Find my iphone what does it do when you lock it

got a mac book pro and sign in with my apple id . set it up and then re boxed it to ship to new address overseas. Laptop must have got stolen as it never made it to me. Loaded Find my iphone on one of my other computers and check to see if it was under my profile . It came up with someones name on it
Went back to apple support and saw that the computer in question was under my profile. Under the name of the computer in question it has play sound  , lock and erase Mac.
Can you explain to me what each one of those items will do? If it is lock does it become a paper weight for the guy that got it? can he unlock it? and if I earse will it now allow the guy to have a free computer? As if has a new computer name other then what I had named it will he beable to see any of my files?

I believe it is tracked by the serial number so I dont think it would matter if it was wiped. The fact that he/she has "Find My Mac" switched on suggests it has been setup with new user but is still tracked under your Apple ID/Serial.
If you wipe it, i'm not sure exactly what happens, you would have to ask Apple directly, I would give them a ring and write down all the questions you want to ask so you dont forget to ask.
I'm curious, how far away is the macbook? Could you go to near the location at night and select "play a sound" you never know you might get lucky, its a high pitched sonar sound, although it doesnt override the sound level, so if the laptop is set to low volume, you may not here it.

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