| Most of us purchase used computers for the main | | | | with the computers. If the buyer is not sure about the |
| reason that they can be purchased for a very lesser | | | | computer, he can very well ask for the documents |
| amount. When doing so, there is a high risk of | | | | pertaining to the computer or can find out if receipts |
| purchasing a stolen computer, which can be passed | | | | are issued for the purchase. The best method of |
| off as a used computer. The incidence of purchasing a | | | | finding out is to check the serial number of the used |
| stolen computer is more when they are got in the | | | | computer that can be done with the help of the local |
| name of used computers from third party computer | | | | law enforcement personnel. |
| dealers like the computer dealers online or from a theft | | | | The buyer has all the rights to ask the seller about the |
| store or from a pawnbroker who has no idea about | | | | reason for the sale of the used computer, where it |
| the history of the computer he is selling. | | | | was purchased and nature of payment made initially. If |
| Following measures can be taken to avoid buying a | | | | the buyer is satisfied, he can go ahead with the |
| stolen computer: | | | | purchase, else should move on to the next seller. |
| One of the safe measures while buying used | | | | Normally, one can find out if the seller is genuine or not |
| computer is to buy through a credit card or check | | | | through his body language. |
| payment rather than making cash purchase. If the | | | | A person selling illegal things will show frenzied |
| seller insists on cash payment, the purchaser can be | | | | movements, will agree even for a rock bottom price |
| very sure that the computer may be a stolen one. | | | | with even a small amount of profit for him, mostly will |
| Also stolen computers are sold at very low prices. If | | | | not have a decent language, will try to sell in haste, will |
| the buyer has good knowledge about the price trends | | | | always be looking around to find out if someone is |
| of computers in the market, he can for sure find out if | | | | watching him and will not have an eye contact while |
| the computer sold as a used computer is of a genuine | | | | selling and so on. |
| kind or not. | | | | Such kind of illegal sales of used computers happen as |
| The place of buying used computer is of outmost | | | | the illegal seller has the facility to advertise free of |
| importance as a reputed dealer or seller will have a | | | | cost. Also posing as a private seller there is no need to |
| well-established location. They do not sell on the | | | | provide a VAT receipt, which makes him free of any |
| streets. Hence, it is better to avoid buying used | | | | legal action being taken against him. Hence it is not |
| computers from the street side shops, which may be | | | | advised to buy a used computer without a cash |
| fly by night shops. Such sellers attract the buyers with | | | | receipt provided by the seller. |
| the pricing or heavy discounts or even freebies along | | | | |