Refurbished Items???

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

Are Refurbished items any good? am i wasting my time by buying somethin refurbished? someone/anyone please help on Refurbished items??

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[jlman 10+ year member]

No they are like new just get a bad reputation and people think they are less relibale just b/c they have been remade and thats not the point. Just look at salvaged titled cars they lose value but most of the time they are still good cars.

 

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

Thanks for the reply man. It is very appreciated. Is there anyone else in here with comments or suggestions? Im thinkin about bidding on one

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

It may seem like a good idea at the time, but it is a long term bad idea...can you give me a link of what you are looking at.

 

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

Hey, i didnt bid on it. I was thinking the same as Rangerman. But if i ever think about it again, i will show you a link Rangerman, so you can help me out or give me advice. It was an amp off of http://www.ubid.com, but thanks for the advice and i will keep it in mind if i ever get that idea again

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

No Problem...

 

[taylor 10+ year member]

my CVA 1005 is a refurb....works fine....

 

[EarDrummin. 10+ year member]

I agree with Rangerman on this one. I thought I was getting a good buy on one of my amps. It's crap.. depending on what product you're buying, companies WILL modify your product. As far as my amp, they put in parts (resistors, I believe) that are extremely less quality than what the product originally had. Now the amp cuts out at full power.. I actually posted something about this in the "amplifier" forum. Maybe someone could help me?

Anyway, research the product if possible. Call the retailer, and ask them what was wrong with it, how it's been fixed, warrantee, etc. Things can be fixed as new, but there are many instances you're not getting what you pay for.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

Originally posted by taylor my CVA 1005 is a refurb....works fine....

For now...

 

[ace7733 10+ year member]

I was looking at computer parts. What's an oem model mean? I think it was cheaper than retail.

 

[taylor 10+ year member]

had it for a month already and it hasn't done anything out of the ordinary....plus i bought extra warranty so if it breaks then they will send me the cva 1006!

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Talk to EarDrummin' about refurbished product. I believe he's had some bad experiences w/ his.

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

OEM means without a box, OEM is what comes in your dell, or you compaq, etc...

retail, emans it has a box, some pretty pictures, etc, nie labels...

OEM, basically means that its what the maufacturer gets..

no box, no anything, just likelya static bag, cheaper....

may not ahve the same warranty, gotta double check tho...

i usually go OEM

 

[audiophile4life 10+ year member]

OEM is a technical term, it stands for original equipment manufacturer. Anytime you see oem you are receiving the part that was originally designed and engineered for your radio, computer, amp, car, tv or whatever.

 

[jester73440 10+ year member]

I would say if it was refurbished by the company that made the product it might be better then new because it is fixed and then inspected by techs unlike a assembly line. if it was refurbished like a amp at a local sound shop i would have doubts/ My Harrison Lab amp was refurbished by Harrison Labs and I have no worries about it comes with 1 year warrenty. If it last for any longer then that year I would be happy i would think i got my moneys worth spending half price to buy it refrubished