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by chrisseaton 2507 days ago
They have serial numbers on the outside of the cases.
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Not readily readable to the human eye. It requires light from the right angle and reading at the right distance. I could totally see Apple providing designer reading tables to TSA for exactly this purpose rather than changing the readability of the text on the outside of the case.
When people are parting out Macbooks, the bottom case panel with the serial number is the least valuable part.

I had trouble selling them for $10 each.

6 screws (proprietary screwdriver required, $3 AliEbay) and you can swap them out.