[mritun]

> “Now we're seeing quantity come through because companies with internal 3-year product cycles are starting to dump their 2018/2019s, and inevitably a lot of those are locked,” he said.

Yeah, right! 2c says these computers are MDM locked and still on the managed inventory. These recyclers should talk to their supplier. Just supplier saying “trust me it’s 100%” legal is not enough.

And yeah, I really don’t want Apple or any other manufacturer to make it easier to fence potentially stolen goods. Many people don’t remember the times when white earbuds (ie you have an iPod or iPhone) made you a hot mugging target! It’s not a thing anymore since Apple added reselling locked devices worthless.