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If it has a serial number. They can easily blacklist it from their system.

And how does that Impact your usability on the device?

so it’s basically a paper weight at this time . Can’t access anything past the Apple ID login screen which I’m locked out of now

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Why is that though? If it has a serial number. They can easily blacklist it from their system. Even though, there is search results that says Apple to claim for not being able to blacklist MacBooks but online cellular devices. Which is weird for the initial reason.

yes super strange. It was working for a few days at least then today when I tried to login ..password was incorrect for Apple ID and even with phone number code verification it would just bring me back to enter Apple ID and saying its linked .. and Macintosh Hd doesn’t load on recovery screen . Only options

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So recently did SE on the MacBook Pro from C0stc0 .
I’m in a similar situation, my suggestion would be purchase the same item from somewhere else and then return the blocked one on that order

wouldn’t wherever you tried to return it to verify the MacBook upon returning? (Eg. Turn it on ) then they’d see that it’s stuck in recovery > activation lock? I remember I had bought a MacBook from b3stbuy a while ago when brought back in for return they opened a completely brand new sealed MacBook just to turn it on and see that it was working

That’s interesting, how is your MacBook restricted? If it turns on does it just not let you log in?

yes it turns on but it’s activation locked in the recovery mode . Cannot do anything with it besides entering diagnostic mode . Locked out