"Did God reeeeeeeeeeeally say....."
Posted on 01/29/2015 6:10:47 AM PST by jimt
I wanted to buy my wife a new wifi enabled blue ray player. As I have for many hundreds of successful purchases before, I went to ebay. Under the search for "blue ray player wifi" further restricting selections were available to narrow the search: brand, features, price, etc. One was NEW or USED.
I clicked NEW. 541 listings came up. Among those were many whose listing titles described them as "new other".
WTF ?
Turns out these items are REFURBISHED or REMANUFACTURED or just plain USED in the original box. They are NOT NEW.
Have we become so corrupted (largely by 'Rats) that this kind of perversion of our language is acceptable ? Is this like "I did not have sex with that woman" ?
It’s new to you.
Many times, “open box” or “refurbished” means the previous buyer was too stupid to figure out how to use it.
Since 1789, at least.
Let the words caveat emptor be your guide.
Perhaps ebay should allow a greater range of choices than simply NEW or USED for those who are selling products.
Read the details of each auction for explanation of product. Ebay has a great guarantee and will insure what you buy is described exactly in the auction. M2C.
Holy moly ! Is it necessary to learn a new language now to buy something ? Whatever happened to plain English ?
I think the language evolution has been going on for a long time. Remember when newspaper classifieds advertised HOUSES ? And how it all of a sudden changed to HOMES ?
Sorry for the rant. It really pisses me off !
Does the term “fresh frozen” disturb you too?
It’s e-bay.
I have a friend who buys a lot on e-bay. Claims he has never been bitten.
Yet, his account is continuously being hacked.
He has gotten car parts that are not even close to what they are supposed to be.
A hand held radio set that had no range whatsoever.
A car, yes a car, that was supposed to be in excellent condition but when he went to pick it up had a gouge down the side.
On and on, yet he continues to use it.
I guess he enjoys the hassle.
“new-other’ key word ‘other’. other than factory new in original box. could be a factory refurb (OK with me as long as there’s a warrantee), or new, unused, maybe something was removed from the box, or something that someone got as a gift that they never used and don’t want...
again key word: OTHER
"Did God reeeeeeeeeeeally say....."
Jumbo Shrimp might be disturbing
Amazon tells us, when an item is refurbished.
EBay apparently doesn’t, and will be laying off a lot of workers.
Amazon tells us, when an item is refurbished.
EBay apparently doesn’t, and will be laying off a lot of workers.
Amazon tells us, when an item is refurbished.
EBay apparently doesn’t, and will be laying off a lot of workers.
Since the birth of the free market system.
Caveat emptor. You have to read every single word in an eBay ad before doing anything. Reject those that have even a scintilla of fraud or falsehood. Or even lack of information. As in all negotiations you have to be prepared to simply walk away. Let market forces weed out the scammers.
It’s all in the “definitions” that are allowed on that site. Be aware of what the defined words mean, and then you won’t have any trouble.
Words like "remanufactured" are tested and found to offend the least number of consumers so they're chosen.
You don't matter. If you become a movement that affects the bottom line, then you do.
Do I like it? Of course not. What I like even less is the computer service I pay a monthly fee to use being inundated with trarget adds based on my purchasing and online habits.
I bought a “refurbished” computer at $500 less than a new one from the Apple Store and used it happily for 7 years. Most of the items sold this way are returns (maybe gifts that didn’t go over well?) or they might have had a small defect which was easily fixable, but the buyer insisted on getting an exchange for a new one or returned it for a refund. So they really are “new” in the sense that no one has used them.
In any case, as long as the seller stands behind the product, I wouldn’t be reluctant to purchase something of this description as long as there were significant savings to you.
Ebay? If you’re looking for something you can be sure is legitimately new, go to Amazon.
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