Activation code

I bought an Apple Watch from offer up. It works perfect and is in great condition but it keeps telling me I need an activation code. I told him and he erased it and did as much as he could but I still need the activation code. It says the watch was lost and erased. How do I completely reset it.

Posted on Dec 10, 2020 11:58 AM

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Dec 10, 2020 12:04 PM in response to emmie410

The person you bought it off needs to follow all these steps;

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