Buying an ipad on eBay

[Happyinwonerland]

Any tips?

DD(4) wants an ipad and the osmo games to go with it. I'm not buying a 4 year old a brand new ipad, but i have seen a lot of refurbished ones on ebay for $150 or so. Have any of you ever purchased one from ebay? Any tips to make sure I'm getting a good product?

 

[perditax]

Any tips?

DD(4) wants an ipad and the osmo games to go with it. I'm not buying a 4 year old a brand new ipad, but i have seen a lot of refurbished ones on ebay for $150 or so. Have any of you ever purchased one from ebay? Any tips to make sure I'm getting a good product?

I sell my old Apple products on eBay a lot. I'd make sure you buy from a seller with a lot of positive feedback, and examine the photos and the text closely. When I sell phones, there's specific wording: "clean", which means the phone wasn't stolen and was properly removed from iCloud etc. There may be similar wording for iPads. But overall I think you're fine, although you may even want to check Amazon instead--they definitely have sellers who sell refurb Apple products.

 

[aprilchem]

I personally would not buy an iPad on ebay. Have you checked out any of the legitimate used Apple product resellers, like Gazelle or the Apple Store? We bought our DS11 a used iPhone on Gazelle, and we've sold multiple items back to them.

 

[Happyinwonerland]

I personally would not buy an iPad on ebay. Have you checked out any of the legitimate used Apple product resellers, like Gazelle or the Apple Store? We bought our DS11 a used iPhone on Gazelle, and we've sold multiple items back to them.

I've never heard of gazelle. I'll check them out.

 

[Alesia]

My rule of thumb for buying on eBay is that I don't spend more money than I can afford to lose.

 

[kj2mom]

I bought an original iPad on eBay when the second version came out and I still use it every day (yup, it still works for what I need it for at work). The seller even threw in a free Otter Box case for it. I don't use the case any more because I leave the iPad at work and didn't like the clunkyness of the case when there are no transport concerns (it just sits on my desk all day) but I was very appreciative. I am soo happy I made that purchase all of those years ago. Definitely check out the reputation of the seller and read the description very, very carefully!

 

[perditax]

Just curious if the people being somewhat alarmist about eBay have actually been ripped off in some way? I would think PayPal and choosing a well-established buyer would provide sufficient protection.

 

[adisneyaunt]

I used to be a seller on ebay. I no longer am.
I'd only buy things using a cc, going thru the Paypal link.
Only from an established seller with 99 percent or higher feedback.
One that lists their specific return/refund policy and
uses the included Tracking with their shipped items.
Good luck!