I'm auctioning off out/away (? Non native speaker ๐Ÿ˜…) my old-ish gaming consoles and this person is asking about a unit's serial number. Why? I mean, I put up more than ten images of the console from various angles and such... What's the significance?

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[โ€“] 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If they're looking to mod it to accept pirated games, when it was produced during that console's run would tell them if it has certain firmware versions that are easy to exploit. Otherwise, I have no idea.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 6 months ago

    Serial numbers are also used by pawn shops for the prevention of buying stolen goods. Only works if you report an item stolen and know its serial number, of course, and this is usually done with bicycles since they're expensive and the most commonly stolen item there is.

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