I contacted the seller and asked for the serial number (waas just came out and I wanted to know if the unit was upgradable). when it came up on Ebay i reconized a finger print I had put on the screen during install, I hadn't wiped it off yet and the unit had only been installed a short time. I had the serial number of the unit and had filed police reports. check the serial numbers before giving money to somebody. the criminal sells the unreported ‘good’ device. the unsuspecting plane owner finds out the next time he sends it in for service. really smart criminals swap out an unstolen device for a stolen one. It is easy enough to check serial numbers before buying. He confirmed their serial numbers being in good standing. Our Big G contact the other day, gave advice on some used G devices that were for sale. The cloud makes serial number checking pretty easy.

These devices have been incredibly well documented by serial number.īig G controls the devices pretty closely. But you can still use it for all its functionality as long as it's working no? I guess you couldn't sell it and also have to disclose to the next aircraft owner and essentially you lose what you paid for it. What is the outcome of getting stuck with a stolen unit? I know of not being able to get service from Garmin.

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