Stolen MacBook/PowerBook database?

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Tom Kraemer - 12 Apr 2008 15:03 GMT

Ex-girlfriend is looking to buy a used MacBook Pro off craigslist,
I've been enlisted to check it out to see if it's OK to buy. I seem to
recall one of the Mac news sites had a listing of stolen laptop
serials to check, but google is not helping at the moment. I checked
on stolen911.com with no hits, but I was wondering if there was
another couple of listings I could check before telling her to go
ahead and buy it, without having her getting busted for receiving
stolen property.

TIA.

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Jolly Roger - 12 Apr 2008 17:56 GMT

> Ex-girlfriend is looking to buy a used MacBook Pro off craigslist,
> I've been enlisted to check it out to see if it's OK to buy. I seem to
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> ahead and buy it, without having her getting busted for receiving
> stolen property.

If you have the serial number, why not just call Apple and ask them?

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Lewis - 14 Apr 2008 14:57 GMT

> Ex-girlfriend is looking to buy a used MacBook Pro off craigslist,

Unless a laptop is still covered under AppleCare I would never buy one used.

> I've been enlisted to check it out to see if it's OK to buy. I seem to
> recall one of the Mac news sites had a listing of stolen laptop
> serials to check, but google is not helping at the moment.

I would think any site like that would be rampant with abuse and carry a
heavy liability burden.

I checked

> on stolen911.com with no hits, but I was wondering if there was
> another couple of listings I could check before telling her to go
> ahead and buy it, without having her getting busted for receiving
> stolen property.

The only thing you can do is try and check with your local police
department, or that local to the seller.

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Stolen MacBook/PowerBook database?