resale of win registration stickers

[divxdude]

say i buy a broken laptop or PC from the original owner and it has a windows certificate sticker i do not intend to use.
isnt that decal considered a certificate of ownership of one installation of windows
and can be sold or transferred?
i read somewhere its intended for that machine only but that doesnt really make it illegal
does it , just makes MS mad a t you , no?
since i'm not using them arent they worth purchase by refurbishers?
and what sort of dollar value would they have?

 

[Tom]

Why would a refurbisher want them ?

1. the computer their refurbishing already has a license.

2. They'd have to be shady to deal in illegit licenses anyway, why would they buy them instead of stealing the OS ?

You could make more money shoplifting or stealing license plates off cars. Or just hold up old ladies.

 

[Dahak]

no the license is tied to the original oem hardware

 

[corkyg]

no the license is tied to the original oem hardware

This!

 

[divxdude]

understood.
thank you for the clarification.

 

[gsaldivar]

You could make more money shoplifting or stealing license plates off cars. Or just hold up old ladies.

I lol'd hard.