Mobile phones are getting recycled when they are being used and thrown away for the first time. A mobile phone recycle will be ready to get your old mobile which is under complete damage.
Most people will not sell their mobile as there are many personal things in it and so that will not be given to the other instead they will keep them safe by themselves even if they are not working.
You may get in trouble for selling a lost phone in some of the cases because the history in it will show the truth out.
Whenever you are planning to sell your mobile the phone recycle will get to know about the history of the mobile by confirming that whether it belongs to you or not.
If the mobile is blocked or network barred or reported as stolen they will not buy your mobile. Mainly when the report is stolen, some of the recycles will report it immediately to the police.
If you are selling a stolen phone and the recycle is supporting, you then that is said to be as an illegal business. If this is found by the police, then both the seller and the recycle will be punished for the illegal work that they have done.
So that selling found phone should be done, instead, you can report them in the police station which will be carried out legally.
If you have a mobile and you have lost it somewhere you can report them to the police station and they will track your mobile phone through the GPS, but this can be done only if your mobile is on.
Your mobile phone should have insurance so that the police will take action immediately on supporting you in getting your mobile back to you. You should also register your mobile with your name and with the right mobile number.
In recent technology, there are plenty of apps available on your mobile which will help you track the lost mobile.
The most important thing that you have to do is locking your mobile phone with the secret password and make sure no one knows it except the close ones.
Final thoughts
Having a mobile is not a big deal marinating them in the right way and also protecting them safely is very important. You cannot just like that sell a phone I found; there will be a lot of consequences in it.