My phone is on the fritz. This makes me unhappy because I don’t want to have to buy a new one. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not the richest man in the world. I thought I might just check out what the prices were like on eBay and get a used smartphone. This is what I found:
It is one of the oldest eBay tricks in the book. The scam is to sell the box. Just the box. No phone and no contents. The only thing that amazes me is that this box finally went for €136. It’s not as if the guy tried to hide what he was selling:
For those of you who don’t speak German the text reads:
You are bidding on an APPLE iPhone 3GS 32G Original Box Black
!!!!!mint condition!!!!!
Only opened once, to remove the device.
I am selling the box because I have lost my iPhone!!!
!!!!!mint condition!!!!!
Only opened once, to remove the device.
I am selling the box because I have lost my iPhone!!!
How anyone can be stupid enough not to read the description I have no idea, but someone is probably very pleased with themselves.