Bought Phone On Adverts.ie And Now It's Barred :-(

madmoe

Hey all,
Got duped on Adverts.ie by someone who sold me a phone that is now barred on all networks here. I went into Meteor and they said this f**ker has 5 blacklisted phones on his account, yes 5!! So, what are my options? I will go down the eBay route only if I really have no other option but to be honest I'm not keen on that option. Can I sell it up North or in the UK and will it work OK? Otherwise I'm off to Greece Saturday and then to Israel early next week so should I just wait and try and sell it there?

Cheers,
M

PS: The guy has been reported on Adverts.ie and as far as I know his account has been removed!!

ED E

Common scam. AFAIK Three share blocks across europe but other than that it would work in the UK or elsewhere.

Prodigious

What kind of phone is it? Also, try compile the information you have on the seller and report him to the gardaí.

madmoe

Thanks guys.....it's a Sony phone. If I report him to the Gardai then they will take the phone and there is no way in hell I'm loosing the chance to get my money back abroad!!

Adverts.ie: Richard

madmoe wrote: »

Thanks guys.....it's a Sony phone. If I report him to the Gardai then they will take the phone and there is no way in hell I'm loosing the chance to get my money back abroad!!

Hi Madmoe

If you send me an email to support@adverts.ie with your username, I will give you advice on what you can do. Thanks.
Richard

Prodigious

madmoe wrote: »

Thanks guys.....it's a Sony phone. If I report him to the Gardai then they will take the phone and there is no way in hell I'm loosing the chance to get my money back abroad!!

Whats the model? I might be interested in purchasing it.

JCB1

Bad luck OP.
I've been looking at some phone on Adverts but now I'm concerned.
Are there any checks that could be done to check if a phone is in danger of being barred ? If yes - Where/how ?

madmoe

JCB1 wrote: »

Bad luck OP.
I've been looking at some phone on Adverts but now I'm concerned.
Are there any checks that could be done to check if a phone is in danger of being barred ? If yes - Where/how ?

As far as I know there are no advanced checks mate.....I would instead insist on a receipt and go with 'gut' feeling! If they feel anyway too pushy or dodgy I would run a mile!!

Cheers,
M

Darren 83

you can check the imei number with the network sometimes they might not give the info out.

How did he have 5 number on his account, Gives others a bad name when trying to sell there phone

ED E

Scummers claim insurance and then sell the old phone.

Buyers need to test them before handing over cash!

madmoe

Darren 83 wrote: »

you can check the imei number with the network sometimes they might not give the info out.

How did he have 5 number on his account, Gives others a bad name when trying to sell there phone

Unreal how he was allowed by Meteor to even get that many! And I'd say it is happening every day of the week man :-(

madmoe

ED E wrote: »

Scummers claim insurance and then sell the old phone.

Buyers need to test them before handing over cash!

True man but it can work and then BE BARRED the next day :-( The one I have worked with a Vodafone SIM for a good while then all of a sudden would not make any calls at all yet could still send and receive text messages!??

Jezek

Sites online will check the phone for you for a couple of euros...