[mattaspira]

Cloning is illegal however you look at it, however if you use it for personal use like two phones you own and pay for usage on nobody really cares.

Buying phones off ebay is somewhat safe as long as you know what you're doing and know how to buy correctly. And that is not to buy from people with no feedback.

Either way I'm pretty sure you could get your money back if the user is still active on ebay and or it was within 30 days to dispute it with paypal.