I dont know my Ipad is brand new or second hand when I got some problems like this. Please help

Question

Dear Mr/ Miss,
My friend bought a new Ipad on a store ( not in Apple store because she lives in a small state where there is not any Apple store. I didnt remember the name of her state clearly). The problem is when I check the Serial number in the Apple site, I find out the estimated expiry date is August 9 (still didnt open the seal yet), after that when i first time active the Ipad, the day on the site had changed by the day I active (Sep 27) and the information of August 9 is disappear. Please dont mind make me clear this point. If I said that August 9 was the first day I active is wrong or right? Or it is just the day my friend paid for the Ipad at store??? I think that when I didnt active the ipad, we cant find any information on site.
The second is: I find out in this Ipad there has been a sim card already inside, and the owner of this store answered surely that ALL the Ipad of Apple store has a sim attached inside.
I just want to know my product I bought from my friend is brand new or second hand.
We are looking forward to hearing from you, as soon as possible.
Best Regards

Answer 1

The date Apple cares about is the date the authorized reseller sold the iPad, not the day you first set up the iPad or registered it with Apple. So I can't explain why it started as showing 8/9 and then changed to 9/27. But since it says Sep 27 2013 as the date of warranty expiration, why worry about it? If you're concerned about Apple catching the mistake and changing it back at some inconvenient time, call Apple support, ask to speak with someone in AppleCare Plan Administration, and discuss the problem with them. They'd want to see a copy of the invoice, though, which you'd have to get from your friend if she didn't already send you a copy.
Regards.