Should I call police? What do I do?

I needed a phone since my old one was broken. A kid from my school who I normally don't talk to offered to sell an iphone 4 to anyone with $50. He stated there was nothing wrong with it no cracks or damage. I paid him the $50 and got the phone. About a week later I noticed the phones speaker didn't work and not did the camera. I went to verizon to get it fixed and everything inside was missing screws, water damaged or burnt. I spend another $26 repairing it there. I asked the kid for my money back and he said he'd pay me the next Friday. Friday came and nothing. I went to message him on Facebook an he blocked me and took my money. What do I do?

"Caveat emptor!"--Buyer beware!

Yeah, don't call the police. It seems to me that it was a good deal anyways if you repaired a 500 dollar phone for 26 bucks.

The police will probably consider it a civil matter and not get involved. Especially since it took you a week to notice the problem.

Your recourse would be to file a lawsuit in small claims court.

A fool and his money are soon parted

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