Thomas Boys weighs in with a sorry tale of caution and offers some wise words advice to would-be smartphone buyers and sellers on eBay. Read his tale of woe.
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Caveat Emptor
It's not the fact that you ended up buying a stolen phone which is so bad (though it is bad), but the fact that neither eBay, PayPal nor the Police seem to care very much.
Well done for tracking down the original owner though...