Down here at the pawn shop

[Undertoad]

When I sell phones, I run through activation and take pictures of the settings. I like to let buyers know exactly what they're getting. In theory, it improves the shop's positive feedback percentage.

But sometimes phones can't be activated for various reasons. These days, the vendors are locking down the phones technologically. For example, iPhones can be remotely locked by an owner through their iCloud account.

[glatt]

Can the pawn shop get its money back if it bought the hot phone?

I wonder if this increases, will the pawn shop change its policy on phones? Hold the phone for two weeks to make sure it doesn't get locked, and then make the payout after that quarantine period.