Has anyone else run into this?

I just bought a new (to me) car that has a hardwired transponder. I asked the previous owner to unregister with Mylaps so I could register the number in my name.

He was told that only the original owner could register it, but the new owner, me, could return it and get a 40% discount on a new transponder.

So I've bought a perfectly good transponder but can only register with my laps if I send them my perfectly functional transponder and $200 so they can send me a different perfectly functional transponder? Talk about Bull@#$t!

Additionally, this is the 3rd "used" transponder I've bought and the first time I've run into this.

Did the previous owner get bad information or has my laps/AMB decided now that they've kinda cornered the market they can stick it to the customers?

Rory