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Dodgy sim card - too good to be true?

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wanderingriver · 05/03/2025 17:04

I saw comments on Facebook about PAYG sim cards being good deals on ebay and the fact that some types are only on ebay (O2 Classic that has non-expiring credit - sure enough plenty on ebay but none available directly via O2).
I decided to buy one for 99p including "free" postage.
It arrived promptly - with a First Class stamp on it. That stamp cost someone £1.65.
How does that work?
It has got me wondering if the sim has been hacked or something and the seller has alternative plans for extracting a profit?
I appreciate that the sim proably only costs pennies - but even if they got it for free, it does not stack up.
I'm always wary of "too good to be true" - so I have not yet used it.
Does anyone have any insider info on this sort of thing?
The seller apprears to be a private individual selling all sorts of odds and ends - not a corporate ebay branch of O2.

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