Q: My younger brother saved up and bought himself an Apple Iphone on Ebay, its networked locked to a foreign network, the seller won't take the phone back. My brother has tried every avenue, from market stalls to shops to even Apple themselves, who were

A: Are you sure it isn't BLOCKED as you say Apple will not help you? If it is you are stuck with it as it will have been reported/stolen and the IMEI will be permanently barred.