Should 2nd. Buyer Receive Guarantee ?

I mentioned above how "refurbished" items that are auctioned at placed like Ubid or Egghead/Onsale are usually brand new items on clearance/closeout with the warranty shortened. You can tell the new items usually, because as part of the auction or direct purchase you can buy an extended warranty.

Extended warranties are a good example of how it is a matter of $$$$. If you are willing to pay more, what is basically an insurance company will guarantee the product for a longer period. I never buy the extended warranties. The very few items I have paid for repairs over the years is easily not more than what I would have paid in advance for an extended warranty.

A good friend of mine feels differently, but he is a heavy user. He had a high end VCR break on him after 4.5 years of use. He had extended the warranty twice to 5 years. The model was discontinued and they could not get the part for it, so they gave him a brand new current model for a replacement.

Elizabeth has a good point. My experience is that a lot of things like CD Players, Computers, Etc, break right away if they are going to break, so if you pick up one used that is a couple years old, that has worked fine, it will continue to do so.

We can EDIT our posts now, I just noticed. GREAT Agon!!