Buying in used phones off the street

[Cappii]

Generally speaking, for Verizon phones, I make sure that it can be activated with Page Plus before I even offer a buy price. You can always pull the number off and put it on a dummy ESN if necessary. If it's able to be activated, then you can buy it. If it later comes up stolen, then you may qualify for victim's compensation. You would be compensated for the amount you are out by a fund set up by the city / county. The county is reimbursed if the person is found guilty of stealing / selling the phone, and are ordered to pay restitution. Check into it.

[captainkirks]

We ask for ID that scares away most of the bad ones, unless its like a droid for $50 than I look the other way lol

[thesmitty68521]

We ask for ID that scares away most of the bad ones, unless its like a droid for $50 than I look the other way lol

That's a good idea until the cops show up and take it away because it is stolen.

[leadnerd]

We ID, Also Photo Copy it, Get a phone number and write a check. This way we get a current picture via cameras here AND at the Bank since it is across the street. Suprisingly enough since we started doing that we get more people selling us their phones.

[Pac3comm1]

Basically, the brass tax is this, remember the procedure a pawn shop will put you through to cover their John Brown hind parts. You should pull out all the stops as well to do the same.

[love2sin]

We ask for ID that scares away most of the bad ones, unless its like a droid for $50 than I look the other way lol

I would NEVER buy a Droid for 50 Bucks ................... I'd offer $30