Did this recently with a Dell laptop I wanted to buy second hand. It was just a way of checking whether the laptop history matched the sellers story and not stolen (it was surprisingly cheap)
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hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
With many vendors, you can look up serials to validate that it is a genuine item, as well as warranty status, manuals, etc.
It’s buyer protection and due diligence.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Sweet! Thanks!