Things to-do before selling my iPod...?

Hey. This is my first time posting here, and I am fairly new to Apple so some of my questions may seem a little stupid. I am selling my iPod Nano 4GB and I am going to use the money to get an iPod featuring Video. I am wondering, since I registered my iPod Nano when I purchased it from apple.com, do I need to delete anything or unregister it or format it or something so that the new owner and myself won't have any problems using it? I know there are a lot of anti-piracy measures incorporated so thats why I'm asking. Thanks.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Just run a restore and you should be good...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
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