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You can take the number, which is underneath the battery, into any Verizon store or just call it in. But pre screen an add first, and keep in mind not all sellers realize their phone has a bad esn. A red flag are sellers who are no longer on Verizon, which means they may have terminated their contract early and didn't pay the penalty. Verizon will disable that phone. Another one is that they must sell the phone "today", which could mean the device was stolen. That device will be disabled as well.
If you call someone just ask if it has a clean esn. You will quickly get an indication of if you want to deal with that person or not. Look for sellers who have upgraded their Verizon device and no longer need the one that you are considering.