bypass icloud

yup, I did it on eBay, guy send me a proof of receipt then went to the apple store and they remove the icloud, the phone cant be lost or stolen mode.

Correct. It can be done but it's expensive. But not with a blacklisted phone. There are unlockers on eBay. It has worked for me.

It can be done but not for cheap especially if it's blacklisted or in lost/stolen mode. If it is in one of those states then it pretty much comes down to bribing an Apple employee who has clearance to make those changes in the iCloud servers. If anyone is interested they can contact me for details or pricing for their specific situation. I own a phone repair business and do alot of carrier unlocks all around the world from my website (electronixchange.com) however I do not offer the iCloud unlock services on my website because Apple will come after you pretty hard and I don't want to compete with their lawyers. So I stick to the carrier unlocks on the site and I only do iCloud/Google FRP/Samsung Reactivation unlocks through direct contact.

But at what cost

Pricing varies quite a bit depending on a few different factors. The model, device status, carrier, country, where it was originally purchased from, and sometimes the iOS version can all make a difference. It can cost anywhere from $70 to $450 just depending on where the device falls within all of those variables.

I've seen a few sellers on Twitter... icl0ud bypass I believe.

not even the government can do this.

plenty of people who do unlocks on twitter

Is there any legitimate methods?

No way to get rid of iCloud lock.