Apps missing on recently bought used mac mini

Just bought a mac mini on eBay which was described as a 2011 latest version. It is 500gb hd + I5 chip with upgraded 8gb ram.I thought this would have come loaded with ILife apps but I can't see them. Have I got it wrong somehow?

If you've check the applications list, and they are missing ... if the system came with OS X 10.6, then you should have also received 2 gray-faced OS X DVD's with it. If not, go back to the seller and request them. If the seller doesn't have them, you can call Apple support and purchase them. They are important to have because, asides from having OS X 10.6 and the iLife applications, they also contain the Apple Hardware Test, which is not available elsewhere.
If the system was delivered with, not upgraded to, OS X Lion, then you can download the iLife apps from the App store.
And for clarity, iLife no longer includes iDVD unless you buy the boxed iLife set.

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