IMEI status
Buyback & Trade-inOperations
IMEI status is a device-level flag from checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity against carrier, law enforcement, and platform databases to determine whether a device is clean, blacklisted, SIMlocked, or MDM-locked.
IMEI status is a binary pricing variable: a clean IMEI device can be sold broadly, while a blacklisted device has near-zero legitimate resale value regardless of cosmetic condition. IMEI checks are therefore a pre-pricing step in buyback and trade-in workflows. At market level, the ratio of clean to compromised devices in regional supply can shift aggregate buyback pricing; in higher-risk markets, clean IMEI stock commands an explicit premium visible in platform price data.