I believe they do ask for identification in the form of a driver’s license or state issued ID card. This is fortunate for those who have suffered having their systems stolen. I was a victim of such last month and my Wii system and games were traced to a local GameStop. If you are unaware, there is a website, www.leadsonline.com that law enforcement agencies use to track stolen items and I was aware that pawn shops register items brought in for pawn but did not know that GameStop does as well on system sold to them. It was through this service that my local police dept. was able to track down my system and because GameStop required ID, we know who the thief is and we are seeking prosecution. The one problem with GameStop though, is they do not keep the items on hold as long as pawn shops are required to do so. In my state, (Texas) pawnshops have to hold sold items, not pawned items, for 23 days before they can put them on the shelf for resale, but GameStop only holds the items for 15 days which in my case means my Wii has already been sold, but there is enough tracking of the transaction to present to the DA’s office and they still have some of my games that were sold as well. If GameStop had a policy of in-store credit ONLY instead of buying systems for cash, it would defer some thieves of trying to sell stolen items there. In Texas, it doesn’t matter if a thief steals one item or 50 items in a home burglary, it is a second degree felony so I am sure we’ll get the scumbag. Unlucky for him, he has two prior convictions of burglary of a habitation and there is a 3 strikes and your out rule in Texas, so he’ll be sitting in prison for a long time and I am sure what he got for the system is far from worth it, but some jerks never learn. We’re still looking to find what he did with my Playstation2 and games and the other items he stole. I bet he never guessed that he could be traced to a GameStop, thinking if he didn’t pawn it he wouldn’t get caught.