[mrobbo]

I'm thinking of purchasing a Vita, and am looking at the possibility of buying a second hand one.

Is there anything you need to be aware of when buying a second hand Vita? Can you perform a factory reset on it to clear everything out, or is there residual data left on it which cannot be removed, which would affect my experience?

I'm thinking of things like using online codes, unit being tied to a user, stuff like that...

[thomas2400]

When i sold my 3DS they made me do a factory reset after they tested it so that any of my card details etc would be removed

I can only assume store's would take similar precautions when people sell Vitas

so while i can't be 100% i'd guess that you will get it after it has had a factory reset