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“Refurbished” electronics, that doesn’t carry real implications?

Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:47 pm
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:47 pm
It’s just USED, maybe wiped off?

Take this mouse for example...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SteelSeries-Rival-310-Gaming-Mouse-RGB-Lighting-12-000-CPI/143037740571?epid=10021692414&hash=item214db6b61b:g:mVIAAOSwC85cBNa9

That company does not refurbish products, period. So, it’s a used mouse that the seller refurbished? Wiped off with a cloth is refurbishing? Does this term imply anything more?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139207 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:49 pm to



This toy has been re-furbied
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76124 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:50 pm to
Your son lost in kicks from the mark.

What do you know?
Posted by cable
Member since Oct 2018
9735 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:50 pm to
The only way I would buy "refurbished" anything would be from the manufacturer with a warranty. These other guys are frauds and use "refurbished" as a synonym for "used".
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:52 pm to
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Your son lost in kicks from the mark.


That British jargon?
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76124 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:52 pm to
Authentic sport talk right there.
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
Appalachia
Member since Nov 2017
27290 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

That British jargon?


Loosely translates to my ex-wife is turning my son into a girl.




















I kid, I kid. I like soccer.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:56 pm to
I’m letting him drop out of ODP. Oh well.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:57 pm to
I read on their site they do not refurbish or have any authorized shops that do, I just wonder how this term gets used so frequently.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
122522 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

It’s just USED, maybe wiped off?


It could be just wiped off or it could have been dropped many times and in 3 weeks it starts giving you problems. Either way, I wouldn't consider buying it.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
141055 posts
Posted on 2/8/19 at 3:06 pm to
I thought everyone knew reburbished on ebay mean't wiped off with water and a towel?
Posted by AustinKnight
Austin, TX
Member since May 2012
5842 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 4:01 am to
Refurbished can be a loose term. I bought a refurbished 2017 IBM model computer ( can’t remember model #) with a 23’ inch screen normally $750 range new for $400 shipped to the house from Amazon. Never even looked like it was turned on or used. I think it was returned by a person or company. It was not in its original box so there’s that. Who knows im a year later and works great for my needs and saved a few bucks taking the chance.
This post was edited on 2/9/19 at 4:03 am
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31623 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 4:04 am to
You can get ridiculous deals on refurbished iPads. With warranty from Apple.
Posted by BHM
Member since Jun 2012
4107 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 5:06 am to
For 14 more bucks, you can have a brand new one.
Posted by Kraut Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 2/9/19 at 7:04 am to
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 6:30 am
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66984 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 7:08 am to
Some items are "refurbished" are actually just older models that are still NIB, but they're just unloading them, sometime with limited warranties.
Posted by Warfarer
Dothan, AL
Member since May 2010
12437 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 7:09 am to
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“Refurbished” electronics, that doesn’t carry real implications?



If I buy a refurbished electronic i buy from the manufacturer. I have bought a couple refurbished Apple laptops over the years. They carry the same warranty as a brand new one for about 300 to 500 less.

I wouldn't buy something like that refurbished anyway. For another 10 to 15 bucks I can buy a brand new one with a brand new warranty so what is the point?
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
52613 posts
Posted on 2/9/19 at 10:07 am to
I know a guy who works in design engineering at Canon. He says their refurbished cameras are better than new as they are hand-rebuilt and have twice the number of QC checks as new products. They come with full warranty and cost less.

I doubt many companies do that.
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