Would you buy a stolen phone

dodderangler · 01-06-2013 03:59AM #1

Well there's a thread about buying a stolen bike and got me thinkin would you buy a phone off someone knowing its stolen
In my old job there was a lad who at least every 3-6 months had a new phone top of the range one that he'd buy off his cousin who used to steal them
Would u buy one?

jamesbondings · 01-06-2013 04:03AM

hahaha im sure i did years ago when i was a teenager, i wouldnt now though im all grown up mature etc.

has nothing to do with the sophistication of the security available on most new phones. Promise

Unregistered. · 01-06-2013 04:03AM

Brace yourselves.... The high horses are coming!

B.A._Baracus · 01-06-2013 04:05AM

Fake moral answer by people: No.
Reality: Yes.

It just depends on who is selling the phone. Some random, dodgy character on a street corner or someone they personally know. Such is life.

Unregistered. · 01-06-2013 04:06AM

jamesbondings wrote: »

hahaha im sure i did years ago when i was a teenager, i wouldnt now though im all grown up mature etc.

Can you not remember? How long have teenagers had phones now, just over a decade?

Seachmall · 01-06-2013 04:06AM

Unregistered. wrote: »

Brace yourselves.... The high horses are coming!

You mean the "non-criminally inclined"?

Ya, I hate those people with all their "integrity". Makes me sick!

dodderangler · 01-06-2013 04:08AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Fake moral answer by people: No.
Reality: Yes.

It just depends on who is selling the phone. Some random, dodgy character on a street corner or someone they personally know. Such is life.

Your right
If someone offers a brand new iPhone 5 for 100 quid anyone would take it well most would

jamesbondings · 01-06-2013 04:09AM

Unregistered. wrote: »

Can you not remember? How long have teenagers had phones now, just over a decade?

No I can remember its almost ten years! Just im not 100% sure it was stolen, also thought i was getting a bargain but now i look back on it I really wasnt. It was a brick of a yoke! even for ten years ago

shruikan2553 · 01-06-2013 04:09AM

Probably not, I could see it causing more trouble than it is worth with all the measures taken to prevent and/or find stolen phones. For instance, I think they can turn some phones into a paperweight next time it connects to the internet, may be wrong with that one.

Unregistered. · 01-06-2013 04:10AM

Seachmall wrote: »

You mean the "non-criminally inclined"?

Ya, I hate those people with all their "integrity". Makes me sick!

Yes, the same non-criminally inclined folk who speed and talk on their mobile phone while driving.

Zebra3 · 01-06-2013 04:11AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Well there's a thread about buying a stolen bike and got me thinkin would you buy a phone off someone knowing its stolen
In my old job there was a lad who at least every 3-6 months had a new phone top of the range one that he'd buy off his cousin who used to steal them
Would u buy one?

Cut to the chase.

How much?!?

Spunge · 01-06-2013 04:14AM

id download one from piratebay

Seachmall · 01-06-2013 04:16AM

Unregistered. wrote: »

Yes, the same non-criminally inclined folk who speed and talk on their mobile phone while driving.

Do you need more straw to build absurd characterisation or do you have enough?

Caribbean Cat · 01-06-2013 04:17AM

No

murraykil · 01-06-2013 04:20AM

No

dodderangler · 01-06-2013 04:27AM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Cut to the chase.

How much?!?

Usually between 100-150 quid and he'd get his mate to unblock them

He told me his cousin would either break into houses or follow someone home that had one or worse wait for someone to walk past while on phone and basically snatch and run

jamesbondings · 01-06-2013 04:32AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Usually between 100-150 quid and he'd get his mate to unblock them

He told me his cousin would either break into houses or follow someone home that had one or worse wait for someone to walk past while on phone and basically snatch and run

not....sure.....if this is a joke......

hope so.....

murraykil · 01-06-2013 04:32AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Usually between 100-150 quid and he'd get his mate to unblock them

He told me his cousin would either break into houses or follow someone home that had one or worse wait for someone to walk past while on phone and basically snatch and run

It's quite sad and pathetic that a person would stoop so low just to have the latest phone every few months.

dodderangler · 01-06-2013 04:36AM

Wasn't just phones
Dre beats aswell for bout 50 quid robbed off some poor fcukers head and I was amazed how many lads in work were buying them
Also if someone wanted a iPhone 5 white the chap would have it in a week
iPads and laptops were easy to rob according to him

murraykil · 01-06-2013 04:38AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Wasn't just phones
Dre beats aswell for bout 50 quid robbed off some poor fcukers head and I was amazed how many lads in work were buying them
Also if someone wanted a iPhone 5 white the chap would have it in a week
iPads and laptops were easy to rob according to him

I have more respect for the people stealing the items (as long as there is no violence involved) than the people buying them!

