well .. I just came back .. and my love for sprint has be rekindled
went in .. they checked it out and boom .. went in the back and opened a new one out the box and gave it to me .. no fuss no hassle ..
just wanna thank yall for the info REALLY helped out
sidenote: behind the repair side there was a box labeled "put all damaged LCD screens here" so im assuming for this particular issue it is good for a phone swap