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2016-01-22 18:06:43 +0200
My recently purchased has rounded 18200, manufactured Dec/2013.
Edit: wrong serial scope corrected (last/least significant digit is Luhn padding digit, not part of the serial)
Another one, purchased 2 months before, has rounded IMEI-serial 23000 (= 4.800+), Manufactured Nov/14 afair.
So at least the recently purchased was a refurbished one.
I was amazed about the second sealing-sticker right before I opened the package and feared it's a refurbished one, because Li-Ion-batteries are aging even when not in use.
The serials of the battery differ up to the 5th digit, but I don't know the serial construction, it's not decimal nor hex, so I don't know the significance of the 'B' of the "new" instead of the 'C' of the one purchased two months earlier.
Since the battery seems to be in a good condition, I haven't officially complained, but I am not really amused at all! At least in some european countries, goods older than 2 years mustn't be sold as "new", even if they never left the stock.
Btw, both came with 2.0.0.10 and the price is fair, but they should tag them beeing "not new"
It effectively could be interesting to have some statistics about it.
juju_des_highlands ( 2014-05-19 15:07:40 +0200 )editMy wife bought a used first one with a 6200 number. Mine is a more recent 27800.
lispy ( 2016-01-22 23:22:29 +0200 )editI have one with number 34195 and my girlfriend has (a second hand one) with number 4068
JSEHV ( 2016-01-22 23:43:50 +0200 )editthe S/N field not?
pawel ( 2016-01-24 11:06:06 +0200 )editMy first one: 089XXX Second one: 313XXX Third one: 548XXX
Matthias ( 2016-01-25 01:32:58 +0200 )edit