topic Re: imie no. in Buying

imie no.

crumbscheif — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:47:31 GMT

i bought a new phone 2 months ago from a seller that primarily sells phones, it was new in an unopened box ,

three days ago the imie no. was blocked by vodafone

(the phone is branded to vodafone)and i am on vodafone

what should i do ?

i have tried to contact the seller but havnt gotten a answer from her

Re: imie no.

extra-keen — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:02:27 GMT

Have you contacted Vodofone? That would be my first port of call.

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patchoo78 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:21:00 GMT

If I were to have a guess at what was going on, I'd say that the iPhone was stolen which is why it was blocked by Vodafone and why the seller isn't responding to your questions..

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koalablue12 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:32:11 GMT

It's probably quite amazing you got the phone in the first place, as Patchoo said, probably stolen, and I am surprised they bothered with the cost of posting, maybe to lull you into a false sense of security? Sorry for your situation, but as said earlier Vodaphone may be able to help, worth a try.:-(

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auction_assassin — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:55:49 GMT

if its the Samsung Galaxy S2 you purchased and you paid with pay pal, open a item not as described case with pay pal NOW.

It aint been 45 days yet so do it asap and follow procedure.

Also call vodaphone to confirm it is a stolen item, so you can let pay pal know in the dispute it is a stolen item and you wont have to send it back.

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patchoo78 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:17:53 GMT

It's been 2 months since the OP bought the phone... Which is well past the 45 day window for opening a dispute

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thebraff — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:29:44 GMT

It was purchased the 26th May, so the 45 days would be up today or tomorrow.

Put in the Item Not as Described claim NOW

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bsal6160 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:19:37 GMT

What is more risky than buying a mobile phone off Ebay????

Nothing.

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*sparklz* — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:35:20 GMT

What is more risky than buying a mobile phone off Ebay????

Nothing.

Buying a computer off ebay

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bsal6160 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:40:28 GMT

on par i would say.......hehehe

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***super_nova*** — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:57:04 GMT

Hope the OP comes back.

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freightcar2009 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:00:33 GMT

Buying an air guitar with a free set of strings??

I mean how could you know the sound quality without listening to the acoustics first???

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crumbscheif — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:08:24 GMT

LOL air guitar,, op here , i filed a complaint with paypal right after i asked the initial question in here , i used the Item "Significantly Not as Described" complaint (ie the is significantly blocked from the mobile service due to being STOLEN)

and by the way i HAVE bought a pc on ebay , its the one im using now , its pretty good for the money 🙂

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bsal6160 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:11:01 GMT

Well freight, at least the buy couldnt complain about the sound quality or it being out of tune.........

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davewil1964 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:42:32 GMT

LOL air guitar,, op here , i filed a complaint with paypal right after i asked the initial question in here , i used the Item "Significantly Not as Described" complaint (ie the is significantly blocked from the mobile service due to being STOLEN)

and by the way i HAVE bought a pc on ebay , its the one im using now , its pretty good for the money 🙂

I bought this PC on eBay. 3 and a half years ago when I was younger and foolisher. Still working fine. I would buy from that seller again. They have a B&M and are a registered business member.

I would never buy a phone from here.

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phorum_junkie* — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:14:41 GMT

Confirm with Vodaphone that the thing is stolen then report it to the police. If you funded the Paypal payment with a credit card ask your bank to do a chargeback.

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bichchi — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:15:40 GMT

call voda phone the phone might have been reported stolen

as many people get insurance when buying the phone than wait a while and claim for a new one as they said it was stolen

just go into the store with your ebay invoice

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leader-of-the-band — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:13:17 GMT

call voda phone the phone might have been reported stolen

as many people get insurance when buying the phone than wait a while and claim for a new one as they said it was stolen

just go into the store with your ebay invoice

:^O:^O:^O

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crumbscheif — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:02:13 GMT

hi everyone !!! i have just updated this issue to a paypal dispute after a few emails to the seller , at the end the seller claimed that mebey i was confused and had "somehow" had a different "magical" phone blacklisted , rather that the phone he sold me.

i feel confident because you can read the serial no. on the box the comes in , and can link the imie no to the phone i got ..

anyways , just to keep you updated ., will let you know the outcome as soon as i do .

as it stands ,, i have become an apple user.......(against my will)

that should start a flame war !!!!! 🙂

Re: imie no.

macsaquariums — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:06:24 GMT

If you turn the phone on and enter *#06# it will bring the correct IMEI number up on the screen. It just makes sure the number on the box, sticker under the battery and screen display all match up.