What does "Grade A refurbished" mean ?

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What does "Grade A refurbished" mean ?

#1 Post by wearetheborg » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:23 am

I bought a laptop which was said to be of "GRADE A INDUSTRY STANDARD".

What does grade A mean ?

It had a screw missing, and it had some company OS on it.
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#2 Post by pianowizard » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:46 am

Where did you buy it from? Every reseller has their own definition, so you should either check their web site or ask them. I bought a "grade A" TP600E from geeks.com 5 years ago and it looked pretty crappy.
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Re: What does "Grade A refurbished" mean ?

#3 Post by leoblob » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:03 am

wearetheborg wrote:I bought a laptop which was said to be of "GRADE A INDUSTRY STANDARD"...
Unfortunately, there is no "Industry Standard" for ratings like this.
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#4 Post by eddy eddy » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:17 am

This the grade that comes after SSS; SS; S; AAA and AA.

If it's not written "mint", you must count on luck.
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#5 Post by wearetheborg » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:55 pm

It was from ebay.
Its not mint, but I'm not too broken about it. Screens good, and 20 months of ibm warranty left.
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#6 Post by Tholek » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:31 am

IMO, no refurbished item is worth considering unless it was refurbished by the manufacturer, and even then I bat an eye.
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#7 Post by Robbyrobot » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:14 am

If it's not written "mint", you must count on luck.
And even if it is. "Mint" can mean many things to many people too. The only real insurance would be detailed photos of the actual computer to be sold, but such things are often not forthcoming.
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#8 Post by wearetheborg » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:04 am

Tholek wrote:IMO, no refurbished item is worth considering unless it was refurbished by the manufacturer, and even then I bat an eye.
I should have said "Grade A used". It seems to be a corporate laptop.
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#9 Post by kensplace » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:53 am

The way ebay is going, one of these days I expect to buy something in "mint" condition, and find it arrives smelling of mints....
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