Buying a NEW SIM free Iphone in Moore street

Zipppy

Well would you?

Shops in Moore street Dublin selling 'new' boxed SIM free iPhone 4s for €500...is it safe to buy there?
They are still boxed??

Lux23

For €500, you would think they are safe enough but who knows they may put a good bit of money into the appearance of legal.

smash

Not a chance.

tigershould

umm, maybe?

gzoladz

No. Not in one of the shady looking shops. For that money you can get a new legal 4. Or a very good Android.

Zipppy

6 month warranty...

Shop recommended by manager of local three store.......

whiterebel

Zipppy wrote: »

6 month warranty...

Shop recommended by manager of local three store.......

You were ok right up to that point.....:D

culabula

Zipppy wrote: »

6 month warranty...

Shop recommended by manager of local three store.......

Why only a six-month warranty? That's what gave me pause....

Lux23

They are probably reconditioned.

culabula

Lux23 wrote: »

They are probably reconditioned.

Then they should be sold as such and not new as described by the OP.

If they are reconditioned, then they are too expensive.

smash

culabula wrote: »

Then they should be sold as such and not new as described by the OP.

If they are reconditioned, then they are too expensive.

Well apple replace faulty phones with reconditioned ones themselves instead of new ones.

Lux23

smash wrote: »

Well apple replace faulty phones with reconditioned ones themselves instead of new ones.

Yea, I was told that's probably what I will get.

culabula

smash wrote: »

Well apple replace faulty phones with reconditioned ones themselves instead of new ones.

Replacing a faulty phone with a reconditioned phone with a guarantee is not the same as selling an iPhone for 500€.

Apple sell refurbished phones, often at an attractive price, as new, with the same warranty and guarantee and it is this with which these so-called new sim-free phones should be compared.

smash

culabula wrote: »

Apple sell refurbished phones, often at an attractive price, as new

Well if Apple can do it, then I don't see why others can't.

culabula

smash wrote: »

Well if Apple can do it, then I don't see why others can't.

They can if they want.

But Apple offer a year's guarantee, exactly like a new model. They don't say it's refurbished and only offer 6 months.

If something goes wrong, we know where to find them.

Zipppy

culabula wrote: »

Apple sell refurbished phones, often at an attractive price, as new, with the same warranty and guarantee and it is this with which these so-called new sim-free phones should be compared.

Where can one source these refurbished iPhones???

smash

Zipppy wrote: »

Where can one source these refurbished iPhones???

Can't seem to find any...
http://store.apple.com/ie/browse/home/specialdeals

culabula

Zipppy wrote: »

Where can one source these refurbished iPhones???

Usually at store.apple.com/ie and searching for "refurbished".

However the deals come and go.

mitosis

I'd be cautious. Are these the same shops the sell "custom" game carts for DS?

whiterebel

culabula wrote: »

Usually at store.apple.com/ie and searching for "refurbished".

However the deals come and go.

They don't do refurb phones in the irish website, CB.

Cheapphones

Use the website called checkmend before you buy it and that will give you a report which should tell you if its legit or not..

www.checkmend.com

I'd always use this before buying a secondhand iphone.. Just in case someone has cancelled a contract early or obviously stolen..

whiterebel

Cheapphones wrote: »

Use the website called checkmend before you buy it and that will give you a report which should tell you if its legit or not..

www.checkmend.com

I'd always use this before buying a secondhand iphone.. Just in case someone has cancelled a contract early or obviously stolen..

I'd love to know where they are supposed to be getting their information. Do the carriers contact them to tell the that someone has stopped paying their contract?

Cheapphones

They give some info here...

CheckMEND has spent more than a decade building relationships with data providers including the public, police, retailers, recyclers and networks the world over and today is regarded as the authority on the information relating to the sale/purchase of second-hand goods.

So persume if a phone is blocked on any network it is updated on to their system or if its stolen..

whiterebel

Cheapphones wrote: »

They give some info here...

CheckMEND has spent more than a decade building relationships with data providers including the public, police, retailers, recyclers and networks the world over and today is regarded as the authority on the information relating to the sale/purchase of second-hand goods.

So persume if a phone is blocked on any network it is updated on to their system or if its stolen..

Forgive me if I don't rush to hand over my money to them.....;)

dmcg90

Did you buy one in the end OP?

Cheapphones

Its got me out of trouble a few times.. Just letting you know my experience from a retail side of things anyway..