Buying iPhone 6 on eBay?

[Conor D]

I had planned to hold off on the iPhone 6 for a while and try to get one from a friend who is a new apple employee. I checked my eBay tonight and I have a 20% off voucher (£100 max) that expires next week and can only be used in Electronics. I think they want me to buy an iPhone 6.

This would probably give me more discount than I would if I wait. The iPhones seem to be sitting around £600-670 (for the £619 64GB) as it would appear to be people selling off contract upgrades where they would rather have the money - locked to o2 in this case. Some are selling, others are not, the unlocked phones are asking ridiculous money.

Is there much issue buying off eBay at this early stage? I did buy my iPhone 5 on eBay at a reduced price but that was a few months following the launch and I had no problems.

[Conor D]

BlackST said:

I don't see what problem you have apart from for the next 24 months it could be locked of the seller reported it stolen/lost/stopped paying their contract?
There may be people on there who have bought directly from Apple so it will be unlocked and a smaller chance of it being locked.

I've always been sceptical of buying 2nd hand phones since my younger brother bought an iPhone4 and a couple hours later it was blocked.

What happened after that out of curiosity, was there any come back on it?

That's the only real fear I would have. 12-24 Months down the line.

[Conor D]

pavka007 said:

It is beyond me why anyone is willing to buy a MOBILE PHONE for 6/7/8 hundred quid????

Now don't get me wrong here, I like Apple products, I am typing this on 27"iMac but I've seen few 64GB A6 going for close to 900 on eBay and I just don't understand why??? For the same money you could get MacBook Pro with 256SSD or even 512 GB.

It is just a damn phone...

If you take out a contract at £40-50 a month.. £20 or so of that is for your airtime, the rest is for your handset.

You're still paying £6/7/800 for a phone, you're just paying for it over 24 months. In many cases you end up paying a lot more.

[Conor D]

Well I decided to go ahead and buy one. Ended up snagging a 64GB iPhone 6 in Space Grey for £650; including one of the Apple Leather Cases and a screen protector. Which breaks down at £619 + £35 + (5p? for a screen protector).

Then the £100 discount from the eBay/Paypal voucher.

Very happy, hoping it comes in the post tomorrow.. The phones are advertised for £700+ as there appears to be a slight waiting list from Apple and people are trying to cash in.