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I wouldn't do CL for an iPhone. It's really a big hassle. Especially with the activation/iCloud lock.
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It doesn't have to be...making sure that you're an informed consumer is the biggest thing to make certain of...after that, it's just a matter of safety, which you can control yourself defining a place to do business where you are around other people, in view of an exit point and confident in making a good decision.
If a person can't do any of those things themselves, I would suggest never going outside again.
So it's fine one day, then the next they report in stolen suddenly?
I'm just concerned over the amount of fraud and trouble Craigslist has brought lately.
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If the device is not locked down when you get it and you install your SIM card and convert it over to your backup in iTunes, reporting it stolen isn't going to do jack squat but waste that person's time. The police aren't going to go after a device that is "reported stolen" if the person doesn't have it connected to their own account still with the "Find My iPhone" still under their name...this is in direct relation to my "informed consumer" comment...when you buy the iPhone from a Craigslist ad, you don't hand over money until the device is completely reset back to factory settings and the person has PROVEN that Find My iPhone has been turned off. It's really simple to be honest.
Does that work the same for CDMA with no SIM? Just curious. I'm still new to iPhone and their security measures.
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Yep not to mention the pesky what is it called Sean? Oh yeh Internal Affairs off w/o pay or with depending on who you work for....lolPeople get so caught up in thinking of what MIGHT happen, they forget that they don't have to LET ANYTHING happen. Just like Jag said, there are so many different ways you can completely and totally eliminate being ripped off with an iPhone that unfortunately, those that do get ripped off are just uneducated on the subject and shouldn't have gone out to buy the device on their own in the first place. Is it their fault someone ripped them off? Nope, but I think in today's world of e-commerce, a person certainly needs to make sure they have a higher level of competency and knowledge before slapping down hundreds of dollars to a person you don't know.
I mean hell, I carry a firearm EVERYwhere I go, and I still take all these precautions...because shooting someone requires too much paperwork afterwards, lol!
An iPhone is an iPhone, If it has the new activation features in place and you pay and leave without checking the phone to be clear and clean and I could not spend 5 mins. setting up my own iCloud acct and watch it work, I am walking, There are too many iphones legit out there to buy.Does that work the same for CDMA with no SIM? Just curious. I'm still new to iPhone and their security measures.
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Just make sure you meet the seller in an Apple or carrier store and don't hand over money until phone is activated in your name.
Other than buying your unlocked phone online, Craigslist is the second most popular option for New Yorkers. If you do some minimum homework - your risk will be pretty much the same as buying from Amazon or eBay.This is the safest way to go about it. Craigslist isn't bad as long as you do as Sean says and make sure you pick a good safe public place. Meet them at a corporate store for your carrier and have the carrier activate it and make sure it is not stolen or ID locked.