Dishonesty
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 1/14/2009 05:56:00 PM
DishonestyI have been conned!! Be careful. There is a black shop lurking in Tampines Central!! This is what happened, listen to my story.I had said previously that I had won a Samsung F480 and was going to sell it. So yesterday, while I was going back home, I saw those push cart trolleys which sell secondhand phones along Tampines Interchange(The place where there is a line of shops like QBread) and it is the nearest to QBread. And so, I went up to the guy over there who sells the phone. If i'm not wrong, the shop name is called Mobile Dealz(I know is something Dealz). I asked him how much can I sell my phone to him. He said $400 if it's a brand new one. And he said that he wanted to test whether is it brand new, if it is, he will take it at S$400. And so I thought he just wanted to test it, so I allowed him to. After testing it, he said that someone have tested the phone before because there is dialled call in the history. But he said that he will still buy for it at S$400. But I was abit reluctant because I hope to see whether I can get a better price elsewhere and so I told the guy that I will consider first. Then he was abit buay song and said "I thought you say I test the phone already and you will sell it to me at S$400? " What he means are that I MUST sell it to him after he has tested it. I was like WTF!?! I thought I could still consider 1st...He then continue to click on the phone before putting the phone back in the box and pass it to me. But for the casing of the box, he just threw it to me. Seeing this kind of attitude, I heck care and just walk away. Than there is another push cart that also sells secondhand phone. And so I approach the person and ask him how much he wants to buy. He say he wanted to test the phone 1st and so I allow him to test. But then, this time round, my phone is locked and the person can't get into the system. The person say that the phone has no value when he can't even test it. I was shocked and think that it must be the previous guy who locked it because firstly, he is the 1st person who have tested on my handphone before. Secondly, he can access into the system to show who had called using my phone. And so, I went back to that guy to confront him. This is the conversation we had.Me: Have you locked my phone just now?Guy: (of course he will say no) No.Me: Than why suddenly my phone is lock? Guy: Just now I test it your phone is already locked.Me: Than how come you know that my phone got people use it to call out before? Can you show me how it is done?Guy: It secret cannot say. But I can buy it for $400Wah!! I was damn Du Lan. The guy was still willing to buy the phone for $400 even though it was locked. This show that he actually have the password to it and he is the one who lock it!!! Who is willing to buy a phone for $400 when you can't even access to it right?!?!? i doesn't know what to do and I just walk away and decided to go home to see what I can do. As I was walking nearer and nearer to my bus berth, I was getting more and more annoyed by the incident. Than, I remembered that there is name cards on the push cart just now and maybe, I can take the namecard and do something about it, like reporting to the police or what. And so, I went back to the place and get the namecards before going back to take my bus.While I was on the bus back home and nearing the 1st bus stop, I saw blk 503 which is opposite the road and the namecard has an address which also shows that the main shop is located at blk503. So now I know that they have a main shop at blk503, the push cart is only another renting place for them. So, I decided to go to the main shop to ask the person over there to see what he can do.It was another guy who was looking after the shop. And I guess that the guy is the brother of the other guy at the push cart because they shared the same surname-Alex Tan and Michael Tan which is printed on the namecards respectively. And I told the guy about what happen just now and guess what he said?"This you the problem between you two and I only listen to your side of the story so I can't possibly side you or him. But if you want I can buy it from you at $300." Wah. Now the price is even lower!! And I asked him to call the guy at the push cart and see what he can do. Yes he did call but have you seen a person calling someone without dialing the number?? He just take out the phone and put it on his ear. After sometime, he said he can't get throught to him. I think they are some kind of Alien who have an antenna in their brain. When they want to call, they just think of the person and the phone will get through. Higher-Tech Telephone eh!!I leave the shop and went to the shop beside it and asked the guy inside that if my phone is lock, what can I do. He said that I can go to the phone customer service and request them to unlock for me but it may require the use of warranty card. But if I were to use the warranty card, my phone will be considered second hand and the value for it will drop. That was like god damn WTFFFFFF!! I reached home and I complained to my dad through the phone. My dad was angry and he ask me to meet him to go and confront the guy. Once we were there, the guy strongly denied that he has lock the phone and accuse me that I agreed to sell him the phone at S$400 but back out suddenly. Even if I back out suddenly, the guy also have no rights to lock my phone. Its my phone and its mine!! And the last word he say is still "I will buy your phone at S$400 if you agree to sell it to me".Sorry NO. I have my pride. Even if I have to sell it to other shop at a lower price, I will sell it. I will not sell it to a shop that is so blacky and dishonest in doing business. Luckily, my dad's friend said that he was able to unlock the phone and agreed to buy the phone.So so so, everyone becareful when dealing with strangers. You doesn't know what they are thinking and it is best that you do not go alone when discussing something like this, have someone to accompany you. This is a lesson learned.Cheers~*.*"
