Is it safe to buy iphone from shops on instagram?

There are shops on instagram with names like "applecenter" or "cheapiphones" that sell iphones for a pretty cheap price. They claimed that they're legit and they offer paypal as a payment method. I heard that for paypal, the money doesn't go through unless you actually received the item. So I was wondering, is it a good idea to buy iphones from those shops?

They are Chinese fakes. You will have NO protection from PayPal as these are not authorized Apple retailers and they are fake sellers. PayPal offers no protection if you buy from unofficial retailers
Apple does not allow retailers to discount prices by more than 10% unless it's in conjunction with a 2-3 year contract with a mobile partner. Anyone selling cheaper is selling Chinese clones that won't sync with your computer or the App Store, doesn't have iCloud and is really a basic phone that just looks like an iPhone but with no interactive features

When and if i was ever going to get an iphone, then high street shops are the first place i would think of, then places like major online stores.

When i want to see dumb pictures i think of instagram.

so i would try shopping in the safe known places. (and use a prepaid card if you shop online, its a dangerous place even with the legitimate stores)

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