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iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 pro max- too good to be true?
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Yeah autocorrect gets confused easily when using different languages with the same keyboard 😄
The fact that all the info is rather obviously on a sticker bothers me.
I got a silver 256gb 14 Pro Max from O2 on Monday and it’s all printed on the back of the box. Also even though my tabs have obviously been opened, the stickers left behind are straight and on this they are not
I got a silver 256gb 14 Pro Max from O2 on Monday and it’s all printed on the back of the box. Also even though my tabs have obviously been opened, the stickers left behind are straight and on this they are not
As many others said before: run away!
There is one more spelling error in the german text, in the same line where the "Enthält"-error is:
"USB-C auf Lightning-Kable" - however the german word for cable is "Kabel", the L and the E are switching places
There is one more spelling error in the german text, in the same line where the "Enthält"-error is:
"USB-C auf Lightning-Kable" - however the german word for cable is "Kabel", the L and the E are switching places
Even without the grammatical errors pointed out, it looks fake. Looks way too sloppy to be real.
Not true. I just bought a legit 14 Pro Max and Apple doesnt do the shrink wrap anymore and they have 2 strips. One on top of the back of the box and one on bottom.
Stuff like this is why I refuse to buy anywhere but with carrier or apple. Same with selling. Too many con artists out there
I wonder how many people who get scammed by these fakes also regret not having basic English language skills?
Everything on the back is a dead giveaway. It's barely English, which is always bemusing as they literally have the source material to copy from available on Google images.
Everything on the back is a dead giveaway. It's barely English, which is always bemusing as they literally have the source material to copy from available on Google images.
I was lucky that I learned this early on. I bought a really cheap Motorola Razr on eBay that was too good to be true, so I ended up buying several more to give to family only to have the seller give me a link to their site to buy the phone full price. Ebay raided their account and from what I was told most of us only got about 20-30% of what we paid. (This was awhile ago).
Learned it's best to buy from Apple - it's also nice not having Verizon Wireless reps screaming at me to buy insurance / overpriced accessories.
Is this mainly an issue for those in the US? As I understand it, you guys don't really have consumer rights do you?
In the UK there are countless non-Apple retailers that are just as trustworthy, and none of them try to upsell you. Amazon in particular is great for Apple devices as it's often cheaper, and they'll usually offer refunds or replacements if any faults appear within 2 years.
Well that Razr thing happened to me back when the Razr came out in the early 2000s. Getting scammed on eBay was something I knew happened to a lot of people but of course I had to learn it the hard way. It wasn't till later that eBay would start offering protections. And yes, Amazon is good about buyer protections too - so much so that the sellers these days are often complaining about getting scammed by buyers.
But yeah usually most places here won't guarantee anything for 2 years. That's what makes Apple so amazing here (with AppleCare+).