I bought this apple ipad from pawn shop and have receipt. its locked by previous owner and pawn shop had no info on previous owner to contact. how can I delete all content and start fresh so my grandson can use for college?

i bought this apple ipad from pawn shop and have receipt. its locked by previous owner and pawn shop had no info on previous owner to contact. how can I delete all content and start fresh so my grandson can use for college?

If it's activation locked, you can't; go back to the shop and ask for a refund.
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Good Day,
My mom will give me a Second Hand iPhone 5s.She dont know/forget the Apple ID that its currently stored on the phone,and i said to sign out the apple ID there and she did it.
Now my question is, Is the "Reset All Content and Settings" can delete/remove ALL Apple Accounts?
I asked this question because, one time i read about a question here saying that when he reboot/update the phone that he didnt own first, said that the iPhone asked to input the ID that its installed/stored.
Im curious,worried, and preparing some money to prepare for this.
I hope someone can answer this Question within this week, so i can save money for repair etc.
Thanks in Advance.

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