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When your store takes in used merchandise, do you record serial numbers and/or item descriptions? Does any of this information get sent to the police?
No. Keep in mind I live and work in Maryland, where said laws in discussion may not exsist here. I haven't been managering too long, but they never been brought up by my DM when I was trained. But the majority of the newer systems that are traded in are in the back room for a an extended time. Broken ones get shipped out pretty fast. Casue they are broke and all, can't sell em. It'd be a matter of looking at the systems at that point. We do take down the name, address and phone number of everyone who trades in anything. Course possible to fake those.
Games that are traded in are gutted and the case put out on the shelf that day generally, but the game remains in the store for some time, or we have another copy of it. So if it were stolen, it'd most likely be available in some form or another. Unless it was a really old or rare game, then one of the employes generaly buys it. Like me. Point is I have enuff merchandise that would be the would be the same. They had a PS2 stolen and some games. They bring a seize order. Well I'm not sure whast there, and I'd be willin to bet 95% of those people don't have thier system serial number somewhere where they can find it. It's on the recipt but folks loes 'em fast when they need 'em. I can give them a unit that will be just like what a thief would have traded in. I have about 6 or 7 refurbished (sent out, re-worked and tested PS2s) in the back at all times. So they'd probably come out better in that regard. So it isn't really necessary for me to hold or write stuff.
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Yes, here is the serial number for my system.
Oh, this matches one of the broken ones I already shipped out.
Yeah that's right .. this is ... my .. sisters ... serial number, I'll take a working one.
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So, in any case I'd be able to give them the same items that were stolen, just not exactly what was theres most likely.
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Anything that was returned to her after that point is a bonus for her.
If I had my system and games stolen, I wouldn't give a rats *** about the system, it'd be my games. Lot of hard to find ones, so if I went to an EB and only managed to get games back after they were stolen, I consider it a blessing. The fact that I have the chance to get some of my stuff back after it being stolen puts me way ahead of the game. Adhering to law is an important thing, but perosnaly I wouldn't complian if got par tof my stuff back. Beats getting jack like most victims of theft.
Edited, Thu Mar 11 12:12:49 2004 by Invisible