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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 702398" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>In my experience you have to closely examine exactly what you're buying because "refurbished" can mean different things depending on who you're buying from. That being said, I'll buy a <em>factory</em> refurb, from <em>reputable</em> dealer, without hesitation. Reputable dealers making my short list are Amazon, B&H and Adorama. I'm sure there are many other perfectly reputable dealers but I've rarely really needed to go outside those three. Willingness to work with me should a refund or exchange need to happen is one of my primary considerations when deciding who to make a major purchase from. </p><p></p><p>What you're typically giving up when buying refurbished gear is the full manufacturer warranty and the fancy packaging. My D850 was bought as a factory refurb and came with a 90-day Nikon warranty. Everything was packed in a white Nikon box with all the accessories inside rubber-banded in bubble wrap... Crude, but effective, I guess. Adorama didn't charge sales tax, shipped it for free and the shutter count was eight (which seems oddly low but I'm not complaining). So in essence I traded nine-months of Nikon warranty, and the Nikon gold box, for a <u>very</u> significant cost-savings. I now have two more months to stress test the ever-loving daylights out this body looking for anything that might require warranty repair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 702398, member: 13090"] In my experience you have to closely examine exactly what you're buying because "refurbished" can mean different things depending on who you're buying from. That being said, I'll buy a [I]factory[/I] refurb, from [I]reputable[/I] dealer, without hesitation. Reputable dealers making my short list are Amazon, B&H and Adorama. I'm sure there are many other perfectly reputable dealers but I've rarely really needed to go outside those three. Willingness to work with me should a refund or exchange need to happen is one of my primary considerations when deciding who to make a major purchase from. What you're typically giving up when buying refurbished gear is the full manufacturer warranty and the fancy packaging. My D850 was bought as a factory refurb and came with a 90-day Nikon warranty. Everything was packed in a white Nikon box with all the accessories inside rubber-banded in bubble wrap... Crude, but effective, I guess. Adorama didn't charge sales tax, shipped it for free and the shutter count was eight (which seems oddly low but I'm not complaining). So in essence I traded nine-months of Nikon warranty, and the Nikon gold box, for a [U]very[/U] significant cost-savings. I now have two more months to stress test the ever-loving daylights out this body looking for anything that might require warranty repair. [/QUOTE]
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