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yidan82

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So today I posted on craigslist that I would like to trade my white iphone 5 for a black one. I was tired of waiting for AT&T to replenish their stock so I could switch it out. Someone responded to my post and we met up to do the switch. When I got home I plugged the phone into itunes and started a restore and to my surprise I had the following message pop up on the screen, "Congratuations, your iphone has been unlocked" Apparently this individual had a factory unlocked iphone that he traded for a factory locked one so I guess i come up one on the trade!!!:D
 

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as much as i LOVE my white 5 i tried this...so far...no response but i don't really care just thought i would see if anyone was interested :rolleyes:
 
Me TOO

I too have a white iPhone5 but wanted the black one. I did the pre-order and was half asleep and didn't realize it until I check in on it before it was delivered. I had a white 3Gs and a black 4. I like the black one better.
I just put a craigslist post out there to see if i get any takers.

*fingers crossed*
 
I too have a white iPhone5 but wanted the black one. I did the pre-order and was half asleep and didn't realize it until I check in on it before it was delivered. I had a white 3Gs and a black 4. I like the black one better.
I just put a craigslist post out there to see if i get any takers.

*fingers crossed*

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200832435622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

:D:D:D:D:D:D

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So today I posted on craigslist that I would like to trade my white iphone 5 for a black one. I was tired of waiting for AT&T to replenish their stock so I could switch it out. Someone responded to my post and we met up to do the switch. When I got home I plugged the phone into itunes and started a restore and to my surprise I had the following message pop up on the screen, "Congratuations, your iphone has been unlocked" Apparently this individual had a factory unlocked iphone that he traded for a factory locked one so I guess i come up one on the trade!!!:D

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200832435622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

:D
 
I wanna trade my AT&T black 16GB black iphone 5 for a white one... Just got it two days ago
 
Lol when I was stuck with the black 4s I wanted to trade for a white one :p

I would never trade my white 5 for a black. :D

And I wish I had gone with AT&T. Unlocking AT&T phones is so much easier. I mean, you can just pay five bucks for someone to do it. However, I'm stuck with Verizon. Boo.
 
Call me crazy but why the $!@k would you buy one color just to trade it? Why not just order, wait and buy the color you want or just wait? Seems so STUPID to take a risk.

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Lol when I was stuck with the black 4s I wanted to trade for a white one :p

I would never trade my white 5 for a black. :D

And I wish I had gone with AT&T. Unlocking AT&T phones is so much easier. I mean, you can just pay five bucks for someone to do it. However, I'm stuck with Verizon. Boo.

Verizon unlocks phones too bro so I dunno where your coming with that nonsense.
 
as much as i LOVE my white 5 i tried this...so far...no response but i don't really care just thought i would see if anyone was interested :rolleyes:

i did the same, put a post out on craigslist. i actually do want to trade tho. no luck :(
 
Why not just do a color conversion and avoid all of the hassle and risk of meeting someone you found on Craigslist?
 
So today I posted on craigslist that I would like to trade my white iphone 5 for a black one. I was tired of waiting for AT&T to replenish their stock so I could switch it out. Someone responded to my post and we met up to do the switch. When I got home I plugged the phone into itunes and started a restore and to my surprise I had the following message pop up on the screen, "Congratuations, your iphone has been unlocked" Apparently this individual had a factory unlocked iphone that he traded for a factory locked one so I guess i come up one on the trade!!!:D

I miss iTunes 10!
 
Why not just do a color conversion and avoid all of the hassle and risk of meeting someone you found on Craigslist?

thats what i was looking to do actually! but i haven't found a website or store or anywhere that seems to be offering it for a 5. every where i've checked either says coming soon or doesn't even offer it
 
thats what i was looking to do actually! but i haven't found a website or store or anywhere that seems to be offering it for a 5. every where i've checked either says coming soon or doesn't even offer it

We're launching our iPhone 5 services very shortly, one of which will be color conversions. I'll be sure to PM you when they're up.
 
Call me crazy but why the $!@k would you buy one color just to trade it? Why not just order, wait and buy the color you want or just wait? Seems so STUPID to take a risk.



What's wrong with that? It's the best part about craigslist. If you're bored with something, trade it. When the S3 first came out, it was impossible to find a blue one, so I jumped on a white one. I put up an ad on CL and in a week, I had traded for a blue one.
 
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