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Guy screwed me on a craigslist transaction

838 247 November 12, 2011 at 10:01 PM
What happened was we did a phone trade and he gave me his Iphone which I thought was fully working. I tested it out and everything seemed good. I go home and the usb cable that plugs into the Iphone only goes in halfway and if I move the cable just a little bit it disconnects from the computer. I contacted him and he says its a small problem and he didnt think he should have ran it by me. Now he is ignoring me after I asked him to just undue the trade or pay $20-$40 so I can fix it somewhere.

Well Im kind of ticked off and dont get how someone would just do that and not try to resolve the issue. And before anyone goes and says its my fault that I didnt test the phone, no one would think to plug in a usb cable to see if it fits in the Iphone. Anyways, stupid of him he forgot to wipe his contacts and his facebook account. What would you do in my place? Let it go? Iphone warranty ran out so its coming out of my pocket.
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11-12-2011 at 10:05 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:05 PM.
Just suck it up and go fix it at a store. Trying to get back to him will just make you feel worse. Maybe you got a good deal and now spending a couple bucks extra to fix it will just make it an "ok" deal.

At the end of the day you learned a good lesson off cl trades. I have seen much worse ripoffs.
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11-12-2011 at 10:07 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:07 PM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
What happened was we did a phone trade and he gave me his Iphone which I thought was fully working. I tested it out and everything seemed good. I go home and the usb cable that plugs into the Iphone only goes in halfway and if I move the cable just a little bit it disconnects from the computer. I contacted him and he says its a small problem and he didnt think he should have ran it by me. Now he is ignoring me after I asked him to just undue the trade or pay $20-$40 so I can fix it somewhere.

Well Im kind of ticked off and dont get how someone would just do that and not try to resolve the issue. And before anyone goes and says its my fault that I didnt test the phone, no one would think to plug in a usb cable to see if it fits in the Iphone. Anyways, stupid of him he forgot to wipe his contacts and his facebook account. What would you do in my place? Let it go? Iphone warranty ran out so its coming out of my pocket.
I doubt those are his contacts anyway, since the phone is probably stolen.









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11-12-2011 at 10:08 PM.
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mcjazz1232
11-12-2011 at 10:10 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:10 PM.
I have about five of them at home but thanks.
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11-12-2011 at 10:16 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:16 PM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
I have about five of them at home but thanks.
And do those cables work without issue on your new iphone?
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11-12-2011 at 10:19 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:19 PM.
Quote from DNC :
And do those cables work without issue on your new iphone?

I have another iphone and the cables work on it but none work on this Iphone I just received. To the other poster: I know its his contacts as he has pictures that go back almost a year so it was his personal phone.
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tennisplayer888
11-12-2011 at 10:28 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:28 PM.
That's one DUMB MFer to sell someone an iPhone and not even reset it... LOL.
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11-12-2011 at 10:30 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:30 PM.
No one would post on his status (he is logged in on facebook from this Iphone) if they were in my shoes?
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llskankzll
11-12-2011 at 10:33 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:33 PM.
post up some pictures.

wait until 2am or 3am and start spamming his fb lol.
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11-12-2011 at 10:37 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:37 PM.
Quote from llskankzll :
post up some pictures.

wait until 2am or 3am and start spamming his fb lol.
His girlfriend just posted that she likes dildos. Im so tempted to say "me too" lol. If he forgot to erase his facebook info its fair game? I cant get in trouble for posting anything under his name?
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tennisplayer888
11-12-2011 at 10:43 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:43 PM.
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His girlfriend just posted that she likes dildos. Im so tempted to say "me too" lol. If he forgot to erase his facebook info its fair game? I cant get in trouble for posting anything under his name?
Technically no bc you own the phone now. However, if you really wanted to do this, do it at a local SB or something, so that IP is not traceable, but then it's Apple, so secure anyway.
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11-12-2011 at 10:44 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:44 PM.
Quote from tennisplayer123 :
That's one DUMB MFer to sell someone an iPhone and not even reset it... LOL.
If it's stolen... who would care?
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11-12-2011 at 10:46 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:46 PM.
Quote from llskankzll :
post up some pictures.

wait until 2am or 3am and start spamming his fb lol.

Actually doing it at 3am would be a genius idea when everyone is asleep. Just post bunch of bullshit and piss off bunch of his mates. Man if only I was this evil.

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If it's stolen... who would care?
Its not stolen. The guy is logged in to his account and its the same guy I met with all his pictures saved in the phone. O
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11-12-2011 at 10:50 PM.
11-12-2011 at 10:50 PM.
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Actually doing it at 3am would be a genius idea when everyone is asleep. Just post bunch of bullshit and piss off bunch of his mates. Man if only I was this evil.
You're making a thread about it... sounds like you're there, pal.
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