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      05-10-2021, 06:15 AM   #1
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By accident today, I managed to find Display Keys for sale on eBay.

After my 540i was stolen, I'm left with a really nice display key sat doing nothing and the insurance company don't want it.

So, my question is, why do people sell them? What use is a second hand key? And are there any risks in selling one?

I can't imagine there would be any risk considering my car was never seen again, so what use a key would be for it baffles me, but i don't want to sell it if people use them for illegal gains...
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      05-10-2021, 06:51 PM   #2
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Why would people buy it???

I usually buy a key for every car I had 🤷🏻*♂️
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      05-11-2021, 11:23 AM   #3
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They are locked to your VIN. Normal people can't buy a used key off eBay and make it work on their car but a locksmith with special equipment can buy these keys from people and erase/program them for customers and not pay BMW prices. My local stealership wanted to charge me $900 for a Display Key that was missing from the used car they sold me. I bought an OEM one from thebmwminipartstore for $500 and it worked perfectly. I had to send in a photo ID and my registration and they ordered it directly from BMW. I had the key 2 days after I ordered it. bimmer-tech also wanted $900 for the same key.

At least now I have 2 keys for my car and can use the remote parking feature they advertised on the sticker.
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      05-12-2021, 06:39 AM   #4
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So the VIN is useless unless somebody wants to track down all of the parts of the car...

So putting one on eBay for circa £100 might benefit somebody who wants one...

thanks for the info...
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