OK, I realize that I was probably the one or two percent of folks who receive a device that is bad...
And in fairness the phone did look great and matched the 'Mint' condition from a physical perspective.
However, in the end it could NOT be activated onto a carrier network because the previous owner had basically 'stolen' the phone as there was an outstanding $1200 balance that was never paid to Verizon.
So, this of course renders the phone useless to any new buyer.

What surprises me (and maybe this is an industry wide issue and not just this reseller) is that this could not be discovered prior to resale.
I mean...is there not a database at Verizon that could alert resellers that a specific IEMI number is on a 'Hot-List' and blocked from usage?
I had have to learn this on my own through multiple calls to Verizon.

In the end the seller promptly returned all of my purchase money immediately after they received the device back, which was greatly appreciated. :)

Phone arrived as specified! Seller was professional in shipment.

Did not arrive factory reset, but otherwise as described. Happy with transaction.

Quick turnaround time and device was exactly as described.

didnt lost long at all and hold no charge

As described, shipped promptly. Thanks!

Phone arrived as expected, would buy from this seller again

Mint was mint!

Device was in near-mint condition as promised.

Phone arrived and in good condition.