Would you buy a stolen phone?

Philippines
September 29, 2007 9:46am CST
You know that the phone is stolen, would you still buy it for a lesser price? It happened to my friend once. There was some guy who showed her some cell phones which were probably and obviously stolen because all of the phones are used, some even look new but with no boxes or accessories at all. The phones were sold for nearly half the price and even lower. Like if you buy a brand new phone for $200, the man was selling for like $70-$100. That's a big difference. Many people would get attracted because of the very low price. And so my friend did bought 1 phone. But after 2 months, the phone she bought from that guy was stolen. Maybe that was a lesson for her and to the rest of us that it is not good to buy stolen phones at all. So, would you buy one even if you know that its stolen?
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58 responses
• Philippines
23 Nov 07
No, I won't buy anything stolen, not even if it's very cheap, because it would only encourage thieves. Besides, it's against the law.
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@Lifeless (2635)
• India
13 Oct 07
No, I won'tdo that ever.. Infact why wud I do that?? New phones have become so cheap that somebody really silly only wud do smthng like this.. Also, if u try buying a stolen phn, there are always chances that ur phn will be blocked in quick time, coz whn a cellphn gets stolen, its owner files a report after which the cellphone is blocked in no time... So, its silly to buy stolen phones..
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• Canada
29 Sep 07
I wouldn't buy stolen things. By buying from them you are not only promoting this type of activity, but you are also causing others to loose money.
• Canada
29 Sep 07
Not to mention if they track the stolen merchandise to you, they might think you stole it!
• Philippines
30 Sep 07
Hi meemingNEW.. Well it would be a big mistake on your part if you would buy a phone or any kind of gadgets that were, actually, stolen. Yes, it is indeed very cheap and very affordable but take a look, are you willing to have it for a long-term use or for a short-term use? Definitely, our answers would be for a long-term use. So we have to consider the quality of the product rather than the price of it. We should patronize the original and brandnew one rather than the second hand which was likely stolen or damaged already. Have a nice day and God speed!
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@claire03 (1443)
• United States
29 Sep 07
i would'nt buy anything that is stolen. If we buy stolen items it means we are tolerating and patronizing the snatchers everywhere. i don't like any problems with items that i buy also so i wouln't buy it if i know it was stolen. :) have a nice day!
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
5 Oct 07
Very true and really appreciate and agree with ur every word, take care
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
29 Sep 07
I wouldn't buy anything I knew was stolen! Plain and simple! The item belonged to another person who shelled out their hard earned money for some idiot to take it from them! Stealing is never right and as far as I am concerned, if you buy something that you know is stolen, that makes you a thief just as much as the person who originally stole it the person selling it!
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@vivek2006 (1418)
• India
5 Jun 10
I would buy if your selling it bcoz u look so cute in your pic, its looking damn hot. I wish i was there in your country to take you out on a date hahaha. I would love to be friends with you so can we be friends.
• India
11 Jan 09
I wont hesitate to buy that kind of phones since i dont think we are doing any mistake since it is only the guy who has stolen it and not us and moreover if we are not going to buy it some one else is going to buy it..so why waste a oppurtunity and leave it..i think that your friend was very careless in letting the phone be stolen and its not a big deal...i do get attracted by the low price range since i'm not that rich in buying a new phone...Happy Mylotting...
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
29 Sep 07
No I wouldn't. That's wrong, I wouldn't do it at all.
• India
30 Sep 07
i agree with what you have said ,if we buy such a thing it would only encourage robbery
• India
8 Nov 08
Hey, Well i wanted to say this that, About you are saying that all the phones are stolen becasue they are used or dont have a box or other accesseries. Well possible they are not stolen also. They must be second hand phones.i mean people buy phones and then ell the old ones right??? Well how it goes here. Lol. People buy the latest phone and when in the next month a new phone comes, they sell that back and buy the new ones from the same shop, in that case they get alot of discount depending on the phones condition. well thats a another opinion for phones being solf at half prince becasue they are used. Well i wouldnt buy a stolen phone in any case becasue its like stealing only and i really dont want to . Its like i am stealing something but the only thing is that, after stealing , i paid him money also lol. Anyways happy mylotting :)
• United States
25 Dec 09
Well, no. I'll moraly incorrect and it's likley very, very tracable. If the police find someone with a phone (that has been reported missing) they can tell by the serial numbers and stuff like that. By buying the phone, it could lead to someone being blamed for the theft. Buying a phone like that is simply a dangerous idea.
• India
2 Jul 10
Why buy a stolen phone, new ones are so cheap these days, so better buy new If some body gives me a stolen phone for free i wont accept that lol.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
9 Jun 10
I will buy a costly phone on a cheaper rate. But if I come to know that it is stolen, then I will not go for it. I won't motivate such things around and will discurage the person not to do it. Regards, Thank-s
• Philippines
8 Jun 10
I will not buy stolen phone. Actually I won't buy any stolen goods. It will only help the thief if people will buy stolen goods. It will continue to happen that people will steal from others if they will be able to sell it. So I think no one should buy stolen goods. Besides how will they feel if someone stolen something from them and another bought it from the thief.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
11 Jan 08
never i would buy a stolen phone.If i knew it. generally i won't buy a second hand phone. in case of new also, i always buy from authorized dealers.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
2 Sep 08
I wouldn't buy a stolen phone. feels like I also stole it from the owner. and Karma will gets in your way.
• India
11 Jan 08
no i dont want to buy such thing when i know that it is a stolen thing.if i dont know then it is not in our hands to decide whether to buy it or not.if u have interest u 'll definetly buy them also.
• India
1 Nov 08
I woudl never buy a stolen cellphone as I feel that if we buy stolen cellphones, we are encouraging perople to steel. This is not correct. A person may have bought teh phone afte a lot of effort at times and woudl have aved for months jsut to buy the celphone of his or her choice and then suddenly someone jsut pinches it. Not fair. Iwillnot buy a stolen phone.
• Bahrain
2 Nov 08
I think buying a stolen phone -or any other device- when you KNOW that it is 100% stolen, then you're just a thief too. Afterall, if thieves don't have anyone to do business with then they won't feel it is useful to steal anymore, right? Which means you're helping out criminals do their deeds if you buy from them the stuff that they stole, and don't forget that a bad deed always comes around and bites ur bum :P
@calyxus (825)
• Philippines
19 Oct 08
I would, for practicality's sake! Hehe... If you could buy a nice phone for half the price, then why not? But hey, I do not mean to challenge your morals guyz. It's just that I am a very practical person, even if I know it is stolen stuff, I would rather go for it! However, I believe that you also have to suffer the consequences that may arise from buying such stolen stuff. The law of karma still applies.