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Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday by icefox on Sunday April 20, 2014 @12:24PM (#7617341)
It is a nice idea, but in your two simple cases the photo would be of a "ubiquitous" Xbox 360 and a iPhone 4S. But it could be of an iPhone 4 and in the case of the Xbox the date of manufacture really matters. The older model that _will_ one day die on the owner are worth less. And then there isn't any mention of how much space you have on them. But above all a photo might not indicate if the device actually works...

Would you be mad if your barely used unlocked 64GB iPhone 4S was sold as a non-working locked 8GB iPhone 4 and they send you a check for $10?

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Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday by miguelrochefort on Sunday April 20, 2014 @05:59PM (#7618637)
Most people don't know much details about things they own. They don't know the model of their router, they don't know the CPU in their laptop, they don't know the version number of their phone OS. What do they do? They usually turn the thing upside down (or go to the "device info" section) and find the data there. Snapping a picture or the sticker on your fridge/dvd/lawnmower is probably quicker than writing it by hand.

If the user can see these informations, he can take a picture of it. If he can't, well most people probably wouldn't know either.

Also, nothing stops you from taking a short video of the item and saying additional information out loud.

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