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So GameStop currently is offering $480 for iPhone 7 Plus as long as you are an elite member, ($30/yr) which for me brought the trade down to $450. Better then dealing with scum on fb and Craigslist. This is an on going promo that was just renewed.

If you don’t turn in the cord or wall plug they deduct $1.

I traded in a 7 plus that was on ATT Next program that still had a $384 balance on it with chipped corners from being dropped and they still gave $479.

Used the $479 to pay towards the full price X. Solid deal with little hassle.

Make sure you sign out of iCloud BEFORE going and disable any passwords. They run a test on the phone to verify all functions work then have you sign a paper and give you cash. In/out within 15mins.

Also traded in a 128gb Verizon iPhone 7 and got $383 -$1
 
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I hope you paid off the remaining balance owned on your ATT Next on the 7 plus. It's a requirement to pay it off before selling it.
 
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Wrong. It must be paid off before selling. If that person doesn't pay it off the new owner of the phone can't activate it or it will get blacklisted if the payments are defaulted. I have sold over 30 phones on Swappa and locally, and know the rules to sell them.

Here is a situation that happens often linked below.

https://forums.att.com/t5/Wireless-...h-balance-owed-was-not-disclosed/td-p/4814501

cleebrown93 said:
Not true. You can sell it as you wish, but you are still responsible for paying the remaining installments just as if you still had the device.
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Pascal325 said:
Wrong. It must be paid off before selling. If that person doesn't pay it off the new owner of the phone can't activate it or it will get blacklisted if the payments are defaulted. I have sold over 30 phones on Swappa and locally, and know the rules to sell them.

Here is a situation that happens often linked below.

https://forums.att.com/t5/Wireless-...h-balance-owed-was-not-disclosed/td-p/4814501
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That link you posted if someone who sold a phone that payments were stopped being paid on, as to which it was already blacklisted, which why it could not be activated. I have sold a lot of phones. Another user can activate a device as long as payments are continued to be paid by the original buyer. I sold my old 7 Plus with installments left and the new user activated it and never had issues because I continued to pay the remaining installments.
 
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cleebrown93 said:
That link you posted if someone who sold a phone that payments were stopped being paid on, as to which it was already blacklisted, which why it could not be activated. I have sold a lot of phones. Another user can activate a device as long as payments are continued to be paid by the original buyer. I sold my old 7 Plus with installments left and the new user activated it and never had issues because I continued to pay the remaining installments.
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Exactly the phone payments were stopped being paid on. And the phone got blacklisted. Every site you read, Ebay, Swappa, and so on tells you to pay off the phone before selling it. So stop giving bad advice. They NEED to pay off the phone period.
 
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Pascal325 said:
Exactly the phone payments were stopped being paid on. And the phone got blacklisted. Every site you read, Ebay, Swappa, and so on tells you to pay off the phone before selling it. So stop giving bad advice. They NEED to pay off the phone period.
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No one is giving bad advice? Haha. Swappa and Ebay requires it to be paid off NOT AT&T. You can still sell on Craigslist or Gamestop or places that allow it. No one will be getting blacklisted phones as long as they can be responsible and keep paying their installments monthly. OP never said he sold it to Gamestop and was going to stop paying the remaining installments. Phones will only get blacklisted if there are outstanding payments due on the device.
 
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So what’s stopping someone from selling their iPhone and then not making the payments. Wouldn’t that turn the sold iPhone into a brick?
 
Maclver said:
So what’s stopping someone from selling their iPhone and then not making the payments. Wouldn’t that turn the sold iPhone into a brick?
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Yes, it will brick the phone and get blacklisted if it doesn't get paid. That is why ALL places you sell a phone too require you to pay it off. Even AT&T will tell you to PAY IT OFF before you sell it. That is how many buyers get screwed because they buy a phone on ebay, and get the phone, a month or so later, it gets shut off because the seller stopped paying on it. And the buyer is SOL.
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cleebrown93 said:
No one is giving bad advice? Haha. Swappa and Ebay requires it to be paid off NOT AT&T. You can still sell on Craigslist or Gamestop or places that allow it. No one will be getting blacklisted phones as long as they can be responsible and keep paying their installments monthly. OP never said he sold it to Gamestop and was going to stop paying the remaining installments. Phones will only get blacklisted if there are outstanding payments due on the device.
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You really have no idea. So you would sell a car that still owed the bank to someone that gave you cash to buy it but not pay off the loan for it?
 
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Pascal325 said:
Wrong. It must be paid off before selling. If that person doesn't pay it off the new owner of the phone can't activate it or it will get blacklisted if the payments are defaulted. I have sold over 30 phones on Swappa and locally, and know the rules to sell them.

Here is a situation that happens often linked below.

https://forums.att.com/t5/Wireless-...h-balance-owed-was-not-disclosed/td-p/4814501
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False.

I work for AT&T.

If you sell the phone and don’t pay off the remaining balance/trade the device in, they bill the rest of the installment payments to the next month bill. So the phone is still paid off as the payments are accelerated to the next month bill.

It will not stop the next person who gets the phone to use it on a network.

Only thing that would stop them is if the original owner never removed their Apple ID. Then the new owner would be asked for the password of the Apple ID the phone was setup under.
 
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Lil13Ee said:
False.

I work for AT&T.

If you sell the phone and don’t pay off the remaining balance/trade the device in, they bill the rest of the installment payments to the next month bill. So the phone is still paid off as the payments are accelerated to the next month bill.

It will not stop the next person who gets the phone to use it on a network.

