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I presume the eBay seller did not also sell his or her Apple ID along with the iMac?
Start your iMac as Ralph Landry1 wrote, but add an option key to the ⌘ (command) and R keys when you start the iMac. In other words, with three fingers hold the ⌘, option, and R keys while you start the iMac with a fourth finger.
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