tupacinla Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I was looking into buying an ipod through ebay, but is it safe? I heard stories that sometimes people steal products, and sell them thru ebay... if so, and i end up with a stolen ipod, when i try to register it, will something happen to me? buying online has always made me cautious.. what do some of you think? apple can track stolen products when you try to register it am i correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I was looking into buying an ipod through ebay, but is it safe? I heard stories that sometimes people steal products, and sell them thru ebay... if so, and i end up with a stolen ipod, when i try to register it, will something happen to me? buying online has always made me cautious.. what do some of you think? apple can track stolen products when you try to register it am i correct? I've bought loads of stuff through eBay, always used PayPal and not had a problem. If you use your common sense, and do a bit of reading up you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Remember if it looks too good to be true, it often is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 As a mild precaution I would ask the seller to give you the serial number(s) of the iPod(s) he's selling. If he's legit he shouldn't have a problem doing that. (BTW I reckon good sellers should mention the S/N on their page anyway.) You can then email the number to Apple CS and see if they have any reports about iPods that fell off the lorry. Even in case it's nicked, when you purchase it in good faith you won't run into legal hassle - at least in the countries I know. Beware of cheap bootlegs though. Last week I saw a whole bunch of them on a computer fair for 40£ each. Definitely too good to be true... Apart from that I never had any problems buying on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Bought my iBook in sig a month ago from ebay using Paypal. Just fine. You need to look at the PEOPLE selling stuff and look at their feedback. Find a good person and then go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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