The database isn't set up to track ownership. Originally the "reporter" name wasn't even recorded. The only thing I use it for is to try to verify serial numbers when there are two units that appear to have the same serial number. We had one of those in last month's batch. Kind of like finding someone sitting in your seat on an airplane. You have to look at the boarding pass to sort it out. I take personal privacy very seriously. Someone would need to give me a damn good reason, like a subpoena, to give up the "reporter" information.
The database is intended to track production. It defines the date range when a particular model was built and gives a rough idea about production quantities. We are starting to use it to track production changes but that's a little difficult because the reporter has to be savvy enough to accurately identify these factory modification. Sansui made production changes so routinely that won't be possible to track them all. That said, some models had significant revisions during production that should be relatively easy to track, for example, the addition of the speaker relay to the Eight or the deletion of engraved face plates on the Eight Deluxe. I want to start tracking major board changes like the 5050/6060, G-7700 and many others.
Participation in the database is voluntary. I will poke people to post serial number but I won't badger you if there's no response to my poke. I'm always open to suggestions on better ways to use, display or record this data.
- Pete