Windows 7 key said already in use, but how can I prove I don't activate it?

I therefore recently put in place a test machine to check my standalone software written in a configuration Windows 10. I bought an OEM of Windows 7 version (although I didn't know it was OEM at the time) to get a license key, that I could use, but when I tried to activate Windows 10 with him, he said that the key is already used on another PC. Already, I win 10 running in trial mode, so it should have been just a case number and we go... should have been.

The problem is the salesman will say "You tried to install twice to try to get it for free"? Because of my role as a software developer (although an unemployed person) I always video record any process activation as evidence in the case where this situation arises. All these years, I have been using PC (over 25 years), there never... so far. But even that could be rejected because the seller could just say "you have recorded only the second attempt of activation".

The seller had already tried to will I the postal service and then made excuses about it being returned to him etc... So I think they will try to make every effort to try to get out of it.

I read a few posts on the use of activation by phone, but my problem is what happens if he really has been used elsewhere and this seller sells knowingly used keys? That makes me think the real owner will suddenly have their machine unusable and I not will be responsible for that... it is immoral to say the least.

I am unemployed, I have no income, so I really can't afford to take the financial hit on this subject, so I wonder if anyone has comments on what should be my next step.

Hello

Sorry to inform you that we do not have such tools that can check that where and when the key is used. If you contact our support chat or by phone that can check that the key has been used or not.

Keep us.

Kind regards

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