tell the buyer that you need the
IMEI and then call tmo customer service, tell then you're going out of the country on vacation and that you would like your phone unlocked so that another
sim card can be used (a local
sim card), they then will process a req to get you the phone unlocked and within a couple of days they get you an unlock code and unlocking instructions... you don't need to have the phone just the
IMEI...