Did I just buy a stolen iPhone?
I found an ad on Kijiji for a used iPhone and met up with the guy at the Fido store (the phone he was selling is unlocked with Fido and I'm a Fido customer).
He gave us everything in the box and the earphones had not been used.
He also gave us the documentation for it which is the agreement made. He had said that there were 3 months left on the warranty, pointing to where it said "Date of Agreement: 11/06/12" so I thought ok cool the warranty ends in November 2013 then. Now I realize that the agreement was made on that day but it has nothing to do with the warranty.
Also, it says at the bottom of the page that the term agreement is for 3 years meaning the phone is on a 3 year contract. So if he purchased it in November 2012, this is only its first year…
Under the customer name, it had a woman's name (of a way different ethnic background), and my mom asked who that was. At first I heard him say it was his friend but then when my mom asked "What?" he said it was his wife.
Another thing I think is off is that he said if something happens to it, to just go to the Apple store because they go by the serial number to check for the warranty, and didn't give us any papers for the warranty.
It all just came together in my head just now that I probably just bought a stolen phone… Did I?
Added (1). If I have the guy's number can I report it to the police?
Yes.
Sounds like it
Most likely yes i would get it checked out to make sure
You might want to take that phone back rite away because you can be in some serious *** and don't buy *** from him neither. He sounds like he set you to get rid of the phone. Then the other thing is the last with the phone probably. Terminated there contract but I would take it back if you really want a iPhone try
Why would you report him to police? What have he done? You bought a used phone from him and as he said that there's 1-year warranty on the phone. You're confusing insurance with warranty. Warranty is provided by Apple while insurance is provided by the carrier. So when you've bought the phone from him, you won't come under insurance, you'll just get the warranty which is till Nov '13. Also, you can use the phone without any problem, right? So how come the phone is stolen? Do research before accusing.
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