Browsing Ebay for phones

[alfick3]

So has any one bought a phone off of Ebay and then activated it for an everyday use phone? I've been perusing the listings for esteems, connects, etc. Basically I want to get a Metro 4G phone, but can't afford to buy new. I'm seeing a lot of them that say bad esn, broken screen etc. I assume that I can't activate a phone that says bad esn.

Any and all thoughts are greatly appreciated.

 

[trigger1074]

well if its a Metro phone, not sure why it would have a bad ESN as Metro has no contracts to be broken.

 

[airtioteclint]

May have been reported stolen or insurance claimed would be my guess.

 

[ChristTheSon]

I got an LG Optimus along time ago off of eBay and it was straight. Just look for things that say bad esn, broken/removed items (case, screen, no battery, etc), and even send the seller a question if you have to. Not only that but you could get an squaretrade warranty as well. I never went through squaretrade for cell phones, but everything else I did go through them with was legit.

 

[alfick3]

I got an LG Optimus along time ago off of eBay and it was straight. Just look for things that say bad esn, broken/removed items (case, screen, no battery, etc), and even send the seller a question if you have to. Not only that but you could get an squaretrade warranty as well. I never went through squaretrade for cell phones, but everything else I did go through them with was legit.

What is square trade?

 

[BRIAN5337]

What is square trade?

SquareTrade is one of the largest independent warranty providers for consumer electronics and appliances headquartered in San Francisco.

http://pages.ebay.com/warranty/squaretrade.html