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Tom <tkraemer+csmp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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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