<human>: For Christmas last year, my parents gave me money to buy a new phone, and I did. My sister is a very experienced seller on eBay, so I asked her to find an iPhone 5s on eBay for a better price. A little background about me, I was a senior in high school without a job, so this money meant a lot to me.

So my sister finds an iPhone 5s on eBay for $450. I looked up the price for the same phone from the Apple store and it was more expensive and I thought, "might as well save a quick buck," due to me being oh so poor. I received the phone in the mail and it worked fine for a few months.

Later, about a month ago, I noticed at the top of the screen where the "circles" are (to show connectivity), it just says "No Service" . I think this is weird. I then take it to my wireless carrier's store and they look at the phone. The phone had been blacklisted. I freak out as the guy told me that the phone was useless at that point, so I try to do the thing any dissatisfied customer does. Request a refund.

My sister is shocked that the phone was bad and files a complaint to the seller through eBay. It turns out that the seller of the phone closed his account and took out his remaining funds. I was only refunded $55 of the $450 I spent. Moral of the story, never buy a used phone on eBay.

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<bot>: I try to save $200 by buying an iPhone from eBay, but end up loosing $400 by buying a shitty phone.