Purchased used G3 Vigor; SIM not recognized at all?

This is my first time ever using a wireless forum to ask a question, but I figure since it's a Sunday evening and all the stores are closed, it's worth a shot asking for advice here before tomorrow! Yesterday I bought a used LG G3 Vigor (model D725) with plans of replacing my Galaxy S5 because it's been a disaster ever since the Lollipop update. The G3 has Kit-Kat on it, so I figured I have a few options before updating that to Lollipop later, but anyway, I noticed that the device doesn't recognize any SIM I put in to it. I've tried three so far, and it doesn't recognize any of them. I tried cleaning the SIM slot contacts and factory reset, but still nothing. The microSD card slot sits directly on top of the SIM slot, and it recognizes microSD cards just fine. So, I obviously can't use this device because of this and I'm guessing I got ripped off at this point because I wasn't told the device had any issues when I bought it yesterday. So, I wanted to know if anyone has any experience or advice on how to approach AT&T with it? I know the Vigor was released in September of last year, so it's still definitely under one-year warranty, but I wasn't sure if because I bought the phone used that the warranty wouldn't apply, or if the phone has to actually be registered active on my account before AT&T would look at it, which I obviously can't do because it won't read my SIM. I figure it could easily be repaired since it's still under warranty and the device itself is mint - like, not a single blemish and the water indicators are intact. I just wasn't sure how to handle it since the device technically isn't on my account yet. Any help would be appreciated before I visit my local store tomorrow. Thanks in advance!!  

When you boot the Vigor, what carrier logo is on screen?
If it isn't ATT, I suspect the phone is locked to another network.

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