When I bought a device from team-xecuter for my xbox 360, they placed a bar code and serial number on the packaging. You could then go to a site they had and c

When I bought a device from team-xecuter for my xbox 360, they placed a bar code and serial number on the packaging. You could then go to a site they had and check the serial number to verify if it was real. I did and the site verified I had a real product. I don't recall if the serial was on the product as well or just the box. But in looking it up just now I see that according to team-xecuter there was an issue with a script and the site was returning genuine product as fake and visa versa occasionally . Also it was stated that it cost approx. one hundred dollars a month to run the service so I guess the fact that they mentioned that shows that a small company might have a hard time verifying their product if it means less for their bottom line.