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Old 12 September 2020, 07:19 AM   #1
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Hello all,

I know this is going to probably sound absolutely ridiculous howver I am not a very established collector, compared to I’m sure most of you I am more a optimistic enthusiast haha. I’ve also never purchased soley online before I’ve always done face to face meets as I used to travel to major cities more frequently begore this pandemic. So my question is why is it that when purchasing online sellers keep the serial number private. I understand that you dont want people copying/stealing this information however by everyone not sharing this important authenticity information doesn’t that just open the door for more people to scam?

Like I said it’s probably a ridiculous question, I just thought this would be the best place to ask! Thanks in advance for your insight!
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Old 13 September 2020, 11:09 PM   #2
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Old 14 September 2020, 12:08 AM   #3
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Like I said it’s probably a ridiculous question, I just thought this would be the best place to ask! Thanks in advance for your insight!
The biggest reason is to avoid the inevitable onslaught of messaging and posts that tell you that your "serial is showing".
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Old 14 September 2020, 01:17 AM   #4
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Old 27 September 2020, 10:52 AM   #9
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I thought it was to keep the AD safe from them selling to the secondary market
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