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Police Auctions

Anonymous
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on ‎05-09-2013 18:14

on ‎05-09-2013 18:14

Hello everybody.

 

I've bought an iPhone 4s on a Police Auction. I've got the invoice and so on. The phone seems to be locked to O2 but that's not my main concern. My problem is that the IMEI is blacklisted, an insurance has been claimed on it, and I'm unable to use the phone.

 

What are my options when it comes to "unblocking" the IMEI? Can the Auction House sell a phone that cannot be used without specifying that the phone is blocked? Am I right in assuming that if the IMEI is blocked in the UK it will be working in other EU countries?

 

I hope someone will have the answers, maybe has gone through the same I'm going now...

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on ‎12-09-2013 12:31

on ‎12-09-2013 12:31

Haha I know, I just thought I'd check in grin

Have you guys ever attended one?
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on ‎12-09-2013 12:33

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Not me, but it would be interesting.:smileywink:

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on ‎12-09-2013 12:35

on ‎12-09-2013 12:35

Not me either.
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on ‎12-09-2013 13:40

on ‎12-09-2013 13:40

@Toby wrote:
 Has anyone else here attended a Police Auction? I'd love to see what it was like, especially what kind of stuff would for sale wink

There's a good idea here Toby:

 

http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAuctionPro.asp

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on ‎12-09-2013 14:58

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Ah nice, I'll take a look. Thanks perksie
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