IPhone Purchase Confusion

I bought an Iphone 5 from a seller in Hong Kong on eBay (which I now regret) who had claimed that the iphone was factory unlocked. It wasn't, because I tried activating it at my local Sprint & AT&T Store and failed. I am SIM locked out of my phone because no SIM card I have tried works. I did a test using my phone's serial number and found that the carrier was Sprint (??). It said this:
Serial Number: F17JC9DXF8GH
Part Description: AS-IS, IPHONE 5, BLACK, 16GB-USA
IMEI Number: 990002243113022
Initial Activation Policy: US Verizon LTE MM N51/N48/N42 Service Policy ???
Initial Activation Policy ID: 2087
Unlocked: false
Unlock Date:
Warranty Status: Out Of Warranty (No Coverage)
Coverage Start Date:
Coverage End Date:
Days Remaining: 0
Purchase Date: 04/01/78
Purchase Country: United States
Registration Date: 04/01/78 ???
Product Description: iPhone 5
Next Tether Policy ID: 2083
Next Tether Policy Details: US Sprint N42 Unlocked Activation Policy ???
Applied Activation Policy ID: 2083
Applied Activation Details: US Sprint N42 Unlocked Activation Policy
Unbricked: true
First Unbrick Date: 09/21/12
Last Unbrick Date: 07/27/14
MEID: 99000224311302
ICCID: 89860022091386014670
Product Version: 7.1.1
MAC Address: 98fe94157d6c
Bluetooth MAC Address: 98:fe:94:15:7d:6d
SIM Lock: Unlocked
I don't know what to do to even access my phone since Sprint doesn't sell SIM Cards for me to unlock. If I go to an Apple store will they be able to reset my iPhone or atleast tell me what my carrier is? Because according to the test it said Verizon was the initial carrier..and it apparently was also registered somehow in 1978.

I believe that when you see a date of 04/01/1978 it is what they call a "AS IS" and was sold in a large lot to a vendor. I got one from a seller in NY and when I called in for support that is what I was told. Apple will not support this phone. They said that I would need to get support from the seller. last time I ever buy a phone on ebay lesson learned.

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