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Just wondering.
Who are you hoping to sell them to? and why is the person selling them, selling them?
Who are you hoping to sell them to? and why is the person selling them, selling them?
My question is, is there a way in which I can search into the history/previous ownership of these components? Using the serial numbers for example? I’m unsure if it is possible, but would like to find out if they have been sold on previously, and who the original purchaser was.
Thank you in advance for any information.
It just doesn’t make sense to me that it should be difficult to find that out
It should be blatantly obvious if they are stolen. If you buy them and go to collect them from an active firm on an industrial park, then they are obviously legit. IF you are collecting them from pikeys that meet you in the motorway services, then they are not. How hard can it be??No idea, I guess I thought probably eBay? But obviously the main worry is having issues if the history of the components is dodgy.
It is someone who I don’t know and not in an industrial firmIt should be blatantly obvious if they are stolen. If you buy them and go to collect them from an active firm on an industrial park, then they are obviously legit. IF you are collecting them from pikeys that meet you in the motorway services, then they are not. How hard can it be??
john..
Are you actually going to use these parts in a commercial /industrial environment?
Not something I would be doing as I would want some kind of manufacturer support/back up as insurance should something go wrong.
I get all this, and all I can assume then is that the manufacturer doesn’t really care if this sort of thing takes place then!I think the question you have to ask is...
Excluding any manufactures warranty failure claims.....
What financial benefit is there for anyone and/or any business to keep records of any component(s) ownership referenced by serial number(s) and/or purchase date(s)..??
Remembering a key "bottom line" rule of business:-
"If there is little or no financial gain... It is unlikely to happen!!"
Although what you are asking for may be a very nice and useful reference database...
Without a bit of financial incentive.. It is very unlikely to exist!!
why would they? its been sold, they've made their money. why would they be keeping track of who bought what and when its transferred ownership?I get all this, and all I can assume then is that the manufacturer doesn’t really care if this sort of thing takes place then!
no. it wouldnt be any benefit to me nor many companies buying / selling. not PLC's but i do buy similar somewhat expensive parts often. usually new since there getting used for a job, but often second hand because there obsolete and i need to get something working again. previous history isn't going to be any help. few weeks ago bought a used part, dated 2005. knowing who bought it previously wouldnt have made any difference. I've also sold plenty used working parts that have been removed. again, it wouldnt help any buyers and i wouldnt know who installed it in the first place anywayHas no-one else ever thought of doing this when buying second hand equipment?
To be honest, now, I don’t really know.no. it wouldnt be any benefit to me nor many companies buying / selling. not PLC's but i do buy similar somewhat expensive parts often. usually new since there getting used for a job, but often second hand because there obsolete and i need to get something working again. previous history isn't going to be any help. few weeks ago bought a used part, dated 2005. knowing who bought it previously wouldnt have made any difference. I've also sold plenty used working parts that have been removed. again, it wouldnt help any buyers and i wouldnt know who installed it in the first place anyway
it may be expensive for you buying for your own use as a hobbyist or whatever, however to trade who is dealing with this kinda thing all the time, its normal
since you are still going on about it, what exactly are you trying to achieve?
As you said at the start, you're overthinking it.To be honest, now, I don’t really know.
A few days ago when I started this thread I really thought there must be a simple way to check things are what they say they are, and check they aren’t stolen.
I think I was probably looking into all this too much and should have just focused on are the items what they say they are and aren’t counterfeits.
Wow. But even in that scenario, I find it hard to believe there is an easy way to be able to recover your tools?As you said at the start, you're overthinking it.
Now, f you were buying used tools from someone in Dublin, that may well be a different issue. Virtually every can in Saltash, Cornwall, and quite a few in Plymouth and surrounding areas fot broken into a few years ago. One victim traced his tools to Dublin, no prizes for guessing who the criminals were...
There isn't.Wow. But even in that scenario, I find it hard to believe there is an easy way to be able to recover your tools?
Wow. But even in that scenario, I find it hard to believe there is an easy way to be able to recover your tools?
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