Bought directly from Amazon... Not from a reseller. Even had the tracking with Amazon and had to give a special code to get it from the Amazon driver, etc. All packaged up... the Amazon box was all sealed up, but the phone box was loose in the Amazon box, so I should have figured something was up.

The Pixel box was sealed, but those two tabs were re glued upside down... so knowing that now I would have realized it. Once I opened the box, it was a Pixel 6 staring back at me and not a Pixel 9 Pro XL :(

I resent it back to Amazon this morning. Hopefully I'll get my money back soon, but they won't give it back till they get their phone back and actually receive it.

So pissed! Anyone else have this happen with Amazon and a new Pixel phone? I'm hoping Amazon doesn't come back and say I swapped it out myself and screw me :( So bummed.

I found a local seller selling the obsidian one for $900 USD, is this a good price? According to him he just opened the box to take pictures and the phone is unused. Any reliable way of checking if the phone is fully paid? I checked on Swappa but their IMEI checker doesn't show if it's fully paid or not. I've never purchased a phone this expensive from a private seller in a face to face transaction, so just a bit nervous about it.

Update: seller said that he has a receipt from BestBuy that he can show me. Still a bit unsure though especially since he's an hour drive from me.