HELLO ALL!

I am writing this guide to all cell phone buyers and even those who sell cell phones on ebay. Awhile back I purchased a phone on ebay just to find out that sometime later when I received the phone that I couldn't activate it because the phone was reported stolen and the esn number was not clear.

The seller had no idea that he sold me a stolen phone ( perhaps whoever sold it to him ,sold it stolen and he never knew)

There are two ways to check to see if the esn/imei numbers are clear in any phone you are buying or selling, one is contacting the service provider by phone and providing them with the esn/imei # to verify. This is a very long process, wait times can be extremely painful, and even when you get through it may take the representative awhile to verify the phone.

The other way which I use to check my esn verification when selling phones on ebay, is on a website,  phonehistoryreport dot com.  The website requires a valid email address, which im sure almost everybody has at this day and age. All you have to input is your name, your email, and the phone esn number and hit send. Within minutes you will receive an email with the phone information!

If you don't know where to find your esn(Equipment Serial Number) or imei (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) They are generally located on the back of your phone behind the cell phone battery, where you will see the numbers next to the appropriate category. 

This is a very important resource tool especially when doing transactions with cell phones on ebay.

If you are a buyer intrested in a phone on ebay, ask the seller to identify the phone's esn or imei number, and run that number on this website. It will definately give you more confidence in the phone you are intrested in.

If you are a seller of cell phones, give the buyer more intrest in your product by saying more than "esn # has been clear", post the esn/imei number in your listing so the buyer can verify that information, sometimes its better when the buyer can see with their own eyes that this information is indeed clear.

Again that webiste is  phonehistoryreport.com !

have a great day and happy bidding!

Josh