Wow, it might be worth while to create a "I just bought an SE off eBay" site to help people.
You would do well to start with a fresh set of 6.0.8 floppy disks. PM me and I'll send you some. From there you can try an install and see if it recognizes the internal hard drive. If not, I have one lying around I could send you as well. It won't take much to get it back up and running. You may just need a disk utility or the hard drive could be bad too.
If you don't mind my asking, what prompted you to purchase such an old machine as your first Mac? What made you curious about Macs even though you're a PC guy?
You would do well to start with a fresh set of 6.0.8 floppy disks. PM me and I'll send you some. From there you can try an install and see if it recognizes the internal hard drive. If not, I have one lying around I could send you as well. It won't take much to get it back up and running. You may just need a disk utility or the hard drive could be bad too.
If you don't mind my asking, what prompted you to purchase such an old machine as your first Mac? What made you curious about Macs even though you're a PC guy?