My ipod nano won't turn on when it's not plugged into my laptop

Hey this is really getting me worried.i bought this ipod nano on ebay and it arrvied today. i plug the ipod nano into my laptop and it will work reconises it fine and will charge and sync but when it says it's fully charged i unplug it and the ipod just won't turn on atall and then when i plug it in the laptop again it says charging. I tried resetting it but still nothing happened
What's going on with my ipod?
i'm really scared i bought a faulty ipod.
Help

Try this to start with:
[The 5 R's|http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs>
Dont be worried- If you ipod is under warranty, and you haven't caused it any harm yourself(ie.if its a problem from Apple's side), then you can get your ipod replaced
stealth..

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==IPOD Won't Power on when you press the power button==
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you will probably scratch or damage the beautiful iPod .. when it will be perfectly fine 24 hours later...)
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