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Stolen iphone got sold to electronic shop, what now?


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My iphone got stolen from inside my bike earlier today, i was able to locate it a few hours later in an electronic shop in town, i called them right before they close for the night and the guy told me that he bought a locked iphone a couple hours ago for 2500 baht (it's 100% mine) and to come in the morning

so what's now, would i need to pay the store owner the money he claim he paid the thief in order to get it back? i guess i could get it for free if i will involve the police but do i want to go that route?

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I think the shop will take 2k.

 

How did you track it down to a shop level?

 

The shop is on a street, rather than a Mall?

 

Its strange that the thief didnt remove the sim after stealing your phone, and nor did the shop owner - E-sim maybe?

 

 

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Unfortunately you have basically three choices.  You can try to negotiating a price with the shop owner.  Who is probably buying stolen phones or couldn’t care less.  Or contact the police.  Or buy a new phone.  
Apple will only tell you to contact your provider to alert them.  And contact the police. 

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A question to the expert iPhone users: What can a shop do with a bricked iPhone?

I saw lots of videos from Louis Rossman, who is an electronic specialist, who concentrates on Apple products.

It seems to be my now almost everything on those phones in serialized, so it is not even possible to use parts from a bricked phone to repair other phones. Or not?

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It comes down to the law and practicality.

 

The law says that the shop owner cannot acquire a better title to the phone than the person who sold it to him, who had no title.

 

Practicality, the police are unlikely to want to get involved, you need to negotiate with the shop owner, he doesn't want to be accused of handling stolen property, he is out of pocket to the tune of 2,500 baht, a fair solution he will probably accept is if you pay him the 2,500 baht by putting it to him in a way that flatters him and makes him feel good.

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8 hours ago, Sigma6 said:

I think the shop will take 2k.

 

How did you track it down to a shop level?

 

The shop is on a street, rather than a Mall?

 

Its strange that the thief didnt remove the sim after stealing your phone, and nor did the shop owner - E-sim maybe?

 

 

Both Android and iOS have built-in tracking features that allow you to locate your phone remotely. These features work even if your phone doesn't have a SIM card, as long as it's connected to Wi-Fi.
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18 minutes ago, mstevens said:

Go to the shop and tell them that you're the owner of the phone and you'd like it back. Tell them that if they hand it over, that's the end of it and you will walk away with the phone and they will never see you again. If they don't give the phone to you or try to ask for money, go to the police station and make a formal charge and instruct the police that wish to see it through to the end with recover of property and full prosecution. According to Thai law, the cops cannot refuse to accept your complaint of criminal activity and if they do, they can find themselves in the gun. It would of course be helpful if you are presentable and speak Thai. If not, perhaps take a respectable Thai along.

 

I find it quite unbelievable that some people would suggest buying back your own property. Thai law is actually strong in situations like this.

How long do you live in Thailand?

What is your experience with the Thai police?

Are they keen to serve and protect individual people?

What you describe might work in a country where the police cares. Thailand is not such a country.

 

If the owner of the phone likes to continue to use an expensive Apple phone, then he has two options: Buy an old one or buy a new one. In this case his old phone will be the cheapest alternative - if it is still in the shop.

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