Anyone have any experience with a factory refurbished HP1 off eBay? I'm looking at one from BigZ electronics for 415$ do they come in original box and look brand new? Is the warranty null? Thanks
I have purchased many refurb's over the years, but never a scanner. I have always had great success with these products. I do not hesitate to buy refurbed. If Uniden sold "refurbs", I would not hesitate.
However, in this case, I am having a little difficulty imagining a scenario that would allow your question to make sense.
1) The radio must have been sold as new to a consumer.
2) That consumer must have returned the radio as defective.
3) The radio must have been brought up to spec's by the "factory".
Here it gets a little murky, lol.
4a) Factory resells radio as "Refurbished" to a different consumer. (I have never heard of Uniden doing this)
or
4b) Factory resells radio as "new". (Not nice!! But who would know???)
or
4c) Factory returns "Refurb" to original consumer (Uniden wouldn't call it a "Refurb", they would just say they repaired it). This third scenario makes the most sense to me. If your imagination can come up with a fourth scenario, explain it.
Now this takes us to the continuation of 4c).
5c) Original consumer (somehow) transfers "repaired" radio to BigZ. BigZ (in my opinion) has only a used radio to sell. Where/when would the word 'Refurbished" enter the picture?
I think there is something wrong with this story. If you know additional facts that might make more sense out of this, rephrase, or augment, your question.