What is the Iphone with bad ESN?

I'm looking to purchase an iphone 4 and i searched ebay and found one. However it says it has a bad ESN. Does this mean that it will have problems? Also, please better help explain to me the bad ESN. -Thanks http://www.ebay.com/...0975639206

The ESN is the phones serial number. Bad ESN means that the phone is not able to be activated because it has been reported lost or stolen. Another reason a phone could have a bad ESN is that the person who bought the phone did not pay off the phones last bill.

Do not buy a phone with a bad ESN if you want to use it for a phone. The only reason to buy a phone with a bad ESN is if you need replacement parts for a phone that has a good ESN.

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