I bought an iPhone 5S on eBay, and when I got it, it was iCloud activation locked?
I bought a iPhone 5S on eBay for $200. When I read the description, the seller did not mention that it was iCloud locked, and could not be activated without the original email and password. He stated the phone was ready to go, fully working. When I received the phone, It had already been restored, so I as I went through the steps I came to the iCloud activation. I contacted the seller, he has not responded. He also deleted his eBay account. People on forums say the device is lost or stolen which it probably is. Is there a way I could get pass this activation? Please? It was really a waste of $200.
That's why you don't buy iPhones from eBay. Couldn't you have just bought an on contract iPhone?
You need to unlock it by saying "open sesame".
File a complaint with ebay to see if you can get your money back. Thats a security feature so you won't get around it (great feature by the way). You always need to check this before buying, and I would NEVER buy something like this unless the seller had a long history, any new seller on ebay is likely selling a stolen one.
You need to contact eBay buyer protection, NEVER buy anything expensive from a seller new to eBay, they can just "taje the money and run".
Maybe you can plug into computer and open itunes then full restore and set up as new device.
File a complaint with ebay
- Unlock iPhone 4 bought on eBay locked to 3? I have an iPhone 4 that's locked to Three UK but I need to unlock it. I bought the handset on eBay. How do I unlock this?
- I got a iphone 5 on ebay and it is locked to att? I was wondering can I make it unlocked? The imei of it is 013334000237758. Can I call att and let them make it unlocked? How much it is gonna cost?
- I bought locked Iphone off ebay? I bought an iphone off ebay and the asshole didn't tell me it was locked, he said the iphone was from sprint. Now hes not replying any emails. Is there a way i can unlock it?
- I bought an iPhone 5s off of eBay locked to EE should it work with Virgin? I already have it (I bought it because everywhere online said a Virgin sim will work with an EE locked iPhone. I put it in and activated it yesterday, and only the 3G works, I can't send or receive either texts or calls. Does anyone know how I can get this to work? Thank you. If I had to get it unlocked, is there a way I could do this myself, if not how much would it cost?