IPhone 4- 6.1.3 stuck in recovery mode

I have bought an iphone 4 off trademe.co.nz and was told it doesnt read a sim but is still good for an ipod...so i turned it on and it was on the connect to itunes screen, so I connected to itunes and it said it has detected an iphone in recovery mode and that I should update an restore so i did it, so then the phone updated to 6.1.3 which was good and I was able to get into the phone and set it up, but the second i connected it to comuter it went staright back ito recover mode and is stuck there. I cant restore it at all...any suggestions

I did manage to activate it and it worked fine as an ipod with games n stuff, then I turned it off and went back to connect to itunes, like recovery mode, now its saying "install original firmware" for some reason. I am trying to get my money back but the cow is threating to call police cos I'm "harrassing" her >:/

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Resolution
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Model
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iPhone 6 Plus
$329
$79
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fails Apple’s diagnostic test
iPhone 6
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iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5
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iPhone 4s
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iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G,
Original iPhone
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