How to make sure an iPhone is unlocked and not blacklisted?

Making a purchase tomorrow for an iPhone 4 for my sons Christmas present but how can I make sure it's unlocked and not blacklisted

I believe I answered another question of you just 5 min ago. (LOL) - Also make sure the iPhone is from ATT not from verizon or Sprint is a pain in the *** to unlock from those companies(if is possible)

to check if is blacklisted you need the IMEI ( Settings - General - About - look for IMEI number (long one)

https://www.google.com/...is+blocked

to check if is unlocked

https://www.google.com/...s+unlocked

Read a little in those search from google.

Hope it help.

Meet your seller at the phone store and have them verify it's not stolen. Then have the phone transferred into your name while the seller is still there. After that they can't report it stolen.

Use the phone for awhile and make sure it functions properly before buying.

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