Is Refurbished the same?

Parent Cafe
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<p>Hello parents! Sorry I’ve been on hiatus, I have spent the last month working as a Summer Orientation Leader at SSU. But now I’m back…at least until August 7th when fall training for RA starts.</p>

<p>I’m thinking about using some of my Summer O money (it’s quite a large pay) to buy a PlayStation 3…I have a PS2 and a Wii, but I’m ready for something new (and after about 10 years, I have a feeling the PS2 is starting to fizzle out).</p>

<p>The problem I’m having is that most stores don’t have any in stock except for refurbished versions. Are these just as good, or should I avoid them?</p>

<p>Thank you parents!</p>

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<p>If the warranty is the same as the warranty on a new one, it ought to be safe. I bought my DH a refurbished iPod 6-7 years ago and it is still going strong.</p>

<p>If the company warranties new items for 12 months and refurbished for 90 days then I wonder, because if they fixed it up, “good as new” then why don’t they warrant it ‘good as new’?</p>

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<p>Haha. I just posted a thread about this. I have a brand new, unopened Playstation 3 that is cheaper than you can buy most places.</p>

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<p>I have bought refurbished stuff from Amazon and been very happy with my purchase. It comes delivered clearly marked as refurbished and in different packaging, but warranty is same as new and product looks new to me. If the playstation comes with a warranty like new, then I would not hesistate to buy, at a discount. I wouldn’t pay new prices for refurbished.</p>

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<p>My kindle 2 said “factory refurbished” and I haven’t had any problems with it. It came in original packaging and looked just like new. I read that it was likely a display item or broke and was repaired by the manufacturer.</p>

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<p>Remember that ‘refurbished’ often means nothing more than someone bought it and never used it…except they opened the box.</p>

<p>Once a box is opened it cannot be sold as “new” anymore…it has to be sold as “refurbished”.</p>

<p>As long as there is an acceptable warranty on the item, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy one.</p>

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<p>I think you should buy 3bm103’s. It’s new and needs a new home.</p>

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<p>I believe refurbished is usually BETTER than anything that is marked “new”. That is because it has undergone more quality control checks.</p>