Just bought used Ipad 2..CANNOT Authorize Itunes???

Hi, as title suggests I cannot link I-Tunes in with the Ipad for authorization....Have tried factory reset, deleting EVERYTHING but no good!! This is a birthday present and I need your good help ASAP!! Bought online so I have no idea of previous owner's accounts

Did you buy it from somewhere like ebay or Amazon where you can return it? If you can and you get your money back, I suggest you buy one in the Apple online refurbished store. I would never trust any other company or seller with anything, especially tech products. If you cannot contact the seller and/or get the info you need, you might have bought a stolen ipad.
Each ipad from the Apple online certified refurbished store comes with a new front and back cover, a brand new battery, and a full one year warranty, including 90 days of phone support. It comes in the white ipad box and includes the charger. Even if it costs more than you paid, Apple will treat it like a new ipad and you'll have the security of the warranty.
Please let us know if they take it back.
Hope this helps.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
To begin with, I would like to try to explain Apple's confusing nomenclature in regard to iCloud.
Apple have called the whole cloud thing iCloud, there are a number of features under the iCloud umbrella, some of which require their own login. iTunes is one of these, another is what Apple have unfortunately also called iCloud too.
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Hey aries35,
I found the following that goes over troubleshooting the same issue for the iPhone. I know you have an iPad, but the steps should still apply:
Perform the following steps:
Restart the iPhone.
Try another means of reaching the activation server and attempt to activate.
Try connecting to a known-good Wi-Fi network if you're unable to activate using a cellular data connection.
Try connecting to iTunes if you're unable to activate using Wi-Fi.
Restore the iPhone.
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via: iPhone: Troubleshooting activation issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
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 Cheers, Tom

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This error: I have just bought an iPad mini and to transfer my contacts, music etc via iTunes on my PC, the PC crashes should not occur.
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If you really want help, stop messing with the fonts and post so that others can read and offer suggestions.
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I have found that many times it is the things that make you most angry that push you to action. This was the case here. Thank you for causing me to get so angry that I found the answer myself.

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Resolved!
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