Megger with no serial number

[Lou7]

Make you right about thieves. But you can put your own serial number on test sheet it just has to match a tester. In fact the label fell off one of my testers the other day , so it can happen.
Still like you I reckon that tester is a bit moody.
I never buy second hand tools. But some of the markets are full of battery drills etc.

 

[Darkwood]

If you ever send it back to the manufacturers they can trace its identity regardless of missing sticker they will then re-issue the same number or assign a new number to it and data log it in their files if they check if its stolen and it is then you'll lose it and get a visit from the local constabulary .... the ID number is just a unique number to the MFT that can be connected to any calibration certs thus prove the unit has regular calibration and readings should be reliable to an extent.

Send it for calibration to an independent firm ask for a serial no' to be assigned and everything is good.

I'd contact the seller and query its origin and say you are having it calibrated by the manufacturers and they have ID'd the units original serial from the software upload... tell them they are asking questions on how you got it....... the sellers response expose whether its nicked or not.... they will fob you off at every chance.

 

[ruston]

If you ever send it back to the manufacturers they can trace its identity regardless of missing sticker they will then re-issue the same number or assign a new number to it and data log it in their files if they check if its stolen and it is then you'll lose it and get a visit from the local constabulary .... the ID number is just a unique number to the MFT that can be connected to any calibration certs thus prove the unit has regular calibration and readings should be reliable to an extent.

Send it for calibration to an independent firm ask for a serial no' to be assigned and everything is good.

I'd contact the seller and query its origin and say you are having it calibrated by the manufacturers and they have ID'd the units original serial from the software upload... tell them they are asking questions on how you got it....... the sellers response expose whether its nicked or not.... they will fob you off at every chance.

I think it should be a condition of sale on ebay that serial numbers are displayed in the item details, it's not as though they are not aware of the theft situation.

 

[Phoenix]

I think it should be a condition of sale on ebay that serial numbers are displayed in the item details, it's not as though they are not aware of the theft situation.

What? eBay lose money by reducing their listings? NEVER! I bought a game for my kids and got a rip-off copy, no joy from the seller so went to eBay, Sellers feedback was over 5000, at 50p per listing they'd made a bomb off him, they never did a thing until I suggested they were handling stolen goods. THEN they banned him. They're bigger thieves than any scammers!!!

 

[Darkwood]

Would be nice but half the tools i test have had serial numbers worn off ... it hard to proof but with Meters a calibration history should be supplied as proof of previous owner... but eBay wouldn't tailor make rules for certain items they couldn't possibly amongst the millions of sales ....

 

[ruston]

Aye , but they are smart enough to have a worldwide market they could find a way. They have no trouble getting our serial number; bank card details.

 

[Darkwood]

Aye , but they are smart enough to have a worldwide market they could find a way. They have no trouble getting our serial number; bank card details.

Bank cards are a bad comparison they are universal in their use and follow the same codes of practice in their production and serial coding so you only need one software program to interact with any payment card credit or debit where as a item been sold is limitless in variation in serial codes and ID, they really can only really rely on someone complaining to route out the bad guys as they do at present.... or they would have to have an employee vet every item up for sale and thats not possible on the sales output of such a site, they only real way to monitor sites of this size is to use your customers as in part of the structure to route out rogue sellers and although this means someone has to get ripped off its a self monitoring system thats acts like evolution where the weak links are repeatedly pushed out slowly increasing the reliability of the site.....

 

[ruston]

Bank cards are a bad comparison they are universal in their use and follow the same codes of practice in their production and serial coding so you only need one software program to interact with any payment card credit or debit where as a item been sold is limitless in variation in serial codes and ID, they really can only really rely on someone complaining to route out the bad guys as they do at present.... or they would have to have an employee vet every item up for sale and thats not possible on the sales output of such a site, they only real way to monitor sites of this size is to use your customers as in part of the structure to route out rogue sellers and although this means someone has to get ripped off its a self monitoring system thats acts like evolution where the weak links are repeatedly pushed out slowly increasing the reliability of the site.....

Yes, of course you are right , and I understand what you are saying, it is just a bit of a grumble as it irks me that peoples gear that has been stolen can find such an easy outlet

 

[Darkwood]

I know what your saying but we all handle stolen/ fake goods every week be the truth of it and if you found out it was fake then you would just pass it on to the next unsuspecting person .... yes the British pound coin 1 in 30 are fake and most ppl would just spend it if told, we all hate thieving scum but in reality we all pedal fake and stolen goods to some extent its just alot of it we are unaware of, the crimes the same its just at a different smaller level :dupe:

 

[ruston]

I know what your saying but we all handle stolen/ fake goods every week be the truth of it and if you found out it was fake then you would just pass it on to the next unsuspecting person .... yes the British pound coin 1 in 30 are fake and most ppl would just spend it if told, we all hate thieving scum but in reality we all pedal fake and stolen goods to some extent its just alot of it we are unaware of, the crimes the same its just at a different smaller level :dupe:

Well I've led a sheltered life.

 

[Silly Sausage]

.... yes the British pound coin 1 in 30 are fake

Interesting! Never knew that. A quick google reveals > £40M fake coins in circulation, keep an eye out that one!