"Class A" Refurb

[endo022]

Can someone tell me if this is true or not:

a product deemed as a "Class A" refurb is a product that has never been used;
a store bought that product from another store that has gone out of business and by law, they have to label that as a "class A" refurb.

The reason why I'm asking is becuase I recently purchased a camera and that's what the sales rep told me. It's a brand new camera but classified as a "class A" refurb since it was bought from another store that went out of business. The camera has "never" been used....it looks believeable as I got the camera yesterday and everything looks brand new in the box. It still has the full manufacturer's warranty.

Can someone enlighten me?

Thanks

 

[Atlantean]

I bought a 21" monitor last year that was "refurbished" from dell, when the box came to me it had a redirect from nortel... so I got the thing brand new from nortel.

 

I got a class a refurb from a computer place in Cleveland ohio and its been running for almost 2 years! Gotta love my g500 21".

 

[endo022]

so is the definition of class A as defined by the sales rep true?

that it's still a brand new item but just has that label because it's been repurchased off another store?

 

[vi edit]

Might just one that was purchased, opened, and then returned. And then legally not able to be sold as new.

 

[endo022]

I'm kinda still doubtful....what's there to tell whether or not if it's a true legit "class A" refurb or the run of the mill manufacturer's refurb?

 

[EyeMWing]

Heh, on things like cameras, factory refurbs are BETTER - every one of them has been hand inspected and repaired, whereas new units are only spot checked.

 

[endo022]

hmm....never thought of it that way before EyeMWing

the pessimist in me always bears it's ugly head first