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Anyone ever buy "B Stock" equip and later regret it?
I've found some good prices on ebay for stereo receivers I'm
considering, but they're "b stock." The seller promises a 1 year warranty (not as long as manufacturer's), promises they're in great condition, and the price, if they turned out to be lemons, wouldn't exactly destroy me. Still, I'm nervous. Anyone have strong opinions on whether such purchase would be safe? Thank |
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Anyone ever buy "B Stock" equip and later regret it?
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I've found some good prices on ebay for stereo receivers I'm considering, but they're "b stock." The seller promises a 1 year warranty (not as long as manufacturer's), promises they're in great condition, and the price, if they turned out to be lemons, wouldn't exactly destroy me. Still, I'm nervous. Anyone have strong opinions on whether such purchase would be safe? I buy B-stock (or "remanufactured") equipment whenever available. My experience is that you get equivalent function, etc. to new, but at a good discounted price. I am referring to professional equipment (both audio and video) however, not consumer entertainment stuff. HOWEVER! I am very selective in who I buy B-stock from, and I expect the manufacturer's NEW WARRANTY since it should be from an authorized dealer. If they aren't offering the mfg's new warranty, then I smell a rat and the equipment is not "B-stock" as I understand the definition. I would share you reluctance to trust a vendor with the conditions as you have stated them. I would also not expect to buy true "B-stock" equipment on eBay, at least IME. |
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I've found some good prices on ebay for stereo receivers I'm considering, but they're "b stock." The seller promises a 1 year warranty (not as long as manufacturer's), promises they're in great condition, and the price, if they turned out to be lemons, wouldn't exactly destroy me. Still, I'm nervous. Anyone have strong opinions on whether such purchase would be safe? You're the wrong question. Everybody who buys enough stuff, no matter how careful they are, ends up getting stung sooner or later. True if even you buy nothing but new warranted merchandise? Have I ever bought gear that didn't last very long, but still outlasted the company that warranteed it? Yup! Have I ever been disappointed by some B stock? Yes, I think that 20 years ago I bought my son a B-stock Sony CD player that only lasted about 6 months. Have I bought dozens of pieces of B-stock by various means and been very happy? Yes. I even bought more Sony B-stock right after the bad experience. However, buying B stock on eBay compounds the risk. You never know how long a small eBay seller will be around. Do you think that anybody ever ruined their reputation on eBay with a lot of bad deals, and got a new email address and set up a *new* business overnight? :-( If the eBay seller has like 99.9+ positive feedback and sold 1,000 or 10,000 items, then IME its a pretty safe deal. I buy a lot of B stock from eCost.com . I'm more confident of them, because they have a huge business, sell a ton of B stock, and have been around for years. They also sell a ton of A stock. |
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wrote: I've found some good prices on ebay for stereo receivers I'm considering, but they're "b stock." The seller promises a 1 year warranty (not as long as manufacturer's), promises they're in great condition, and the price, if they turned out to be lemons, wouldn't exactly destroy me. Still, I'm nervous. Anyone have strong opinions on whether such purchase would be safe? I've done it many times and never been disappointed. So have I, but from a real, authorized dealer with the mfg's original warranty. The notion of buying "B-stock" from a non-authorized source on eBay with "their warranty" just leaves me cold. |
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Anyone ever buy "B Stock" equip and later regret it?
wrote in message ... I've found some good prices on ebay for stereo receivers I'm considering, but they're "b stock." The seller promises a 1 year warranty (not as long as manufacturer's), promises they're in great condition, and the price, if they turned out to be lemons, wouldn't exactly destroy me. Still, I'm nervous. Anyone have strong opinions on whether such purchase would be safe? Thank I get to work on a fair amount of "B-stock" equipment. It's a crap shoot. I have a B-stock Marantz surround receiver in the shop right now. No question it had a failure, but it won't act up in the shop, and I don't expect it to. A glitchy problem, almost guaranteed to re-occur. The customer is going to be fighting this one - I'm going to have to send it back as "no problem found", and suggest he try to get it exchanged instead. B-Stock units are only checked superficially at best, and they let the buyer do the QC. Mark Z. |
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