Buying iphone off of ebay

Recently, I've been craving over the iphone, and I'm planning on buying one. Do you think it's a good idea buying one off of ebay? Some listings on ebay seem plausible and trustworthy. What do you think?
The new one on the apple site has a hefty price, so I'm opting for the ones on ebay.
Also, am I able to purchase applecare and have warranty on my iphone if I buy an iphone off of ebay?
Thank you for reading.

timegg wrote:
The new one on the apple site has a hefty price, so I'm opting for the ones on ebay.
Also, am I able to purchase applecare and have warranty on my iphone if I buy an iphone off of ebay?
The ones on ebay will most likely be more expensive then the ones from Apple Directly.
Applecare can be bought but if the phone is unlocked it will void your Apple Warranty making it null and void. Even if you didnt unlock it, once Apple recieves the phone and sees it was unlocked the will not honor you warranty even if it is due to the past seller

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