Factory second VCRs

[Sam Richards]

I am after a second cheap VCR and saw this factory seconds shop. It
had heaps of LG factory seconds VCRs in original boxes

2 head $99 to about $120 for 6 head HiFi

They carry full warranty

The guy said they are new and just have a few marks.

I think they are warranty returns which have been fixed. That means
that may have been used heavily.

Who is right? are they worth it?

BTW I can get a new 6 head HiFi LG for $148 and Big W

Sam

[Rod Speed]

Sam Richards <me@privacy.net> wrote in
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> I am after a second cheap VCR and saw this factory seconds
> shop. It had heaps of LG factory seconds VCRs in original boxes

> 2 head $99 to about $120 for 6 head HiFi

You can get about those prices brand new with the best specials.

> They carry full warranty

> The guy said they are new and just have a few marks.

> I think they are warranty returns which have been fixed.

Not necessarily. Some do get marks that make them
unsellable for the same price as the unmarked.

I doubt anyone bothers to do warranty repairs on stuff that cheap.

> That means that may have been used heavily.

I doubt it. Even if they did fail under warranty,
they arent likely to be swapped for a new one
and the returned one repaired.

> Who is right? are they worth it?

Likely. Tho there is always some possibility that
they have a subtle fault that got them exchanged, the
monkey couldnt see the problem and just decided
that it was another example of another stupid customer.

> BTW I can get a new 6 head HiFi LG for $148 and Big W

Yeah, you aint saving much, bit of a risk that the $120
one is a dud with subtle fault unless you can see the
visible scratch etc that makes it unsaleable at $148

[Rod Speed]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2ihg2uFmuv5fU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> Sam Richards <me@privacy.net> wrote in
> message news:2ig057FmdkniU2@uni-berlin.de...
>
> > I am after a second cheap VCR and saw this factory seconds
> > shop. It had heaps of LG factory seconds VCRs in original boxes
>
> > 2 head $99 to about $120 for 6 head HiFi
>
> You can get about those prices brand new with the best specials.
>
> > They carry full warranty
>
> > The guy said they are new and just have a few marks.
>
> > I think they are warranty returns which have been fixed.
>
> Not necessarily. Some do get marks that make them
> unsellable for the same price as the unmarked.
>
> I doubt anyone bothers to do warranty repairs on stuff that cheap.
>
> > That means that may have been used heavily.
>
> I doubt it. Even if they did fail under warranty,
> they arent likely to be swapped for a new one
> and the returned one repaired.
>
> > Who is right? are they worth it?
>
> Likely. Tho there is always some possibility that
> they have a subtle fault that got them exchanged, the
> monkey couldnt see the problem and just decided
> that it was another example of another stupid customer.
>
> > BTW I can get a new 6 head HiFi LG for $148 and Big W

Coles has a 6 head HiFi LG for $129

> Yeah, you aint saving much, bit of a risk that the $120
> one is a dud with subtle fault unless you can see the
> visible scratch etc that makes it unsaleable at $148

[Sam Richards]

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:25:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
wrote:


>>
>> > BTW I can get a new 6 head HiFi LG for $148 and Big W
>
>Coles has a 6 head HiFi LG for $129

Thanks for your comments

Was that an LG VCR or a clone or other brand ?


Sam

[Rod Speed]

Sam Richards <me@privacy.net> wrote in
message news:2ij6ajFn9q7vU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote

>>>> BTW I can get a new 6 head HiFi LG for $148 and Big W

>> Coles has a 6 head HiFi LG for $129

> Thanks for your comments

> Was that an LG VCR or a clone or other brand ?

Sonwa. I meant to delete the LG bit and managed to forget to.