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can you remove an activation lock without the previous owner?

Bought a watch and I cant reach the person I bought it from and theres an activation lock. How can I remove it

Posted on Aug 17, 2021 8:55 AM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2021 9:01 AM

The person that you bought this watch from needs to follow all the steps in this link;

Prepare the watch so the buyer can use it.

If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and put it down to experience.

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can you remove an activation lock without the previous owner?

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