Selling equipment with SS# engraved
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jerrymrc
Spaz!
As has been posted when you were in the Military (Army at least) and you lived in the barracks you had to fill out a "high dollar" sheet.
Along with that you had to engrave your SSN on the unit. I still have one turntable and a pair of HPM-700's that have my SSN on them. This was NOT an option back then as many times they would have inspections of these items.
Now for those that engraved the numbers on the front or side's......:screwy:
Along with that you had to engrave your SSN on the unit. I still have one turntable and a pair of HPM-700's that have my SSN on them. This was NOT an option back then as many times they would have inspections of these items.
Now for those that engraved the numbers on the front or side's......:screwy:
Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
I Google my number and nothing even close to me comes up.
But as I said since you could make up any 9 numbers and then use these shady ways to look up a SSN. So I could make up the number in series with my own and then either through my local shady state worker or internet data base company look up the numbers and have this info.
Without having to pay $200.00 to buy some Stereo unit off ebay.
But as I said since you could make up any 9 numbers and then use these shady ways to look up a SSN. So I could make up the number in series with my own and then either through my local shady state worker or internet data base company look up the numbers and have this info.
Without having to pay $200.00 to buy some Stereo unit off ebay.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Not the point Mark. The point is..why increase your risk? I don't think anyone will buy gear just to acquire a number however if the number is there on gear that some low life buys then bad things could ensure...minimize risk, just makes sense.
"So I could make up the number in series with my own and then either through my local shady state worker or internet data base company look up the numbers and have this info."
I have no idea what that means...
The "shady" state worker wouldn't need those numbers...they have plenty of their own including yours and mine.
Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
Art the point is selling gear with a Serial number engraved on it. Your right a Shady State worker wouldn't need the numbers. Nor would a person who wanted to buy info on a SSN since they could just use their own number and change the last two digits and come up with a number that was issued.
MY point is simple I don't think having a Serial number on a piece of Stereo gear you are selling put you at any more risk then pure chance. And certainly not as much risk as not having a PO box at the post office. If you have home delivery of your mail you are at much greater risk then if your SSN happens to be on a faceplate somewhere.
By the way I don't remember the OP saying the SSN he was worried about was even his.
Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
Art I think you need to read the original post in this thread. Now explain to me how anyone is at more risk from selling a piece of stereo gear with a SSN engraved on to it. the number could be anyones (just like a made up set of 9 numbers like I mentioned) they could be some one dead for 20 years.
In no way is the seller at any risk what so ever because there are 9 numbers in a row on the face plate of a cassette deck.
You guys got off on some ID theft thing and quit talking about what the OP was asking about.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
I'm gonna let you take the time to figure it out Mark.
Relative to getting off topic...I was responding to information relative to identity theft posted by you...I didn't stray simply responded...
Identity theft is a huge problem...try working in information, you might have a different view of it.
Since I won't convince you and you certainly won't convince me, I'm done with it.
Relative to getting off topic...I was responding to information relative to identity theft posted by you...I didn't stray simply responded...
Identity theft is a huge problem...try working in information, you might have a different view of it.
Since I won't convince you and you certainly won't convince me, I'm done with it.
DENNYDOG
Addicted Member
A welding shop with a tig welder could do wonders getting rid of the serial number but would take a lot of work to recreate and match the brushed aluminum already on the faceplate.
As far as selling equipment with other people I.D.'s I don't see a problem with it. I think if I was selling it with pictures I would blur it so not everyone could see the numbers. No need for anyone to know what the exact numbers are.
The chances of the buyer actually buying the unit to use for identity theft is nill IMHO. There are much easier ways for these theifs of getting hold of peoples identities than having to buy old stereo equipment such as Mark stated.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Yep...I a point I made earlier. I don't think anyone would buy a piece just for the number. However it never hurts to be diligent with info that could cause you trouble. In our state we are starting to remove SS #'s from cases for the reasons mentioned...folks get the number from mail and off they go. You don't need to know the identity of the person who had the number to set up a new identity...always better to minimze the number of opportunuties for that to happen. Most of the kids I see at work don't carry their SS cards with them like we did...not safe. If you can obscure your number on a piece of gear without ruining it...that's your best move.
fogmoose
Member
Googled my SS# (had never thought of doing that) and nothing specific came up, except some company trying to sell me a lookup service. It did come up saying my location but that's no surprise since you can tell from the first 3 numbers the state where the application was processed, and I happen to still live there. Funny how security has changed over the years.....