I bought an iPhone that was reported stolen by the seller

Ajax

Thanks for the good advice.

Chris CA

I do not know that. I was trying to give myself an answer of what was going on. But then I remember him telling me he will be wearing his green Publix shirt when I was waiting for him at Starbucks. Then I came up with a new theory in my head, that maybe he found the phone while working and sold it giving me the story of it being his gf's iphone that felt and broke.

Then, once I got 2 different theories in my head I realized I will never really know what really happened.

If ppl dnt want to believe me, I dont really care. I've had enough today.

Let me add a little detail as of why I say I've had enough today.

I sold my older 3G iphone today. While my phone was working.

The buyer showed up, called me saying he was outside. I showed him my old 3G iphone. I took my sim card out of my iphone 4 for him to test out the 3G using a sim adapter. Everything was perfect. He paid me, took the phone and left.

I put my sim back in my phone, try to make a call.. get a machine telling me my device has been blocked for service. I went crazy, called customer service from my shop's phone, it was a mission to get to talk to somebody after calls kept dropping. Then they told me the phone was not gonna work again.

I restored the phone hoping that would help me get it back and running. And while Im doing it, this buyer of my 3G shows up all ****** off saying that I sold him a stolen iPhone and that he worked for the police and bla bla bla (DUDE, DO YOU REALLY THINK IM GONNA MEET YOU AT MY OWN SHOP TO ROB YOU?????)

At that time I thought it was a problem with the sim, that it was just gonna be ok. Gave him his money back, he apologized for his attitude and said to me - I thought you robbed me cause when they told me the phone was stolen I tried to call you and your phone was disconnected.

I didnt have an answer, I just showed him my own phone, the one he called on an hour ago now gives the same machine msg.

Now my iPhone 4 is a hot phone, stolen, in my hands with all my personal info in it. My sim card doesnt work anymore. Now my very own 3G comes up as stolen so I dont have ANY phone right now. And we are supposed to live in a first world country. Bro, really? The great USA ??

So yeah, through all that I went today. While being an honest person doing honest businesses, at least on my end. Then I get here trying to get some advise on how to handle this, thinking that maybe somebody could help me reason cause Im all ****** off, confused, now even worried and I get some support, then ppl turned around and now I am the bad guy.

Thats more than enough. This horrible experience will pass, I will learn from it, and mature.

As far as this guy who screwed me, God is watching, whether you wanna believe it or not makes no difference, He is taking his notes.

So I wanna buy a used 4S now. I got a pretty good deal offer, 400 for a 64gb. Its 1 owner. My question is, is there a propper way to buy it in order to avoid getting screwed again? Like a sales receipt or something?

yea that like 450 dollars more than what I am buying. I spoke with an Apple representative and they told me my new carrier has to make the transfer, that I need to ask for that along with bringing my number.

Details, Im buying a 64gb 4S for 400 from its original owner. Apple doesnt even sell those anymore unless I get a 2 years contract. And even if there were, it will cost twice as much.