How do I register a pre-owned ipod?

My son gave me an old ipod video 30GB which I fixed, and as I have an Apple ID and other products I tried to register it. It is telling me that the date of purchase does not match the serial. It's so long ago, I am only guessing the date from the ipod wiki entry. Does it have to be the exact date of purchase? If my son registered it does it have go be deregistered first?
Actually is there any benefit in registering it anyway?

Since that iPod is at least 6 years old at this point, I can't think of any benefit.

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Just connect it to your iTunes library and sync it as if it were brand new out of the box. This will assocate the iPod with your iTunes library.
If you would ilke to actually register the device to your My Support Profile, see this link.
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How do i re-register a pre-owned ipad in my name? An ipad that is registered in another person's name, but its sold to me. How do i register it in my name.
NOTE: Am getting this message in my support profile "According to our records, this serial number is registered to another Apple ID. If you have more than one Apple ID, log in to My Support Profile with that Apple ID to see your other registered products. Not sure if you have another Apple ID?"
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Hi Mattakd1,
If the register web site is not letting you change the registration, you may want to call tech support.
Contacting Apple (in the U.S. 800-275-2273)
Let us know if they are able to help.
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All you can do is restore the iPod to factory settings/new iPod and set it up with your ID.
Apple old restristations site now says:
The Apple Product Registration website is closed.
If you’re trying to register an Apple product, chances are it’s already registered. Most Apple products can be registered when you turn them on for the first time and begin the setup process. Service and support for your Apple product are linked to its serial number, so it’s OK if you don’t register it. If you'd like to check the service and support coverage for your Apple mobile device or computer, click here.

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I sincerely hope that is true. As I've said before, it seems like it should be a very simple transaction--there's no external damage or water damage whatsover. The problem is that the GPS simply doesn't work, and it doesn't lock on to cell towers properly. I couldn't cause that kind of malfunction if I tried, and tech support has already identified those problems to be a manufacturing defects. The only question is what will Verizon do about it.
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I would love nothing more to report success. But so far, I've been working with Verizon support for two weeks, and am no further than when I started. I messaged Trevor immediately, but haven't heard back from him yet (but that may be because of labor day weekend.)
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