Leave sim card in iphone 5?

I bought an iphone 5 32gb black from Verizon using my upgrade.  I activated the phone when it arrived and decided it wasn't for me.  I then activated my old phone to my phone number again and reset all the settings on the phone.  When I turn on the iphone 5 which is no longer activated on my account my phone number still shows up in the contact list as "My phone number".  I have sold this phone on ebay and will be shipping it out tomorrow to it's new owner.  Should I remove the microsim from the phone? Do I run any risk of leaving it in there?(Him being able to activate on my account) Will the new owner be able to activate the phone on his verizon account when he recieves it?

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