Has anyone ordered their iPhone off ebay?

I've found that I can save quite a load of money if I find a good iPhone off of ebay, and I wondered if anyone has done this and how does that work as far as activating it, etc? Is this a good option?

The reason why they are charging the outrageous fee for shipping and a small amount for the phone is because Ebay charges you a percentage of what you sell an item for. I have sold items on Ebay. If the person charges the amount as "shipping" then Ebay does not get a percentage of that charge. So lets say the auction ended and the price of the item was $20 and the shipping is $600 the seller will get paid $620 through paypal BUT Ebay will only get a percentage of the $20 and nothing for the $600. This is a way for the seller to go around the Ebay policy so they are able to keep more of the money they actually get for their item. When you sell on Ebay you have to pay for the listing and then you have to also give them a percentage of the final sale.

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