Michael wrote...

> Because telstra are reliable, and ebay is mainly rubbish.

What proof of this do you have that supports this assertion?

> would you buy a phone from someone at a pub too?

Dunno what this has to do with it. I'm talking about legitimate sellers
who sell Telstra branded products, not some druggie looking to flog a
stolen phone, sans charger, manual, disk, cable, etc..

> No one is silly enough to buy phones outright from telstra

Why?

That is, why is it silly to buy outright?