Only thing that would stop them is if the original owner never removed their Apple ID. Then the new owner would be asked for the password of the Apple ID the phone was setup under.
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This is correct.

If you upgrade devices ATT knows from the device registered on the network for your account (same way they know to bill the upgrade fee even if you dont swap SIM cards) and will charge you all of the rest of the payments due on your next bill. There are no more payments when you upgrade, you turn it in within 14 days or get billed the full amount remaining.

It is then between ATT and the billed person to pay their bill or go into collections etc. So OP's next bill will be his monthly bill plus $384.

Im interested in this, I owe the same $384 (and change) and netting $450 (after the $30 membership, whatever) sounds like an easy quick $65 guaranteed profit for a few minutes of time to go there. They give cash in your hand in person?
 
Lil13Ee said:
False.

I work for AT&T.

If you sell the phone and don’t pay off the remaining balance/trade the device in, they bill the rest of the installment payments to the next month bill. So the phone is still paid off as the payments are accelerated to the next month bill.

It will not stop the next person who gets the phone to use it on a network.

Only thing that would stop them is if the original owner never removed their Apple ID. Then the new owner would be asked for the password of the Apple ID the phone was setup under.
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So what happens to the phone when the original user doesn’t pay the accelerated balance?
 
StoneCold X said:
So what happens to the phone when the original user doesn’t pay the accelerated balance?
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Person goes into collections or gets sued, same and any other bill. ATT doesnt have a "lien" on the phone like a car or house. Nor would chasing down a cell phone to repo it make any financial sense.
 
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Lil13Ee said:
False.

I work for AT&T.

If you sell the phone and don’t pay off the remaining balance/trade the device in, they bill the rest of the installment payments to the next month bill. So the phone is still paid off as the payments are accelerated to the next month bill.

It will not stop the next person who gets the phone to use it on a network.

Only thing that would stop them is if the original owner never removed their Apple ID. Then the new owner would be asked for the password of the Apple ID the phone was setup under.
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That is totally wrong. I have a phone sitting here next to me, that is no longer ON MY PLAN, but I am still being billed for it. IF you cancel the line, then yes, you will be billed for it. But if you put another phone on that line, it will NOT.
[doublepost=1509827387][/doublepost]The phone gets blacklisted and shut off.

StoneCold X said:
So what happens to the phone when the original user doesn’t pay the accelerated balance?
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I traded my 7 Plus 32GB into Gamestop for $446 after I bought the $30 upgrade pro membership thing, as it was still better than just getting $400 from no membership. Still better than most other places offering trade in values.
 
Pascal325 said:
Exactly the phone payments were stopped being paid on. And the phone got blacklisted. Every site you read, Ebay, Swappa, and so on tells you to pay off the phone before selling it. So stop giving bad advice. They NEED to pay off the phone period.
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No. What they need to do is not stop making payments if they have payments. You’re not defrauding anyone I took you’re defrauding them. And I’d you continue making payments you’re not defrauding them.
 
Pascal325 said:
That is totally wrong. I have a phone sitting here next to me, that is no longer ON MY PLAN, but I am still being billed for it. IF you cancel the line, then yes, you will be billed for it. But if you put another phone on that line, it will NOT.
[doublepost=1509827387][/doublepost]The phone gets blacklisted and shut off.
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That makes zero sense. If you are paying monthly and switch phones you still owe that "loan" as part of your bill. As long as you keep paying it the phone is being paid for. If you upgrade the phone or cancel the line, then you owe the full balance on said loan.

If you don't pay your monthly bill with the monthly phone payment and sell it then, yes, sure the phone gets blacklisted.

But we're not talking about being dishonest/a scam here. We're talking can you sell it while still paying monthly or waiting for ATT to bill you on the next bill with the full amount left. That answer is yes.
 
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https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/can-you-sell-a-phone-thats-on-at-t-next.1714810/

More talks in the past on this.
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stulaw11 said:
That makes zero sense. If you are paying monthly and switch phones you still owe that "loan" as part of your bill. As long as you keep paying it the phone is being paid for. If you upgrade the phone or cancel the line, then you owe the full balance on said loan.

If you don't pay your monthly bill with the monthly phone payment and sell it then, yes, sure the phone gets blacklisted.

But we're not talking about being dishonest/a scam here. We're talking can you sell it while still paying monthly or waiting for ATT to bill you on the next bill with the full amount left. That answer is yes.
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Please go show me where it says on any site you sell a phone too where they ALLOW you to sell them a phone that still has a installment plan on it. I'll be waiting.
 
stulaw11 said:
Please show me where in your Next contract, not forum conjecture, it doesn't. I'll be waiting.
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LOL! I asked you first to prove they say they allow installment plans to be on the phones when you sell to any company. This has nothing to do with AT&T. But you can't!
 
Pascal325 said:
This has nothing to do with AT&T. !
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You clearly have no idea what you're even talking about now whatsoever. Who the hell do you think GAVE you the loan for the phone other than ATT? Thus the Next loan contract governs the terms.

You can continue to argue with yourself.
 
stulaw11 said:
You clearly have no idea what you're even talking about now whatsoever. Who the hell do you think GAVE you the loan for the phone other than ATT?
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Actually I do, as you can't prove jack. It's very obvious you don't know what you are talking about. So I am done. Go to any site like Ebay or Swappa and they say the IMEI needs to be clear from any payment plan. It's common sense that a seller could easily back out. Or it could be a stolen phone, that gets blacklisted shortly after that.

Again, common sense. PAY OFF THE PHONE before selling it. Just LIKE A CAR. You pay it off when you sell it so it gets put in the new owners name.
 
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