how do i find my apple hardware purchases

What do you want to find? If you can be more specific, more specific information can be posted.

Do you want to find the warranty status?

Do you want to find the location?

Do you want to find the physical location?

Do you want to find the hardware specifications?

Do you want to find the receipt for the purchase?

Exactly what do you want to find? 😀😀

RXT1885 wrote:

There's no global list of my hardware? That's crazy; it finds it instantly if you want a trade-in

When you do a trade-in, you need to enter a serial number.

You can see what devices are currently connected to your Apple ID here:

View and remove your devices that are associated with Apple ID purchases - Apple Support

Exactly. Which is why I asked, from where did you purchase that iPad? Who was the retailer?

From where did you purchase that iPad? Contact that retailer or go thru your credit card receipts.