Trading in a device with a unpaid balance

[cricket101]

so i have a iphone 13 pro max from att with a $1000 balance on it and its been sitting in its box acting like a paper weight ...can i take this to the apple store for a trade in??

[Serial Port]

Even if you trade it in, you are still on the hook for the remaining balance on the iPhone 13 pro. From my prior experience with At&t, if there is a remaining equipment balance, it must be paid before you can do a trade in. Can I assume that you want an iPhone 14 instead? Any problems with the iPhone 13 Pro?

[cricket101]

13 pro or 14 pro and nothing is wrong with it, its brand new only used for a month then ported out cause i was lied to by CS and my bill was sky high and its been in the box ever since

[PaulCrawhorne]

If it isn't blacklisted yet it soon will be, basically a stolen unit.

Sell it to someone overseas, warning them it won't be useful in North America.