Windows 10: Can I just use a new Windows 10 Pro Product Key?

Hey!

A year ago I installed Windows 10 Pro on my notebook, which hadn't had an OS before. I bought one of those license keys on eBay. The product key was accepted.

Then I put the notebook aside and never used it. Now I'm using it again and it says that it can't be activated and that I should buy Windows in the store. I guess I got sold a "bad key" or so. I don't wanna go through the hassle of contacting the seller. I wanna buy a new key and just use that one.

But I saw that next to "product key" it says "product ID". And now I'm wondering whether I will be able to use a new product key or whether Windows will tell me that the new key doesn't match the product ID or something like that.

Can I just buy a new one and activate Windows?

Thank you very much in advance!

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• Old computer is running Win7 Pro (SP1) with a Product key I have from a few years ago. The Product is activated already, but I do NOT use this computer at this point, so I didn't worry about using the Product key when moving to the new computer (see below).
  
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This is an informative question regarding the policies of windows. I have an existing Microsoft Windows Pro software installed on one of my devices, I wanted to know if there is a way using which I can use that product key on my another device which has
Windows home installed in it, to upgrade it to Pro. If the policy requires the earlier existing system(with windows pro) to be abandoned or removed in order to allow the product key of pro to be used in a new system, that too works for me.

Please help me by suggesting me steps to take.

Thank you