Open box 6950 2GB on newegg $216 sound reliable?

Anybody?


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Figure Open box items should be discounted fairly heavily --- First off Newegg charges the original purchaser a 15% restocking fee on returned items so on a $290 that would gain them $44 ($290 - 44 = $246) - then their Open Box policy does not guarantee that the accessories will be included so you might get just the card (so you'd need to buy a crossfire bridge - 2 Molex to PCI-e adapters - A mini display to display adapter - and a DVI to VGA adapter in order to get all of the missing accessories) so whether the $216 price is actually a savings to you depends on if you need any of those.

Add to that the fact that it being open box means it was shipped to someone and returned for unknown reasons and the open box policy also states :

So they are pretty much telling you that the manufacturer warranty may be void on the product since it was already shipped to someone and the manufacturer may only warranty to the original purchaser so if they registered the card for warranty you may be out of luck !!

And though they do give you a 30-day refund only return policy taking advantage of that will most likely cost you the 15% restocking fee deducted from the invoice (so another $32 for Newegg and they resell it again !!) - So I'd avoid OPEN BOX items unless the price is heavily discounted !!

yeah I agree with the above poster, personally I would avoid open box at almost all costs