Is it SAFE to provide bidders to my macbook serial?

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mox123

macrumors 6502

Original poster

Jul 18, 2007

259

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Chicago

• Apr 8, 2008

• #1

i've posting a listing on craigslist to sell my 2.16C2D white macbook with 2GB RAM and 120GB HD....i got asked for its serial....granted my email to this person will contain my full name....is it safe for this inquiring person to have both my name and my whitebook serial number??

would i be scammed in any way with releasing these two pieces of info about me?

 

mrwizardno2

macrumors 6502a

Jun 19, 2007

818

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Columbus, OH

• Apr 8, 2008

• #2

There was a thread on this earlier. I say if the person is serious about buying it, provide them with the serial. There isn't much they can do with it other than check its warranty, etc.

Check out this thread, here : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/464150/

 

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mox123

macrumors 6502

Original poster

Jul 18, 2007

259

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Chicago

• Apr 8, 2008

• #3

oh wow...thanks for the link!

 

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eman

macrumors 6502a

Nov 5, 2007

695

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In the great white north

• Apr 8, 2008

• #4

It's fine to give the serial number. The serial number can reveal an approximate build date and any warranty info from Apple.