Serial Number Tracking — Assessment

For cheap, interchangeable items For services For high-value, warrantied, or regulated goods Never

Only at year end Only at sale Never Receiving, transfer, and sale

They raise prices They do not A serial plus sale date proves warranty status They hide the date

You pull precisely the affected serials, not the whole product You guess You ignore the recall You pull every unit

It becomes untraceable for future warranty or recall Nothing It sells faster Tax drops