{"id":4389,"date":"2023-08-02T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:32:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:32:55","slug":"sell-blacklisted-phones-bad-esn-imei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/sell-blacklisted-phones-bad-esn-imei","title":{"rendered":"Sell a Blacklisted Phone with a Bad ESN \/ Blacklisted IMEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; gap=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1714235660159{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sell a Blacklisted Phone with a Bad ESN or Bad IMEI&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;headsep-margin&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.dt-breadcrumbs-id-fd6abfaeaf3f3fb6c32bc56f25f39ed2 .breadcrumbs {\n  display: inline-block;\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 2px 10px 10px 0px;\n  border: 0px solid ;\n  border-radius: 0px;\n}\n.dt-breadcrumbs-id-fd6abfaeaf3f3fb6c32bc56f25f39ed2 .breadcrumbs * {\n  color: #a2a5a6;\n}<\/style><div class=\"dt-breadcrumbs-shortcode dt-breadcrumbs-id-fd6abfaeaf3f3fb6c32bc56f25f39ed2 align-left\"><div class=\"assistive-text\">You are here:<\/div><ol class=\"breadcrumbs text-small\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/\" title=\"Home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ol><\/div><div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;border-color: #ebebeb;border-top-width: 1px;\"><\/div>[vc_raw_html]JTVCYXV0aG9yX2luZm8lNUQlMEElNUJzb2NpYWxfd2FyZmFyZSU1RA==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1714231420880{margin-right: 20px !important;}&#8221; 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Instant payout. (It's) super easy and legitimate. 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Your carrier may be willing to unblock the phone, provided you pay your total balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Pay for Unblock Services&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;headsep-margin&#8221;]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;border-color: #ebebeb;border-top-width: 1px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span data-color=\"transparent\">Service providers can unblock an IMEI or ESN for a fee. If you want to unblock an older model, for example, a 6-year-old iPhone, you will have to pay a fee of around $25. However, unblocking newer models is more expensive, and you can spend as much as $190 to unblock a brand-new iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-color=\"transparent\">Should you decide to go this route, stick to reputable companies that do not engage in unethical or illegal activities? 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