"no bag entry" MacBookPro Corei5 Late2016. HDD has no OS on it. It shipped with Serria 10.12.

cyberquipment wrote:

So, this MacBookPro Corei5 Late2016 that wont boot an install USB and has a SSD that gives me that flashing "?" Folder is a PaperWeight?

Not exactly. Not yet, anyway. It may no longer be possible to reinstall its originally installed operating system, using any method:

John Galt wrote:

Based on a number of recent reports I am beginning to suspect Apple is no longer making older macOS versions available, no matter what method is used to install it.

You can, however, reinstall the closest macOS version that remains available:

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support:

• On an Intel-based Mac, if you use Shift-Option-Command-R during startup, you might be offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. 

Try that.

This all may be an irrelevant distraction. Your screenshot of Disk Utility does not show any internal storage device. If that's the case it may simply have failed. Either way, you need to contact Apple using the link I provided earlier.

cyberquipment wrote:

New info! Perhaps based on this screenshot, this macbookpro does not have a SDD showing at all... ?

I get the flashing Question Mark Folder

when it is turned on, so does that mean the SSD is blank or NOT THERE?!

Strictly speaking the flashing question mark icon means the Mac cannot find an operating system. That's all it knows. It cannot know whether the storage module is present or not.

Try Apple Diagnostics: Diagnose problems on Mac - Apple Support, but even its results are not considered conclusive unless it identifies a specific problem. Not unlike our replies here. From what you posted so far, we can find no evidence of its presence.

What are you plugging into the USB jacks?

cyberquipment wrote:

How do I get this question to actual Apple Tech people?

Official Apple Support

Please let us know what they have to say, but be prepared to hear "Sierra / High Sierra is no longer supported, thank you, goodbye."

Many of us would like an answer but so far Apple has been silent on the matter.

Is this how you made the USB Boot stick?

Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

Based on a number of recent reports I am beginning to suspect Apple is no longer making older macOS versions available, no matter what method is used to install it.

You may be in luck: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-13-inch-non-touch-bar/2016-2017

Hi there...

"No bag entry" error when trying to resto… - Apple Community

Possible solution(s)

https://macresearch.org/no-bag-entry-mac-fix/#:~:text=As%20already%20mentioned%2C%20the%20No,your%20Internet%20connection%20is%20stable.

Same OS on that drive that worked on other Macs???