Buyer wants serial number after purchase

[mg19201]

Just sold a surface pro on eBay. The buyer immediately messaged me after paying asking for the serial number. It’s shown in one of the photos, but should I go ahead and give it to them? The serial number is visible in the picture but a little hard to see. Is there any chance this is a scam?

[lepke1979]

If it's already in the photos it's probably fine. May be their way of wanting to make sure it matches with the photo.

But what is it? Surface serial number or Windows?

[2013grotz]

It depends if the serial has any value to it.  If it does, I'd tell them to wait until they get the item. 

Like if it's a Windows authorization/validation code, that's the item that has the value and not the media itself.  Basically, if someone can pull a Windows serial off of a listing, that pretty much ends the copy on the machine as a legitimate license.

[mg19201]

It’s just the serial number of the surface I’m pretty sure

[calicorecordsandcds]

I doubt it is a scam did you list serial # in listing.  You should have.  Never allow pictures to be a little hard to see for your listings.  I think you are ok to give serial number to the buyer he or she paid for it should not be any harm in this.

V/R

gunz

[mg19201]

Electronics aren’t what I usually sell so I was a bit new to this unfortunately. I’ll know better for next time. Thank you for the reassurance though