From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 8:43:18 PM UTC-5, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 4:38:06 PM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:   
      
   > > > That's standard accounting.  They also previously managed to carry   
   tokens on their books.   
   > >   
   > > Not individually.   
   >   
   > They wouldn't carry them individually; but rather collectively.  It's really   
   not hard to do.  Though know quite well how much they sold vs. how much has   
   been used, just as they did for tokens.   
      
   MetroCards have serial numbers and their use is recorded in the central   
   database. I once got a refund when a bus charged me for two rides. And   
   the information is subpoenaable.   
      
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