re: Ugh, AT&T won't activate a phone I bought off of eBay.

I called ATT, they say they will not activate it because it was not purchased through their 'network'. They are saying it was purchased at Best Buy, they know this through the IMEI, and basically it could be stolen since that transaction. If I had the original receipt they would know that it isn't stolen and they would activate it. Me showing my receipt from eBay doesn't alleviate their concern.