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If your macbook goes missing when you don't expect it to, that's a fairly good indicator.
Assuming you filed a police report and you have some way of knowing where it is, you'll have two macbooks if it's recovered.
Use a lojack program like UnderCover if you're worried; it works very well.
hehehehe.
no. i mean when purchasing a new macbook. if i buy from a seller off of craigslist and find out later its stolen. does it void the warranty?
I think LuvKaya is concerned about buying a macbook that is suspected to have been stolen (Stolen Property)...
You could check the serial number with Apple (Some people register their products and some stores take down information of the original buyer). Depending on which country you live in the laws about purchasing stolen property differ. But in general and in most countries stolen property can be seized by the police as evidence and eventually returned to its rightful owner.
My recommendation to you: where there's doubt there's no doubt at all... buy legitimately and you won't ever have to worry.
You could check the serial number with Apple (Some people register their products and some stores take down information of the original buyer). Depending on which country you live in the laws about purchasing stolen property differ. But in general and in most countries stolen property can be seized by the police as evidence and eventually returned to its rightful owner.
My recommendation to you: where there's doubt there's no doubt at all... buy legitimately and you won't ever have to worry.
i would be very careful. deals that seem too good usually are and might be a scam or the goods may be stolen.
My recommendation is to purchase from a known good store. ebay is also a good place to find apple stuff but always research the seller and check their feedback.