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Hi Jim,
This outfit did refund the cost of the drive. BUT I still felt victimized
for opening up the laptop twice, potentially disruptive drive failure, my
time dealing with the whole thing, 4 emails and 4 phone calls needed for the
refund. Which still means I actully lost $30 in postage and handling fees
which are not refundable.
Anyway, the name of this outfit goes something like...Drivexxxx.com and
they're in So. Calif.
I even called IBM about this problem as I wanted to know how widespread this
is and was told that it's one of those things that are legal and best to
know the supplier you're dealing with.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Johnson" <jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "indextrader" <indextrader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: cpu parts
> Hello indextrader,
>
> thanks for the warning but don't be shy--who are they?
>
>
> Best regards,
> Jim Johnson mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> --
> Monday, January 27, 2003, 10:33:42 AM, you wrote:
>
> i> Recently, the HD on a 2yr old laptop went out and I shopped online for
a
> i> replacement.
>
> i> Within 2 days, the replacement drive crashed too. After some
"investigating"
> i> I found out that my replacement drive was actually a "REFURBISHED"
unit.
> i> Something I would not have bought considering that the prices were
virtually
> i> the same. Actually I wouldn't even install a refurbished free drive.
But the
> i> whole thing looked very new and convincing to me. In fact if it wasn't
for
> i> it's quick failure I'd never known.
>
> i> Anyway, the point of this message is simply to warn that there are a
LOT of
> i> internet websites selling used stuff and pretending it's new.
>
> i> The particular site I bought this HD only acknowledged/informed that
their
> i> drives were "remanufactured" on a "about us" tab in the website's
headings.
>
> i> Just a heads-up.
>
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