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Guy screwed me on a craigslist transaction

838 247 November 12, 2011 at 10:01 PM in Chat
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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marg_fan
11-13-2011 at 07:05 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:05 AM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
How about you read my first post and you'll know. All the post was about was whether I should drop it or do something about it as I had his info. Instead couple idiots turned it into how I'm the one to blame for this happening to me because I didn't check the phone properly. It's a f***ing USB port! Ask ten people that bought a phone on Craigslist and see if even one checked the port. You probably won't believe me when i say this and tell me I'm a liar and need to stop creating threads everytime I get screwed on Craigslist but I also sold 100's of phones and guess what not one person checked the port. But I'm guessing they are idiots because checking the port is crucial or you are asking for trouble right? I didn't create this thread for you to tell me what I did wrong. Like I said earlier if you wait long enough someone will come along to turn it around where OP is in the wrong when this thread wasn't even about that!
If it is just a "f***ing USB port", why are we having this discussion? Dontknow
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mcjazz1232
11-13-2011 at 07:19 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:19 AM.
Close this thread. Bunch of morons on this lounge.
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J3ff
11-13-2011 at 07:22 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:22 AM.
It's gotta be rough when you think EVERYONE else is wrong..... just take this thread and apply it to your life....rethink your actions bub
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Loooooooooooong
11-13-2011 at 07:31 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:31 AM.
I sold a professional Nikon on Craigslist recently. The girl didn't even touch it before giving me the money. I had the original box and I swear if I didn't open it to show her the contents she would have taken it without looking at it. There could have been a brick in the box and she wouldn't have known. Whenever I buy something I throughly check it to the best of my abilities, even bring my own accessories to test if I'm planning on using the item(s) with other things. Don't screw with him, you don't know him. It's your fault you didn't check the phone out.
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ikonoklast
11-13-2011 at 07:46 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:46 AM.
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Close this thread. Bunch of morons on this lounge.
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cupcake42
11-13-2011 at 07:51 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:51 AM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
Close this thread. Bunch of morons on this lounge.
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11-13-2011 at 07:54 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:54 AM.
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Close this thread. Bunch of morons on this lounge.
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11-13-2011 at 07:59 AM.
11-13-2011 at 07:59 AM.
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The Raddish
11-13-2011 at 08:07 AM.
11-13-2011 at 08:07 AM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
Let me just say this. I bought over 200 iphones in my time and never needed to plug it in and everything worked out as I test what I buy to what I consider to be thorough and last thing I should do is check a usb port on the Iphone or worry about it. Blaming me for not doing a 100 point inspection is just wrong. Just because you bought a phone or whatever else once a year and have the time to do that 100 point inspection than thats your decision. Dont tell me thats its my fault for being screwed just because I didnt test one thing.
It's your fault for being screwed because you didn't test the phone thoroughly.

Seriously, you spent your money. No one spent it for you. Is it not your responsibility to ensure when you spend your money you get what you pay for? Scratchchin
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Scubastevie
11-13-2011 at 08:12 AM.
11-13-2011 at 08:12 AM.
So basically, i had someone screw me on a stolen iphone.

took me 24 hours to get my money back. Showing up at someones house when they don't thing u know where they live is priceless.

Its also nice scaring the shit out of them.

Bought $350 iphone, it was stolen....Got my money back, enuf said.
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uniquename
11-13-2011 at 08:19 AM.
11-13-2011 at 08:19 AM.
Quote from mcjazz1232 :
Who in the right mind would take the time to plug in a usb cable to a phone to see if it fits!

I would have plugged it into a charger. I'm obviously out of my mind Whee
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damsel.
11-13-2011 at 08:24 AM.
11-13-2011 at 08:24 AM.
Well, chalk this up as a lesson for next time.

You should absolutely be doing a thorough inspection and asking questions. As others have mentioned, caveat emptor. I definitely agree that the guy (ethically) should have told you what was wrong, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do your own due diligence to ensure the phone is working properly. You're both at fault here.

Yay for taking business law classes. Whee
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daniel32
11-13-2011 at 09:18 AM.
11-13-2011 at 09:18 AM.
Did you change his facebook relationship status to "I'm single"? Or better yet change it to another girl. Current gf will be so pissed at hI'm.
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uniquename
11-13-2011 at 09:26 AM.
11-13-2011 at 09:26 AM.
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Did you change his facebook relationship status to "I'm single"? Or better yet change it to another girl. Current gf will be so pissed at hI'm.
OMG you devious, evil minded bastard!!!!!

You could easily take over the world with the crazy schemes you come up with.
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11-13-2011 at 10:07 AM.
11-13-2011 at 10:07 AM.
or maybe Op has a bad usb port on their pcWink
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