{"id":4642,"date":"2019-04-25T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T17:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flipsy.com\/article\/?p=4642"},"modified":"2024-07-17T15:39:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:39:52","slug":"sell-locked-phones-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flipsy.com\/article\/4642\/sell-locked-phones-online","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Locked Phones Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you sell locked phones? The short answer is yes, if you know who buys locked cell phones. Here\u2019s everything you need to know to cash in by selling your locked phone.<\/p>\n

View Locked Phone Prices \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

What is a locked phone?<\/h2>\n

A locked phone means you can\u2019t sell it or use it, either because you can\u2019t access the phone or because you can\u2019t activate it on a wireless carrier network. There are three types of phone locks:<\/p>\n

1. Financed phone locks<\/strong>
\nThis means you still owe money on your phone. Whether you\u2019re behind on payments or haven\u2019t paid it off yet, you can\u2019t transfer it to another carrier because your current carrier has a lock on it (even though your IMEI is clean and not blacklisted).<\/p>\n

2. Activation locks<\/strong>
\nThis means software is preventing you from accessing your phone so you can activate it on another network. The activation lock, iCloud lock or a phone finder like Find My iPhone might be turned on and you don\u2019t know your phone\u2019s passcode (or biometrics fail) so you can\u2019t turn them off.<\/p>\n

3. Blacklisted (bad IMEI) locks<\/strong>
\nThis means your phone is blacklisted, most likely because it was reported lost or stolen. All major carriers check a shared blacklist and will not activate a phone with a bad IMEI.<\/p>\n

The good news is you can sell a phone with any of these locks (note that these differ from carrier locks, which means a phone can only be used with a given carrier)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Even locked & blacklisted phones are worth money. Find the value of your phone.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
iPhone<\/a><\/td>\nSamsung<\/a><\/td>\nGoogle<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OnePlus<\/a><\/td>\nLG<\/a><\/td>\nMotorola<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

How to sell a locked phone<\/h2>\n

Some buyback stores will buy locked phones. Prices depend on your phone\u2019s model, capacity and condition as well as the type of lock placed on your phone. For example, blacklisted and finance locked phones can be worth between 55% to 98% of an unlocked phone’s value. Activation locked phone prices range between 10% and 50% of the unlocked value.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to sell your locked phone:<\/p>\n

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  1. Find your phone on\u00a0Flipsy<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Click on the \u201cLocked or Blacklisted?\u201d link<\/li>\n
  3. Compare prices based on your phone\u2019s condition, then choose the best offer to cash in on your locked phone<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What’s your phone worth? $100, $200 or more… Find the\u00a0value w\/ Flipsy \u203a<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Can you sell locked phones? The short answer is yes, if you know who buys locked cell phones. Here\u2019s everything you need to know to cash in by selling your locked phone. View Locked Phone Prices \u203a What is a locked phone? A locked phone means you can\u2019t sell it or use it, either because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,69],"tags":[94,126,86,125],"class_list":["post-4642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android-phones","category-iphones","tag-android-phones","tag-blacklisted-phones","tag-iphones","tag-locked-phones"],"yoast_head":"\nSell Locked Phones Online | How to Cash In On Locked Phones on Flipsy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sell Locked Phones - How to sell locked phones online. 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