People will sell their phones that are on lease and then stop paying their contract. Once that happens, the carrier blacklists the phone and it stops working.
Or they'll sell the phone for $350 then call insurance and pay the $100 deductible to say they lost it. So they end up with $250 and a new phone, you end up with blacklisted mini tablet with no cell service.
So by meeting at the store, they can check to make sure it's paid off and whatnot and activate it on your account on the spot.
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