Ipod recognized by computer but won't sync

I have a 120 gb 6th generation ipod that i bought off ebay. It worked well for a few months but i started having problems with it freezing while scrolling or playing songs. Then it started having minor problems syncing in itunes. In compliance with itunes troubleshooting i preformed the five r's. Upon my restore the ipod stopped syncing with itunes all together. I have searched through countless articles with no avail. I have reinstalled itunes, reset the ipod, run check disk, and nothing seems to work. My ipod is recognized in "My computer" and even auto opens itunes when plugged into the computer, but itunes does not recognize the ipod.
Please help!
I ran S.M.A.R.T. status and these are my results
Retracts 21
Reallocs 688
Pendsectors 1008
HRS 161
Start/Stop 9752
temp 28c
min temp 53c
max temp 255 c
apparently the guy i bought it from on ebay baked it in the sun!
Now i have no return policy and no warranty from apple. After my recent restore (which removed everything), i am left with a $200 paperweight.

Seems there are some bad sectors on the hard drive of your iPod, see you can find a mac computer and do a format there ..
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes and click “Restore”

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