Q: help I bought a Ipod touch and have no way of getting ahold of the person I purchased it from!!!! Help Please!!

Apple will not help. Without the previous owner doing this

Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock

the only use for the iPod is as a poor flashlight (light provided by the screen).

Maybe the device was lost or stolen

Not from Apple.

You can try the following to allow yo to restore the device:

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.

If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled

If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                         

How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings            

For how to restore:

Use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings

However, if the device has iOS 7 or later and if the person did not remove the device from their account (link in my previous reply) you will still need to enter the Apple ID and password previously used in Settings>iCloud