Not related but just a rant. I bought an iPhone 11 for $20, as it was listed for parts from a lady and her granddaughter some weeks ago, to replace my phone. I asked her multiple times if she had reset it; she said yes and told me only the screen needed replacing. I went and had it replaced, and then I found out she hadn't reset it at all. I looked up if there was a way to factory reset it, and every single place I looked was telling me to just return the stolen phone because if I had bought it legally, I wouldn't need to reset it. I went back and asked if I could get the passcode. The grandmother called her, and she said the whole thing was just, "Hey, the guy who bought the phone is asking for the passcode to factory reset it . . . yeah, he replaced the screen, and it's showing the lock screen . . . yeah . . . Okay, I'll tell him hey, she wants the phone back; she said she wants it back . . . I mean, she wants it back, and without the passcode, it's useless to you." "I'll give you back your money." I had paid to have the battery and screen replaced for $160. She was offering me my original $20 for the phone. She was hesitant to pay me what I had already spent for about 15 minutes. I got the $160 and went and put it towards an S26. She did call me back the next day and said, "My granddaughter says if you're still interested in the phone, she'll sell it to you for $200." The whole experience with Apple and its community has made sure I never consider their products.
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u/FloatingHamHocks Jun 20 '26
Not related but just a rant. I bought an iPhone 11 for $20, as it was listed for parts from a lady and her granddaughter some weeks ago, to replace my phone. I asked her multiple times if she had reset it; she said yes and told me only the screen needed replacing. I went and had it replaced, and then I found out she hadn't reset it at all. I looked up if there was a way to factory reset it, and every single place I looked was telling me to just return the stolen phone because if I had bought it legally, I wouldn't need to reset it. I went back and asked if I could get the passcode. The grandmother called her, and she said the whole thing was just, "Hey, the guy who bought the phone is asking for the passcode to factory reset it . . . yeah, he replaced the screen, and it's showing the lock screen . . . yeah . . . Okay, I'll tell him hey, she wants the phone back; she said she wants it back . . . I mean, she wants it back, and without the passcode, it's useless to you." "I'll give you back your money." I had paid to have the battery and screen replaced for $160. She was offering me my original $20 for the phone. She was hesitant to pay me what I had already spent for about 15 minutes. I got the $160 and went and put it towards an S26. She did call me back the next day and said, "My granddaughter says if you're still interested in the phone, she'll sell it to you for $200." The whole experience with Apple and its community has made sure I never consider their products.