New computer with iPhoto wants different App Store account...

... sounds a little like an onion headline ... :-)
Anyway, I got a new MacBook Pro (very happy!) and it came with iPhoto and Garage Band. I had not upgraded before, so these were 'new' for me. They seem to have been added to my Apple account – they appear as 'purchased' in the App Store, BUT when I try to update them, I get this message:
"You have updates available for other accounts" and "To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it."
I'm not sure what account they are talking about... I tried both my @me and my @mac IDs.
Any ideas?

Was it new or from the Refurb site?
If from the Refurb site it may of been owned by someone else and returned and they registered the serial # and Apple had an oversite and never re-Set the serial. Just a though if it was from the Refurb store.
If not and it was new you may need to call Apple.

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