I currently have an outstanding balance with verizon, but they are not my carrier anymore, im in the process of paying the vultures back, can i sell my old verizon phones or will they not be activated because of the balance
No, CDMA phones cannot be unlocked (well, it's technically possible but completely useless and pointless, nobody is going to activate a phone with a blacklisted ESN). More info: Unlocking a CDMA Phone...