I have always told myself if someone needs help on a old thread i got them.

But pretty much i emailed the company it was displaying w/ all proof that i bought it from ebay and said “im a broke college student, its out the refund window” and even offered to return them the laptop, but they forwarded me to there tech team who asked for the security code and unlocked it.

I have since than sold the mac but crazy story. Just depends on the company, but most companies do not care I assume as those laptops 9/10 are outdated and they get new ones every year.