New iphone 6s from ebay

Romerotek wrote:

Thanks Michael, okey.. so apple doesn't sell their cellphone unit alone to third party..! then the item must be 'used' or they might be selling phone and accessories separately for more profit..!! 😟
is there any way i can identify whether an iPhone is new or used.. i read about the serial number checking, but does it tell me everything..! i mean like whether its used/activated before..!

If it is being sold on eBay in the first place, it cannot be retail new. There are no Apple Authorized sellers on eBay, so no seller there can possible have a retail new unit (I.e. a unit that was never previously sold to a retail customer). So by definition any iPhone on eBay is used.

A Seller may be selling an iPhone that has not been activated by anyone, but that does not make it new. It would still technically be a used unit. The warranty begins on the day of original retail sale (sale by Apple or an Apple Authorized seller who has wholesale access to Apple products) and has nothing to do with activation.

There is no way to check a device's activation dates or how many times it's been activated by anyone, or even whether it has ever been activated by anyone.

the phone had to be purchased from an Apple Authorized Retailer if it's genuine, and if so the warranty started the moment it was purchased by the original seller. If it was a year and a day ago that warranty is completely expired. If thats the case and the phone ships broken - hermetically sealed in the box since it left the assembly line - too bad the warranty expired, Apple will not help you under any circumstance whatsoever.

If the device has a lock on it and the original owner can't be contacted or wont give you the info either will Apple, not for any reason and a receipt from eBay or some other not-Apple reseller is not going to constitute a proof of purchase for Apple. BTW the list of non-Apple resellers includes Amazon, the largest internet reseller on the planet, they are not qualified to sell devices as "new", even if they were never taken out of the box by anyone.

If you are okay with these caveats then you can buy a phone from an unauthorized retailer such as Amazon and the vast majority of on line only sellers. Otherwise Apple authorizes phones sold by Apple, Best Buy and Walmart and a handful of cellular providers among other business.

https://locate.apple.com/my/en/

There are no Apple Authorized resellers on eBay. Since Apple limits their OEM wholesale distribution to only their own stores and those of their Authorized Resellers, no eBay seller could possibly have a truly retail new iPhone. They must be selling previously purchased, outright used, salvaged or illegally obtained iPhones.

Whatever you purchased, it will not be a "new" device - it cannot be. It might not have been activated and used by anyone, but if legitimate at all, it must have been sold at retail previously by Apple or one of the Authorized resellers.

Hi

No accept from courier service tell seller you are going to return iPhone

DONOT open parcel tell Ebay you are going to return

Some iphones on EBAY have been refurbished but the touch I'd does not work that's why they are cheaper.

Try to buy one of just one person who is upgrading with box

But you will need to pay the postage to return.

Let me know what happens.

Cheers

Brian

Apple does not provide an international warranty for iOS phones, but more importantly Apple provided the 1 year warranty to whoever first bought the phone from an Apple Authorized reseller. If that seller bought the phone a year and day ago any and all warranty from Apple Computer has expired if the phone was used or not.

What eBay offers after that is entirely eBay.

buying from the Apple store is going to give you the peace of mind that if you run into a problem you own the phone, you deal with Apple and they are generally pretty good about hardware issues. Just ask them what the cover and don't cover so you are clear on it and no surprises afterwords.

Good luck!

Romerotek,

Hmm, sounds suspicious.

I think that I would return it for a refund.

Hi

If you are not happy and iPhone has not been posted Cancel now.

Cheers

Brian