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I had just purchased a Apple Watch off of eBay. When I had the chance I started to connect watch to my phone and seeing an activation lock,. I am assuming that the previous owner did not sign out of their Apple account before selling you the watch.

Is there a way to remove Apple Watch from previous owners account with our previous owners Apple ID I have purchased a Watch off of eBay and I am unable to reach seller after purchase move your account and I cannot get ahold of them

Posted on Jan 19, 2020 5:41 AM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2020 5:47 AM

Return it. If the seller won't respond to you and it was not discoed in the auction that the phone was iCloud or activation locked, file a claim under ebay's buyer protection program.


There is no way to bypass the activation lock. The watch is useless.

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I had just purchased a Apple Watch off of eBay. When I had the chance I started to connect watch to my phone and seeing an activation lock,. I am assuming that the previous owner did not sign out of their Apple account before selling you the watch.

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