lpbale0

lpbale0 t1_j63fjby wrote

Reply to comment by JustinIsFunny in TIFU by letting my parents lie and convince me to pawn the coin collection me and my dead grandpa made by [deleted]

Post whatever info you get and maybe some other people in this thread can pitch in some.

OP, if you know where they sold them off, try talking to the person that owns the place and see what they can do; maybe they can put them aside and not resell them until you can buy them back, but you never know, maybe they would be inclined to sell them back cheaper or even return them outright.

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lpbale0 t1_ixdt4ka wrote

Reply to TIFU by getting scammed at a computer repair shop by Bruh_lolo

As long as the OS wasn't reinstalled you can still see devices in Device Manager that are no longer attached to the system by enabling an environment variable (set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1), then enable view hidden devices. Once you do this look at the properties of that ghosted out proc, then on one of the tabs (details?) See if it lists any proc specific identifiers like a serial number or CPUID. This will give you something at least. Best would be something like a receipt of purchase, but the issue is not if you have, or had, or ever purchased the processor, but rather proving that the specific proc was in fact in the computer when you turned the device over to them.

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