Bought (didn't know) a stolen phone from ebay?

So I bought an awesome phone..And I call verizon and they tell me that the phone is stolen and I can't activate it unless...all this crap..whatever. And it's really upsetting. Cause this phone is greatness. And I just now realized that it's always a good idea to never ever ever buy a phone off ebay. This sucks..is there anything I can possibly do to activate it somehow?