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How does a pager be missing a serial number?

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I found this here https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOROLA-M...HZ-5-CHANNEL-PAGER-A04QAC9JA2AN-/332381453549. Seems suspiciously cheap and its from hong kong. Are they fake? They are also missing serial numbers. How can a pager be missing serial numbers unless there was never one given to it in the first place. I also found this (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Minitor-VI-Pager-5-Channel-406MHz-430MHz-Pager/253253030042) and it has the same weird tag on the back that the missing serial ones from hong kong have. I am wondering if that guy bought one of the hong kong ones and is flipping it at 4x the price he paid to make a profit. Either way back to my main question, how can a pager be "missing" something like a serial number?
 
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5Rya said:
I found this here https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOROLA-M...HZ-5-CHANNEL-PAGER-A04QAC9JA2AN-/332381453549. Seems suspiciously cheap and its from hong kong. Are they fake? They are also missing serial numbers. How can a pager be missing serial numbers unless there was never one given to it in the first place. I also found this (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Minitor-VI-Pager-5-Channel-406MHz-430MHz-Pager/253253030042) and it has the same weird tag on the back that the missing serial ones from hong kong have. I am wondering if that guy bought one of the hong kong ones and is flipping it at 4x the price he paid to make a profit. Either way back to my main question, how can a pager be "missing" something like a serial number?
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Both those listings indicate the pagers have "new" or "replacement" housings. I would guess replacement housings would not have a serial number on them.... not knowing which pager they would eventually be installed on.

As far as being legitimate, maybe, maybe not.... see what kind of feedback develops.

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Most likely like the xts and ht line, refurbs, etc. Some rehoused auction surplus units, others put together, re housed, or damahe'd units from factory that didby pass qc, water or smome damage. As for a knock off all out I would imagine mother /\/\ would eventually crack the from scratch knock offs off.
 
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I've never seen a minitor VI so shiny. I wouldn't be surprised if it was fake, but it could be just rehoused, in an aftermarket housing. It's only $50, so I mean you could take the gamble, and look and see.
 
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I've never seen a minitor VI so shiny. I wouldn't be surprised if it was fake, but it could be just rehoused, in an aftermarket housing. It's only $50, so I mean you could take the gamble, and look and see.
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That is the exact same thought I had. It looks like super cheap plastic. I decided to go with another seller that I know for sure is the real deal. Also 4x the price though. Then again it includes clip, battery and charger which bought separately is almost $80
 
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