Originally posted by Mtlpig

Wrong, wrong, wrong.
"Practically new" IS NOT new. If they are selling it as a 100% new unused part & they send me a used or opened item intentionally - that is illegal. (I know I'm an attorney.) So the point is, if they want to sell me a part that someone else has fiddled with, they should tell me up front,& let ME decide wether or not a used or "practically new" part is worth my hard earned $$$.
And as for their return policy, that is their choice of business (and a big reason they do well.) That, I repeat, is their choice, NOT mine. So in effect, THEY are reaping what THEY sow. If they can't handle having so many returns that work perfectly fine, then change the policy. That is perfectly legal. Selling me a part that has been used (although in "like new" condition) while claiming the part is new is a lie and perfectly illegal.
Mtlpig, esq.
Mtlpig,

Please use the provided quote feature if your going to quote someone.

And can you please show me WHERE it says that sending you that part is illegal. And you have understand, that they can't really verify whether or not a part has been "fiddled with" unless its really obvious. They can only verify that the package has been opened. Unless of course the persons states in their RMA request that they did use it. However if you OC the stuffing out of a processor, decide you dont like and ship it back as DNU (Did Not Use). Then, its never been "fiddled with" as far as I know.

I mean think about this in terms of the car industry, to draw a parallel. Ever "new car" on that lot already has like 50 miles on it from testing and transport. And God only knows how many people have sat in it or test drove it. Now if you walk into a stealership and ask for 'that' car but 'new' there going to point you to Factory rep who is going to charge you for custom order. Those are usually about 1.5X more expensive then if you had driven off with the New Car at the lot.