[Q] My iPhone 5 was unlocked and now its not...

First, I live in Bulgaria!
Details about the phone.
iPhone 5 32GB Black A1429 iOS 8.1.1
The iPhone was brought from Globul from a guy, I brought the phone from him 23 of December 2013, and in that whole year I was using all different SIM cards,
and now when i have a shiny new iPhone 6 plus(more of that in another post) I want to sell my iPhone, but if its locked its much cheaper...
My point is is it possible for an iPhone to work with all SIM cards and then become locked?
Also I read that phone brought from Carphone Warehouse become locked to the first carrier, hows that?
Second, I live in Bulgaria!
We don't have Apple Store and etc..
The support phone number that Apple gives for Bulgaria doesn't work.
Thank you very much in advance!
Chris

Can I send you a PM, because I dont see an option?
Update 1: I was on a chat session with a rep and he told me that my phone is locked to T-Mobile, but the actual iPhone works only with Telenor SIM, but aside from that he told me that its not possible for an iPhone to be re-locked. All and all I answered my question myself, but still Telenor and T-Mobile have nothing in common...
Update 2: I dont want to make another reply, in your first post you said ''Sounds as if the iPhone was jailbroken by the seller to remove the Carrier lock''
Can you elaborate, as far as I know there is no such thing for the iPhone 5 and up.
I can give you my email (an the edit it) because im really interested..

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