The upsides of providing the proof of purchase and IMEI is obvious, the phone is sold faster and probably at a higher price.
However, I have come across quite a few sellers selling new/almost new phones - with packaging and everything - who claim that they have received the phone as a gift, and that they don't have the proof of purchase. It begs the question, is there any downside to providing the proof of purchase to the buyer?
People receive phones as gifts, steal them, get them in other nefarious ways and therefore don’t have proof of purchase.
Or:
Bought from Samsung portal for a good discount, and now they're selling it to make profit
Why would you include an invoice showing that you're profiting off the sale…?
I wonder if you can get into legal trouble for forging the total amount paid on the invoice while keeping all the details the same?
If the phone was purchased on a plan then the proof of purchase is the contract. I wouldn't be sharing out a signed contract with my personal details to someone buying a phone.
If you want proof of purchase buy new? second hand goods are cheaper for a reason.
some bogans dont even know what is IMEI they just know broooo i have new iPhone iPhone iPhone brooooo
will report to police they "lost" their phone, get police report number, send straight to phone provider for insurance, get a new phone, sell the "lost" phone at gumtree, 2-3 days phone provider will trace the IMEI of the "lost" phone and block.
PS: You can check the IMEI if the phone is stolen.