How genuine was my iPhone and box?
Greetings to everybody. Recently I had bought an iPhone 17 for a reasonably good price of 760€ in discount, marketed as new, now that should make me suspicious from the get go. It was marketed as an EU phone (since I’m in the EU) but I ended up receiving an imported Indian phone which bore BIS certification (the store marketed both EU and Indian spec iPhones).
Anyways I’ve already sent it back and asked for a replacement which they’ve agreed to and I’m on the verge of disputing the charge cause I have no trust in them lol but one thing I’ve noticed on the box that I got was that the label was crooked (see picture) and that the encircled hydrographic seal was visible when taking a photo of the box under sunlight (but not visible with the naked eye, or a picture not under sunlight or while using flash.
I probably got scammed big time but the phone’s IMEI and serial matched the box and the serial came up as not activated yet on apples coverage website. How probable it is that this was a re-seal?
In any case, feel free to laugh at my mistake and I’m hoping my idiocy makes someones day lmao