iPod Purchasing Nano off craigslist, have serial # can Apple tell me if its stolen?

[bobright]

i do not want to purchase it if its stolen of course

but the price is right

 

[simsaladimbamba]

If it is reported stolen to Apple, then yes. If not you might try www.appleserialnumber.info or some other sites, but they only work if something is reported stolen and not many people might use such service to register their products as stolen.