What happens if you sell a stolen phone to ecoATM

Las vegas valley family says daughter's stolen phone sold through ecoatm.Ecoatm, which bought gazelle in 2015, operates kiosks all over the u.s.With iphones for example you can use the find my iphone feature if it has been enabled.The other possibility is that your phone has icloud and an activation lock.It is the indication of a suspicious or stolen phone.

However, this should not alarm users as these measures are in place to prevent fraud and possible devices that may have been stolen.A phone that is blacklisted will have a bad equipment serial number (esn) or international mobile equipment identity (imei) number.However, the ecoatm website tells people selling devices to turn.Just call them and tell them you suspect your phone is either lost or stolen and you would like your serial number and let them know if you want to temporarily suspend your service.At first they were having alot of problems with that but now everytime you sell a cell phone or electronics device at one of their kiosk you must provide an id.

Obviously they cannot tell if the id is yours or not, but its a goo.Most buyback vendors and carriers require activation lock to be disabled before they release payment.Ecoatm does not need your microsd card, which can contain sensitive data.For consumers, ecoatm makes instant cash offers for cell phones, tablets and mp3 players.Ecoatm does not need your sim card.

The machine will then ask you if you want to get an estimate for your phone or sell the phone.