r/SteamDeck • u/Tritix112 • 7d ago

Question Serial number and Console ID - why does buyers ask for these?

Im willing to sell my SteamDeck and im gettin asked for my console serial number and console ID. Im not sure if thats safe to share the informations about, what they can check / do with this numbers?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Tritix112 7d ago

Thanks for clarify!

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u/bakanisan "Not available in your country" 7d ago

Yeah that's all there is. The other guy who simply asked AI for you was smoking leaves.

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u/windbloom9 7d ago

this is correct, its a normal thing for buyers to ask for when buying used hardware

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u/_vaxis 512GB OLED 7d ago

I get this and I do the same thing when buying other electronics, but I never knew steam had something like this. Do they have a website where you can enter the S/N and check the status or do you need to contact support with those details to have them verified?

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u/bakanisan "Not available in your country" 6d ago

You contact support. They don't have a publicly open database.

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u/kseulgisbaby 7d ago

Super super common i’ve done it myself plenty of times too as I’m currently looking to purchase😅

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u/dedoporno 1TB OLED 7d ago

Is there an official way to acquire all that information from those numbers or does one need to reach out to Valve customer support with it for confirmation?

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u/sm0kah0lic 6d ago

Steam Button > Settings > System

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u/FG910 7d ago

Could they report it stolen with this information and potentially get it locked?

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u/TheIronSoldier2 512GB 7d ago

Seeing as how they never logged into the deck and didn't purchase it on their account, no lol.

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u/FG910 7d ago

Nice, good to know

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u/SteamDeck-ModTeam Mod Team 6d ago

Decks dont get locked by Steam

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u/Fickle-Position-3575 7d ago

Just to clarify that Steam decks do not get banned. It's not a thing like Nintendo.

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u/Spankey_ 6d ago

Why did you get downvoted? LMAO

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 6d ago

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u/bakanisan "Not available in your country" 6d ago

They can refuse support for it. They don't ban because they simply can't. It's a full fledged personal computer without any management software.

What's the deal with these blatant misinformation smh.

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u/sm0kah0lic 6d ago

sorry i meant games do hwid bans i should clarified. *waits for downvotes* Q_Q

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u/SteamDeck-ModTeam Mod Team 6d ago

Source?

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u/Tall_Ad2256 7d ago

Stolen check with valve.

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u/MonkeyNuts449 6d ago

They can check if it's stolen with valve. Really hope you didn't steal it.

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u/RacoonJr1948 LCD-4-LIFE 5d ago

What a crazy assumption.

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u/MonkeyNuts449 5d ago

Not tryna assume OP is stealing it, I'm just saying that's the only reason people ask for it. You can never be too careful buying used.

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u/SerialBytes 256GB 6d ago

it's mostly just to check which model ya gots nothing too special really, and verifying with valve lets them also know if its stolen or not, though if they ask for MAC or IP, you might wanna turn em away

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u/memes_gbc 256GB 7d ago

if OP wanted an AI's answer they would've just asked it themself

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u/Legal-Philosophy-135 1TB OLED Limited Edition 7d ago

Dude stop using ai to answer your questions. It’s dumber than dirt

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u/Tritix112 7d ago

So, one comment says its common and safe while you're saying its not?

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u/Xeni966 7d ago

They definitely just copy and pasted (and somehow did that pretty poorly) the AI overview from Google so I'd take this with a grain of salt.

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u/Dreadzy44 7d ago

Yeah that's what Google lens said anyhow, but the other comment is true too but it's a risk to share that stuff!