http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Lounge/PS3-STOLEN-Follow-these-steps-Not-always-a-lost-cause/td-p/3139968
This seems relevant to your concerns, Op. Especially this part...
If you didn't make a note of your PS3 / PSP serial number or MAC address, here are two tips:
1. If you registered it with the Playstation network, SCEA has a copy, and this can be obtained.
2. Check your routers settings, and depending on how you have it setup, you can retrieve your MAC address from one of it's menus, or within a saved ".txt" file stored on your PC. (although this varies depending on your router, the setup, etc)
Although these may not help everyone, anything that can bring you closer to the recovery of your stolen / lost property is always a good thing! Start with this:
If you registered your PS3 with SCEA (generally done under account settings and by connecting through the PSN via the XMB), then SCEA would have a copy of your serial number. You can orchestrate this through customer service, and won't take any longer then the infinite amount of time they have you "on hold". If you did not register your PS3 with SCEA (Sony), and you are certain you do not have the serial number (the original box, written down somewhere, the receipt from store where purchased, etc), then you can try one of the following methods:
Much like one of the random emails or posts in the middle, I have somewhat addressed this, but here goes:
if I lost/had stolen my PS3 right now, and unfortunately did not copy the serial number or MAC address down, I could do one of the following actions to potentially recover it (keeping in mind the serial number is great for law enforcement tracking purposes, but the MAC address is needed for SCEA tracking purposes):
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