Realt Dearg Sec · 01-06-2013 04:46AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Wasn't just phones
Dre beats aswell for bout 50 quid robbed off some poor fcukers head and I was amazed how many lads in work were buying them
Also if someone wanted a iPhone 5 white the chap would have it in a week
iPads and laptops were easy to rob according to him

I've heard some spoofers in my day, but you might be the worst bull**** artist I've encountered yet. Bravo.

murraykil · 01-06-2013 04:48AM

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I've heard some spoofers in my day, but you might be the worst bull**** artist I've encountered yet. Bravo.

Why? This is a very common occurance.

jamesbondings · 01-06-2013 04:56AM

having beats robbed off someones head is a common occurance? come on now, keep in mind they would be plugged into something to just grab and run would damage them rendering them useless!

i have a pair of fake in ear beats, ya would never tell the difference and sound quality is really good maybe he isnt selling stolen goods rather knock offs! when i iphone first came out i bought a HI phone on amazon looked and performed just as good as the real thing!

hatrickpatrick · 01-06-2013 05:13AM

Not a chance, I'd report the f*ckers. Had my iphone stolen last November with a new batch of concert videos and stuff like that not yet backed up, could see the phone in a gaff on Gardiner Street for the next couple of hours until they switched it off. Absolutely horrible feeling when your phone disappears like that, people who do it should be kicked repeatedly in the nuts until they lose consciousness.

Worst part is I googled the address my phone was taken back to and discovered that this guy had been in court a year earlier for stealing smartphones (A few hundred of them) to feed his heroin addict, he had a number of previous convictions in the 200+ range, and the judge gave him a suspended sentence. F*ck our judiciary and f*ck our justice system. :mad:

murraykil · 01-06-2013 05:15AM

jamesbondings wrote: »

having beats robbed off someones head is a common occurance? come on now, keep in mind they would be plugged into something to just grab and run would damage them rendering them useless!

i have a pair of fake in ear beats, ya would never tell the difference and sound quality is really good maybe he isnt selling stolen goods rather knock offs! when i iphone first came out i bought a HI phone on amazon looked and performed just as good as the real thing!

The post described more than just the beats! The stealing of items to order is a common occurance, especially the items decribed by the poster, beats, iphones etc.

The headphone jack is not that tight and secure and it's more likely that it will come out easily if it's a straight line, or just take the item it's attached to if it's L shaped. Even it was to break the main value is in the head phones, the wiring and connection would not be difficult to fix.

offmeheadpal · 01-06-2013 05:18AM

I would try to be be an honest person and refuse it. but if its a galaxy s4 for 100 euro my greedy selfish self would be tempted to buy it and make up some excuse for doing so. (e.g sure someone else will buy it why the fek shouldnt that be me?)

if i can get a phone without seeing the stress someone went through having it stolen, i could see myself buying it..although a stolen phone wouldnt feel like new and would always haunt be for being stolen.. the little scratch or dent on it that the previous owner made would be a constant reminder. :P

sure better off buying a phone on adverts.ie, people can get so desperate lowering their price its practically stolen.

murraykil · 01-06-2013 05:22AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FheGKfEpXZs

murraykil · 01-06-2013 05:24AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj78cMX4PAQ

01-06-2013 05:41AM

murraykil wrote: »

I have more respect for the people stealing the items (as long as there is no violence involved) than the people buying them!

That is a retarded view.

murraykil · 01-06-2013 05:54AM

Deleted User wrote: »

That is a retarded view.

Do you mean it's occurring or developing later than expected or it's affected with mental retardation? :pac:

I think we can safely assume that you mean the latter!

It's difficult to survive in modern society without money, so while I don't agree with theft, I find the mentality of someone who has such a desire to have the most up-to-date phone that they buy a stolen one every 3 months even more repugnant that someone who steals (without violence) for money.

rolliepoley · 01-06-2013 10:39AM

If it was in a box, yes.

As the old saying goes, it fell off the back of a lorry. but if it was hands free(snatched from someones hand)no.

Would you buy a stolen phone

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