If you find yourself in a similar situation and need help on how to remove the activation lock without the previous owner, this article is for you.
Now I'm locked out of the iPad and have been unable to reach the seller' Please help! It was in perfect condition and so after giving the seller the money he logged out of his iTunes account and gave me the iPad.When I got home, I wanted to restore it and put some apps and games on it, but during the restore I got stuck at the activation lock. 'Just purchased an iPad stuck on activation lock.