Hawaii
Hello! So I recently purchased an iPhone 4s from someone on craigslist. Unfortunately, I later realized that the seller lied about two things: he said the carrier was AT&T when it was actually Sprint, and he said the storage capacity was 32Gb when it was only 16Gb. I sent a text message to the seller saying that he lied about those things. He then admitted to lying about it and even said the phone might be stolen. I told him it was alright because I didn't think I'd ever be able to find him again. The next morning, I uncovered another problem with the phone, which was the extremely poor battery life, which goes against the part of his ad that said "brand new condition iPhone." I decided that there were too many problems for me to be able to use this phone. I texted him saying that I wanted to make it right and trade back the phone for my money or I will take legal action. He declined the offer. I was able to find him on facebook and both me and my friend who was with me at the time of the trade will be able to identify him. What can I do to win my money back (and any other compensation) in court? Charge him with fraud? How can I use text messages as evidence in court? I also have his craigslist ad saved on my computer.
Hello! So I recently purchased an iPhone 4s from someone on craigslist. Unfortunately, I later realized that the seller lied about two things: he said the carrier was AT&T when it was actually Sprint, and he said the storage capacity was 32Gb when it was only 16Gb. I sent a text message to the seller saying that he lied about those things. He then admitted to lying about it and even said the phone might be stolen. I told him it was alright because I didn't think I'd ever be able to find him again. The next morning, I uncovered another problem with the phone, which was the extremely poor battery life, which goes against the part of his ad that said "brand new condition iPhone." I decided that there were too many problems for me to be able to use this phone. I texted him saying that I wanted to make it right and trade back the phone for my money or I will take legal action. He declined the offer. I was able to find him on facebook and both me and my friend who was with me at the time of the trade will be able to identify him. What can I do to win my money back (and any other compensation) in court? Charge him with fraud? How can I use text messages as evidence in court? I also have his craigslist ad saved on my computer.