A PSA to all sellers: Nobody is going to rob you, hurt you, get you arrested, or otherwise harm you with the IMEI number of the device you're selling.
Useful things the buyer can determine from the IMEI of an iPhone: Purchase date, warranty status, any affected recalls, if it's under contract/financed, compatibility with their carrier/MVNO, check if it's stolen, check the iCloud lock status, etc. All legitimate concerns.
Negative things the buyer can do: literally nothing on an LTE phone. They would need the ICCID (sim card number) as well to activate a LTE phone, and that's about the worst they can do. pay for your phone.
I use http://iphoneimei.info before buying any iPhone over $100. It provides a great bit of the above info, which will reassure the the buyer and validate that it's a legitimate item.
This isn't me saying 'post it in the description of your eBay listing' (although no harm can really come there either), but 'Give the IMEI to someone reputable that asks'. Refusing to give out the IMEI of a device to someone here with 10x the stats of you doesn't do anything except make you look shady.
Now, a PSA to all buyers: DO NOT BUY AN EXPENSIVE IPHONE FROM A PRIVATE SELLER IF THE SELLER REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE IMEI. NEVER. IN ANY EVENT, FOR ANY REASON. IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.
This isn't directed at a certain member here, but rather at the general public that comes across this. I deal with phones every day.
Useful things the buyer can determine from the IMEI of an iPhone: Purchase date, warranty status, any affected recalls, if it's under contract/financed, compatibility with their carrier/MVNO, check if it's stolen, check the iCloud lock status, etc. All legitimate concerns.
Negative things the buyer can do: literally nothing on an LTE phone. They would need the ICCID (sim card number) as well to activate a LTE phone, and that's about the worst they can do. pay for your phone.
I use http://iphoneimei.info before buying any iPhone over $100. It provides a great bit of the above info, which will reassure the the buyer and validate that it's a legitimate item.
This isn't me saying 'post it in the description of your eBay listing' (although no harm can really come there either), but 'Give the IMEI to someone reputable that asks'. Refusing to give out the IMEI of a device to someone here with 10x the stats of you doesn't do anything except make you look shady.
Now, a PSA to all buyers: DO NOT BUY AN EXPENSIVE IPHONE FROM A PRIVATE SELLER IF THE SELLER REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE IMEI. NEVER. IN ANY EVENT, FOR ANY REASON. IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.
This isn't directed at a certain member here, but rather at the general public that comes across this. I deal with phones every day.
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