The terms all include Re-, which could also mean that the first owner
Refused to own it (for numerous reasons), and that someone feels that there
is a good chance that they can Re-sell it. It appears to be a good gimmick
here in the U.S.

I'd consider getting something with a good rebate over trying to save money
by bying Re- merchandise.

The likelyhood of something actually being Factory Reconditioned is highly
unlikely, since most products aren't sold in the same country (or even
continent) where they're manufactured. Nearly all of the Re- stuff is done
by sub-contractors, and is probably just the lowest bidder.

There are a lotta terms that are used loosely that are just convenient ways
of saying that the item was previously owned, and is now being recycled if
someone will buy it again.

In recent years, you don't know what you're getting, even if the article
isn't specifically marked as something referring to being previously owned.

When I bought a new (not re-anything) Packard Bell 1020? monitor about ten
years ago, the enclosed literature stated that the unit was (or may have
been) manufactured using components that included remanufactured/reused
components which meet required specifications.

Before that monitor, I had a crappy looking monitor from that Shack store,
that appeared to be a Re-something with a model number that didn't appear in
their product line (wasn't in any of their catalogs). It seemed to be a
previous not-very-good model in a new case, assigned a different model
number, and sold as a new unit.

Manufacturers, retailers and repair depots will obviously do almost anything
to squeeze more profits out of returned, poorly designed, badly produced and
possibly even damaged in shipment goods.

Cheers
WB
.................

wrote in message
oups.com...
Anybody know the difference between the words:
a) Refurbished
b) Reconditioned
c) Remanufactured
d) Rebuild


Thanks,
Eugene





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