Black Hole
May contain traces of nut
I've been on the lookout for a decent second-hand iPad for an elderly friend (no, not the same elderly friend). I figured a 16GB WiFi-only Air 2 is the sweet-spot. Yesterday that crystallised into a definite instruction to go ahead when she spotted an advert for an Android tablet in the newspaper and I advised she would find iOS easier to use (this is not an invitation to debate the pros and cons of iOS v Android!).
Having previously seen Air2s listed on MusicMagpie for £180, I went looking and found stocks are now running low. I had to fish around to see if I could match my previously expressed estimate of cost. I started coming up with ads which were actually Air1, or initial payments on a phone contract, or damaged.
Something which jumped out at me was a very recent Gumtree listing, not my area but willing to post and actually not far from my sister (if that helped). £40. What? Too good to be true? Where's the catch? Photos looked OK, not stock photos.
But then I realised the photos were identical to an eBay listing purporting to be 150 miles away. WTF? Steer clear of that one. The moral seems to be only trust a Gumtree listing if you can go in person.
Eventually I found an eBay listing for one which ticks the boxes, in the right colour to boot, apparently on sale by a proper business specialising in business tech clearances, with a small engraving on the casing identifying the shop which cast it off, for £170 (no charger), and an apparently genuine unused charger (from a different seller) for £10. I'll let you know how it goes.
Having previously seen Air2s listed on MusicMagpie for £180, I went looking and found stocks are now running low. I had to fish around to see if I could match my previously expressed estimate of cost. I started coming up with ads which were actually Air1, or initial payments on a phone contract, or damaged.
Something which jumped out at me was a very recent Gumtree listing, not my area but willing to post and actually not far from my sister (if that helped). £40. What? Too good to be true? Where's the catch? Photos looked OK, not stock photos.
But then I realised the photos were identical to an eBay listing purporting to be 150 miles away. WTF? Steer clear of that one. The moral seems to be only trust a Gumtree listing if you can go in person.
Eventually I found an eBay listing for one which ticks the boxes, in the right colour to boot, apparently on sale by a proper business specialising in business tech clearances, with a small engraving on the casing identifying the shop which cast it off, for £170 (no charger), and an apparently genuine unused charger (from a different seller) for £10. I'll let you know how it goes.
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