Text borrowed from the legend that is Benny off Talk Audio
The concept is simple.
You buy a new piece of audio equipment, and it ships out to you. Somewhere on that bit of kit, there is a serial number. You sign up to the ICE Register, and add your vehicle. Then, you can simply add all of the equipment you've got and each one will be given a unique ID number. No serial number? Tag the item with your IR ID number instead!
So, how will this work?
Buyer
Firstly, let's look at the market from a buyer's point of view. They want to make sure that the expensive piece of kit they have seen - be it on eBay, in the Friday Ad, or beign sold by a mate - is genuine. Nobody wants to be responsible for handling stolen goods.
So, our buyer reads the eBay listing, and notices that the seller mentions that the kit is registered with us. He (or she) simply visits our website, signs up for free, then uses the search function to scan our database for the equipment they want to buy. They will then see - very quickly - whether the item is being sold from a genuine seller, or whether it's stolen kit.
Once the sale has gone ahead, the person selling the equipment can transfer that piece of equipment to another ICERegister user - all done in a few clicks!
Seller
So, the temptation to upgrade has finally got to you. You bought the shiny new toy and have decided that your old one will need to go. So, as well as creating an entry in the classifieds section of your favourite car audio forum, you simply sign into the ICE Register with your username and password, locate the item you want to sell, and change it's status from "OK" to "For Sale". That's all you need to do. Now, when anyone performs a search on the equipment you have listed in the classifieds, they'll see the search result come back, telling them that you want to sell the kit. They will then know that you are a genuine seller, and will be able to buy your equipment with confidence. Once the transaction is complete, you can ask them for their ICE Register ID, and simply transfer the kit over to them. It only takes a few seconds!
Thief
Heard a car with an install? Fancy your chances? Not any more, matey!
So you've managed to steal a bunch of equipment from a car, despite it having the ICE Register window stickers on display. Now you've got to sell it on. How about eBay? How about a forum with a classifieds section? Maybe the local Cash Converters, or down the market?
Fine by us - any sensible buyer will ask for a serial number before buying second hand equipment. They will then be able to run this serial number against our database, and within seconds, they'll be able to see that the original owner has flagged the kit as stolen. From there, it's a nice, simple procedure to pass all of your details on to the police.
We will be offering portals into our database, so that searches can be carried out without the need of a computer, and we will be able to generate lists of stolen equipment to provide to the police to help them track down stolen gear. Once you are found, the kit you stole will be matched up to the rightful owner, and we will arrange for it to be returned to them as soon as possible. And you'll get what you deserve.
What does it cost?
There are currently two types of access. A basic account, and an Advanced Member account.
The basic account is just that. It will allow you to register a single vehicle, and add equipment...perform searches, and transfer kit once it's sold. We're not in this to make a huge amount of money - so by providing these functions for free, we hope to get as many people to sign up as possible...the bigger and more comprehensive our database is, the more
effective we will become.
If people choose, they can also become an Advanced Member. This costs just £5 per year - that's less than 50p a month! Advanced members benefit from a number of attractive features, including access to a security forum, free ICE Register window stickers, a free UV marker pen, plus discounts and other offers in the future. Not bad for a fiver
http://www.iceregister.co.uk/
The concept is simple.
You buy a new piece of audio equipment, and it ships out to you. Somewhere on that bit of kit, there is a serial number. You sign up to the ICE Register, and add your vehicle. Then, you can simply add all of the equipment you've got and each one will be given a unique ID number. No serial number? Tag the item with your IR ID number instead!
So, how will this work?
Buyer
Firstly, let's look at the market from a buyer's point of view. They want to make sure that the expensive piece of kit they have seen - be it on eBay, in the Friday Ad, or beign sold by a mate - is genuine. Nobody wants to be responsible for handling stolen goods.
So, our buyer reads the eBay listing, and notices that the seller mentions that the kit is registered with us. He (or she) simply visits our website, signs up for free, then uses the search function to scan our database for the equipment they want to buy. They will then see - very quickly - whether the item is being sold from a genuine seller, or whether it's stolen kit.
Once the sale has gone ahead, the person selling the equipment can transfer that piece of equipment to another ICERegister user - all done in a few clicks!
Seller
So, the temptation to upgrade has finally got to you. You bought the shiny new toy and have decided that your old one will need to go. So, as well as creating an entry in the classifieds section of your favourite car audio forum, you simply sign into the ICE Register with your username and password, locate the item you want to sell, and change it's status from "OK" to "For Sale". That's all you need to do. Now, when anyone performs a search on the equipment you have listed in the classifieds, they'll see the search result come back, telling them that you want to sell the kit. They will then know that you are a genuine seller, and will be able to buy your equipment with confidence. Once the transaction is complete, you can ask them for their ICE Register ID, and simply transfer the kit over to them. It only takes a few seconds!
Thief
Heard a car with an install? Fancy your chances? Not any more, matey!
So you've managed to steal a bunch of equipment from a car, despite it having the ICE Register window stickers on display. Now you've got to sell it on. How about eBay? How about a forum with a classifieds section? Maybe the local Cash Converters, or down the market?
Fine by us - any sensible buyer will ask for a serial number before buying second hand equipment. They will then be able to run this serial number against our database, and within seconds, they'll be able to see that the original owner has flagged the kit as stolen. From there, it's a nice, simple procedure to pass all of your details on to the police.
We will be offering portals into our database, so that searches can be carried out without the need of a computer, and we will be able to generate lists of stolen equipment to provide to the police to help them track down stolen gear. Once you are found, the kit you stole will be matched up to the rightful owner, and we will arrange for it to be returned to them as soon as possible. And you'll get what you deserve.
What does it cost?
There are currently two types of access. A basic account, and an Advanced Member account.
The basic account is just that. It will allow you to register a single vehicle, and add equipment...perform searches, and transfer kit once it's sold. We're not in this to make a huge amount of money - so by providing these functions for free, we hope to get as many people to sign up as possible...the bigger and more comprehensive our database is, the more
effective we will become.
If people choose, they can also become an Advanced Member. This costs just £5 per year - that's less than 50p a month! Advanced members benefit from a number of attractive features, including access to a security forum, free ICE Register window stickers, a free UV marker pen, plus discounts and other offers in the future. Not bad for a fiver
http://www.iceregister.co.uk/
