Incorrect Apple ID in App Store / How to do a fresh Lion install

I'm trying to redownload the OSX Lion Install App.  I held the Option key when clicking purchases and instead of saying "Installed", it now says "Download".  However, even though I'm signed into the App Store with my personal Apple ID, it asks me to authenticate but defaults to another apple ID of a person I don't know.
I purchased Lion when it came out as an upgrade, so I don't understand why it won't authenticate.  When I delete the incorrect Apple ID and enter my own, I get this unknown error box: http://www.evernote.com/shard/s14/sh/777881b0-45fc-4773-8f54-eb5f00c31646/d54b1d 60dc9d1ad581629c56e50b5fe0
"Unknown Error"
That error is followed by this one: http://www.evernote.com/shard/s14/sh/97428d42-fdec-401c-8199-79cc99cbbb57/ff3791 6bdafb4add24123f522b16b3ed
"we could not complete your request.  There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (4)"
In reality, I'm simply trying to wipe the hard drive clean as I sold this macbook air on ebay and want to deliver it as a fresh install.  But when I use the reocovery partition to reinstall Lion, it forces me to connect to the internet and automatically imports all of my user data, which defeats the point!
Any help in resolving this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

I have an old .mac iTunes account, it cannot be deleted, I use my new mobileme/iCloud account.
Both passwords are the same so it's easy to switch if any older Apps etc.. need updating..

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