I won a bid on ebay but galaxy s6 is on contract phone locked to Vodafone.

[umbrokhan]

bid for galaxy s6 unwated upgrade. 

he said he won't block the phone.

but if he stop's paying for the contract sim will the phone get blocked?

how will i know if the phone is on insurance ?

[63johnw]

Hi, another thing to be aware of is that the person only owns the phone after they have made 6 monthly payments, until then the phone still officially belongs to Vodafone.

[jeffkinn]

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@63johnw wrote:
Hi, another thing to be aware of is that the person only owns the phone after they have made 6 monthly payments, until then the phone still officially belongs to Vodafone.

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Quite right @63johnw I'd stupidly forgotten that element of the equation.

The seller is selling something that doesn't belong to them.

[kids]

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@umbrokhan wrote:

bid for galaxy s6 unwated upgrade. 

he said he won't block the phone.

but if he stop's paying for the contract sim will the phone get blocked?

how will i know if the phone is on insurance ?

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As @63johnw has pointed out there is an element of risk as the phone does not belong to the seller.

Personally if the auction had a 14 day return period included I would return the phone. Of course you may wish to assume the risk of something dodgy happening in the future but that is for you to decide.