IPod Touch 8gb First Generation Problem

Dear Apple Discussions:
I just recently acquired a iPod Touch 1st Generation from Ebay.com on May 3rd 2010. Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180501743808&ssPageName=STRK: MEWNX:IT ~~~>And it just arrived here today, 5/8/2010. My ultimate problem is that it won't turn on. I've tried the button "trick" but with no success. I've scanned the internet and nothing can be found. I'm not sure of its been Jailbroken. This is my first Apple iPod Touch. I also have a Apple iPod Nano 5th generation. The 5th generation iPod Nano from Apple.com is recognizable in iTunes but when I go to connect the iPod Touch 1st generation 8gb from Ebay.com it doesn't connect at all. The iPod Touch is completely unresponsive to anything that I do. Any help at all would be tremendously appreciated.
-Branden Hunter (ShadowKissedDhampir)

What I mean't for the "button trick" was:
If you found your ipod touch is 'dead', ie won't turn on, holding the power button (top right on
Ipod) does nothing, your comp doesn't even recognise it, iTunes also - then you might need to do the following :
1) Start your iTunes and connect your iPod touch to your comp.
2) Keep holding the POWER button (top right) together with the HOME button (centre, bellow the ipod screen) for about 10 seconds. You should hear a sound(s)..
Release the POWER button ONLY, keep holding the HOME button, you will again hear some sounds.
3) If you did it correctly iTunes will tell you that it has detected an iPhone or iPod touch in recovery mode.
You should be able to re-sync all your previous ipod content from there...
Sorry, if this was already posted somewhere here, but I just recovered my ipod after searching the net, so wanted to share it..
I did donload and re-isntall the latest Itunes before I did the above, so try that if the above doesn't work the 1st time out..
Source:
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-93387-my-ipod-won-t-turn-on
I think I'll try what you said now. Thanks much :)!~ Sincerely, Branden

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