I'm trying to buy an iPhone 5 off of eBay?

Okay so I'm trying to buy a iPhone 5 off of eBay and I found one but it says "Apple iPhone 5~16Gb~Black and slate~Smartphone IOS7 lock"
okay I know everything else but it says lock at the end and my mom saying you can't get it because it's locked and what you gonna do with a locked phone. I need help is my mom right or is she right if so what does. "Lock" really mean on eBay.

Read the description better. Which carrier is it locked to? Is it your carrier? If not then don't bother it's locked to whichever carrier it states.

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