Bought a Bold with blocked PIN
- Bought it from craigslist. Unfortunately I did not test out the BBM service. I later find out it doesn't work, so I call my service provider (rogers) and it turns out the PIN has been blocked by RIM. Now what? The seller isn't answering my calls, and I have a blackberry that can only call and text. What can I do?
UPDATE: The seller is ignoring my phone calls. I then put my identity to hidden, and then he picks up, then he stays quiet. I say "hello" a few times then he hangs up. He has a bunch of phones on craigslist, he is clearly running an illegal phone trading business. The first time I saw him as he walked in I already knew this was the seller. he was shady. Time to go to police station? i don't think they'll do anything. maybe take matters into my own hands. also, if the PIN is blocked by RIM, what else won't work besides BBM?Last edited by oohhhyeah; 06-25-12 at 08:17 PM.
06-25-12 12:06 AMLike 0 -
- Call Rim Support and tell them your story, and give them the name of the seller you bought it from, and also report them to the police authorities... ya never know, you might get a reward, and help solve a crime.
Oh, and don't buy anything more from craigslist.... worst place ever.Last edited by jafobabe; 06-25-12 at 12:39 AM.
oohhhyeah likes this.06-25-12 12:34 AMLike 1 - Call Rim Support and tell them your story, and give them the name of the seller you bought it from, and also report them to the police authorities... ya never know, you might get a reward, and help solve a crime.
Oh, and don't buy anything more from craigslist.... worst place ever.
Also, where should I buy things from besides craigslist? Why is it so bad?06-25-12 12:40 AMLike 0 - I had this happen once off eBay. Unbelievably the seller refunded the money. Seems there was a bunch of Storm 2's that a RIM employee had sold to a eBay seller (without RIM officially knowing about it, evidently).
Advised the police. I think the RIM staff person went to jail.06-25-12 12:47 AMLike 0 -
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What alternatives to craigslist would you recommend?Last edited by oohhhyeah; 06-25-12 at 01:22 AM.
valtter likes this.06-25-12 01:14 AMLike 1 - Right here...it says you have to pay RIM for technical support
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What alternatives to craigslist would you recommend?
Sorry to hear about your issue, very unfortunate.06-25-12 02:36 AMLike 0 - i would file a police report and let them follow up with it. around here, a few phone calls from a detective is usually enough to convince the seller to make good on the sale as opposed to being charged with anything. make printouts of your info and show it to the police when you make your report. thats step 1.
you can try calling RIM, but realistically, only the person who reported the phone as stolen can request to unblock it.06-25-12 02:38 AMLike 0 - The first BB I ever owned and sold, the buyer actually complained to me that the PIN was blocked. I called my Service Provider to release it and that was the end of the story.
For your case, seller is not responding so it seems a bit suspicious. Send him a text saying that if he doesn't reply in 24 hours, you will have no choice but to report to the police.06-25-12 03:56 AMLike 0 - The first BB I ever owned and sold, the buyer actually complained to me that the PIN was blocked. I called my Service Provider to release it and that was the end of the story.
For your case, seller is not responding so it seems a bit suspicious. Send him a text saying that if he doesn't reply in 24 hours, you will have no choice but to report to the police.06-25-12 07:18 AMLike 0 - Aside from Filing the Police report, and trying to get your money back (Credit Card or PayPal method), if you paid $$$ then you are probably pooched, because there is not much you can do.
Learn from the experience, and learn how to protect yourself when buying a used device from an unknown seller. You can also make a report on craigslist advising other potential buyers not to deal with the person. Buying a used device sight unseen and being not able to test it always has the chance to bite you in the @ss.06-25-12 07:39 AMLike 0 - To protect yourself in the future, DO NOT use cash or personal check to pay for something. Insist on using a service like PayPal.
I bought a PlayBook off eBay which turned out to be thin air. One phone call to PayPal and my money was refunded and the order canceled immediatly.
A lot of people think PayPal is for online purchases only but it can be used to send money directly to an individual that is standing next to you. All you need is his/her email address.Moonbase0ne likes this.06-25-12 10:40 AMLike 1 - Bought my Gold Wing from Craig's List a few years back, and it was a wonderful purchase: Had only 13K miles on it, and I paid $13K for it. We also successfully sold a TV through Craig's List.
Think the lesson available is to tread carefully when dealing with Craig's List, since it doesn't possess the safeguards of systems like eBay.Last edited by jegs2; 06-25-12 at 02:12 PM.
06-25-12 01:50 PMLike 0 -
Bought my Gold Wing from Craig's List a few years back, and it was a wonderful purchase: Had only 13K miles on it, and I paid $13K for it. We also successfully sold a TV through Craig's List.
Think the lesson available is to tread carefully when dealing with Craig's List, since it doesn't possess the safeguards of systems like eBay.06-25-12 03:18 PMLike 0 -
i would file a police report and let them follow up with it. around here, a few phone calls from a detective is usually enough to convince the seller to make good on the sale as opposed to being charged with anything. make printouts of your info and show it to the police when you make your report. thats step 1.
you can try calling RIM, but realistically, only the person who reported the phone as stolen can request to unblock it.
The first BB I ever owned and sold, the buyer actually complained to me that the PIN was blocked. I called my Service Provider to release it and that was the end of the story.
For your case, seller is not responding so it seems a bit suspicious. Send him a text saying that if he doesn't reply in 24 hours, you will have no choice but to report to the police.
Assuming the other party uses PayPal. Not everyone does. I for one can't stand them.
I've bought and sold several items myself. The OP should have tried to activate the phone with the seller standing next to them or at least gotten the ESN and called to make sure it wasn't reported stolen before the seller left. Hate to say it, but OP, you're probably screwed. You have a very expensive paperweight.
The seller is ignoring my phone calls. I then put my identity to hidden, and then he picks up, then he stays quiet. I say "hello" a few times then he hangs up. He has a bunch of phones on craigslist, he is clearly running an illegal phone trading business. The first time I saw him as he walked in I already knew this was the seller. he was shady. Time to go to police station? also, if the PIN is blocked by RIM, what else won't work besides BBM?06-25-12 08:16 PMLike 0 -
- Yeah I tried that. They said they won't/can't transfer me to RIM. They told me to call RIM directly and pay the 50 bucks06-26-12 12:24 AMLike 0
- Well, I've bought two phones off Craigslist with zero issues - both blackberry curves...
...What I did was simply call the cell provider branded on the phone and asked them if the device was good.
...All you have to do is explain to the phone company rep what you are doing and they will tell you if it's clear or not.
I bought two blackberry 8530 curves branded Sprint for $50.00 on craigslist...
...Girl wanted an iphone for her and her boyfriend and wanted to dump both phones.
I would call the provider the phones are branded with and ask them to conference you in with RIM.....
...If the provider is worth their weight in dung they will do this for you and you won't pay a dime for it.06-26-12 01:04 AMLike 0
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