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I steer clear of those "factory refurbished" electronics of theirs. I tried one of those once and got burned.
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I bought a $350 refurb digital camera from tigerdirect.com for $49 and it's worked fine.
<-- Marketing manager for the company that supplies the refurbished computers to overstock, buy.com, amazon, tigerdirect, and microcenter. I would have told you not to buy one.
Their former head buyer now works for my company.
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Can you elaborate?
Aren't refurbished electronics "redone" to original factory specs and are subject to the same QC evaluations?
we want you to think that's true, but it's not.
we remanufacture every brand from apple, dell, toshiba, hp, lenovo/ibm, panasonic, to brands you've never heard of. the manufacturer couldn't care less what happens to it. The only place that DOES care, is microsoft- we are one of the only authorized microsoft refurbishers (there are really only around 2 dozen).
which means that the operating system you get from us is clear, good, and legal but will the machine work the way it's advertised? not necessarily.
not bad at all
helpful info! thanx a bunch
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you pay extra for jiz stains
I purchased new sheets and a blanket from Overstock today. Pretty standard issue though
Should have consulted with some of you "fellows" that have a eye for design before I placed my order.
just sayin'
just run one of those blue CSI lights they use for finding jiz stains bor. problem solved.
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"this place is A MESS! check it for semen."
Graphic design- from school of visual arts in manhattan.
I worked for years in a small office where I was the only marketing and graphic design person, then worked at a large company where I learned more of the strategic planning part of it, as well as managing campaigns on a larger scale.
At the time I bought it though I believe Becoming's Avatar was a member here. She and I didn't talk much.
So "factory refurbished" doesn't mean the product went back to the original manufacturer for reconditioning? Wow I always thought it meant the original manufacturer did the work.
lol, no.
it means we refurbished in our "factory" as opposed to "someone's basement".
there's no standards though, so technically I could fix it myself and say it's "factory refurbished". There's absolutely nothing legal from stopping me.
At the time I bought it though I believe Becoming's Avatar was a member here. She and I didn't talk much.
ohhhh. that was a long time ago.
OMG what a scam. Using the word "factory" is obviously intentionally misleading.
We use it, and I suppose it's true, since we are an actual computer refurbisher. Are we as big as Dell? no. We have around 60 people working in our "factory", many of whom don't speak english. If we cut our staff in half, we'd still use it. and if we cut that in half, we'd still use it... there's no legal term for "factory".
we are, however, a microsoft authorized refurbisher and like I said, there's very few in the country.
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Seems like "Dell" and other name brands would be concerned about substandard products released in the market refurbs or not.
they aren't.
if you want to take your chances with a refurbed, go ahead... otherwise, buy NEW. <-- Dell's feelings, along with every other manufacturer.
So that;s what factory refurbished means 
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