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Old 10-23-2009, 07:47 AM
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Re: Bought new TP2 from ebay, got activated but now Sprint said it was stolen

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Your utter lack of common sense here is stunning. I am not sure what else to say. If the phone is bricked by the carrier because IT IS STOLEN, then selling it is selling stolen property.

It depends on what state you are in, here in Arizona there is no law prohibiting the ownership of stolen property, especially if you didn't know you were purchasing stolen property. Check your local laws and revised statues. If you are in one of the states where it isn't illegal to own stolen property (so long as you didn't know it was stolen), call Sprint, inform them of the state laws and revised statues, tell them to pack sand and turn your phone back on now.
You are clearly missing the point and clearly not well informed with regard to law. The property laws in Arizona and similar jurisdictions are to help protect people who are sold stolen property without their knowledge. It does not make it legal or ethical to sell that stolen property or alter it to make it appear legal. It does not allow you to just keep stolen property becuase you were scammed. They laws simply keep you from being charged with a crime for having the stolen property. Use some common sense folks.
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