen. Nothing about blacklisting it.
https://support.apple.com/en-nz/HT201472
 
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Night Spring said:
That still does not say how to get Apple to blacklist a device.

I also can't find where I can check if a device is blacklisted by Apple. The article doesn't provide a direct link, just a link to Apple's support pages. From there, I can't find a link to check if a device is blacklisted.

EDIT: Found support page about what to do if your iPad is stolen. Nothing about blacklisting it.
https://support.apple.com/en-nz/HT201472
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I see that your location is new Zealand... I don't know how Apple work over there but in the US, if an Apple device is stolen and reported... Apple will blacklisted the serial number... The link I sent you said that as well.
 
maclancer said:
I see that your location is new Zealand... I don't know how Apple work over there but in the US, if an Apple device is stolen and reported... Apple will blacklisted the serial number... The link I sent you said that as well.
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Huh? My location isn't listed, but no I'm not in New Zealand. And kindly point out where it says how to get Apple to blacklist the serial number, because I don't see it. Your article claims they do, but I can't find anything on Apple's support site saying how to do it.
 
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Night Spring said:
Huh? My location isn't listed, but no I'm not in New Zealand. And kindly point out where it says how to get Apple to blacklist the serial number, because I don't see it. Your article claims they do, but I can't find anything on Apple's support site saying how to do it.
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From the article I sent you:

Beware of buying stolen iPads. If an iPad is reported stolen, Apple can blacklist the serial number. You can check the status of the serial number here (I apologize, a software glitch may be interfering with the posted link, the serial number input can be easily found on Apple's site under "Support"): http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/service
 
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