Have Ever Been Sold A Refurbished Laptop For The Price Of A New One?

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cnnmagic
Have Ever Been Sold A Refurbished Laptop For The Price Of A New One?
« on: November 30, 2006, 04:58 PM »

Hello, comrades! This is the time to fight the bad guys. Our only version of the 'Silicon Valley', the Computer Village in Otigba, Ikeja is under attack by crooked traders who sell Refurbished Laptops as new ones to unsuspecting customers. This has been creating bad publicity for both Computer Village and Nigeria as a country. The situation has gotten so bad that the Computer Village has become known as a zone where refurbished laptops are passed off as new ones.
 Most annoying is the fact that Refurbished Laptops as well as other gadgets can actually be marketed the way they are- Refurbished- since they come quite cheaper than the new ones from manufacturers. So why would anyone want to greedily profit by giving false information to earn unjust profit.

ACTION: Lets fight this trend by exposing traders in Computer Village and anywhere that sells or has sold Refurbished Laptops as new to you, a friend, relative or colleague. Kindly make availaible if handy his Business or Shop name and address, Phone Number,Personal Name, Scanned Copy of Reciepts or Invioces acknowledging the transaction,and correct Serial number of the Laptop.

This would be published in a foremost Newspaper in the country and otherĀ  dailles subsequently, as these fight continues. Sincere, Public-InterestĀ  motivated Journalists reporting in the sector of ICT/Technology are joining this fight. So please, give your support in this regard and be ready to join in the part (II) of this crusade which will be focused against the sales of KILLER Computers with expired Monitor tubes in the country!
Gridlock (m)
Re: Have Ever Been Sold A Refurbished Laptop For The Price Of A New One?
« #1 on: December 01, 2006, 02:40 PM »

The only way somebody will sell a refurbished laptop to you as new is if you don't know what to look for. No matter what anybody tells you, a new laptop should have:

1. The carton/packing box, boldly emblazoned with the manufatrurer's logos
2. Power cord, other cables, in shrink-wrapped nylon
3. Instruction manuals such as easy-setup, user warranty documents etc in shrink-wrapped, tamper proof nylon
4. The laptop itself will smell new (don't we all know the smell of new plastic?)
5. The holes for the screws on the underside shoukd have no scratch marks (forceful opening/repair attempts)
6. There is always a serial number on the box which should match the one printed on the underside of the laptop

Trust me, laptops are not cheap, so if you think you are making a deal by buying something for lower than you should, maybe somebody is swavving you. If your "new" laptop does not have these things i mentioned, then it might not be new. Challenge the seller and ask for them.
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