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    Has anyone ever purchased a refurbished Asus laptop from ebay?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by puzzledazn, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. puzzledazn

    puzzledazn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Though this may be a little off topic, I am wondering if anyone has ever purchase a Asus laptop from ebay. I am considering to get the Asus G50V-A1. It's not a bad price for $1350. So was wondering what did you guys receive. Any cosmetic marks, hardware failure, missing items? Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    It really depends on the seller. I personally wouldn't buy an Asus laptop from ebay unless it's from an Asus reseller.
     
    David, Nov 17, 2008
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    We used to sell alot of their refurbs. their stock is low now. We got rid of all the g50v-a1 refurbs we had. the price @ 1300$ was not good. it should be about 1100 to be fair
     
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    I didn't know BTO sold refurbs. I could have saved myself some money and got a better processor in the process.
     
    RayD71, Nov 18, 2008
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    Out of all things a refurb laptop would be one of the things I'd be hesitant about.
     
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    we were the first to sell asus refurbs and open boxes. the rest followed. we stoped as most of their good inventory sold out. they had alot of problems. 15% of them were either missing parts or needed repair however we had zero returns out of hundreds of units shipped. we stopped back in september.
     
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