Edit: I pulled the trigger and went with the open box option. Too many unknowns with refurbished and the additional $67 for open box is worth the peace of mind and full warranty.

Hey guys, I'm looking at picking up a monitor that appears to be discontinued and Best Buy offers it refurbished from a 3rd party with 90 day return policy or for about $70 more open box and full warranty from Geek Squad.

Does anyone have any experience with refurbished vs. open box from Best Buy? Is the $70 savings worth the risk for refurbished from a 3rd party? It doesn't say if there is anything wrong with it like dead pixels, just that it's refurbished.

Thanks

Hi everyone, my son‘s iPad that I bought refurbished for Christmas for him just stopped working yesterday morning. We took it to the Apple Store and after running all the tests, the tech said that the display must be shot. It’s out of the Amazon marketplace seller’s warranty date, so they aren’t being any help. I was looking online at the Apple refurbished store and they don’t have what we were looking for, but now I am looking at Best Buy. There are two refurbished options, one is Apple certified geek squad and the other one is Apple certified. The geek squad option is not available for the item we are looking at, but does anyone have experience with Best Buy refurbished? It doesn’t say anything about it being from a marketplace or a third-party seller

I'm stuck looking at the 55" LG C1. One TV is Refurbished (excellent quality) and the other is Open Box.

Price is the same.

The Refurbished has a 1-year warranty, and states " This is a Refurbished product in Excellent condition, with very light to no signs of wear. Product has been tested for 100% functionality."

The Open Box has a minimum 6-month warranty (1 year I think?)

Open Box: LG 55" 4K UHD HDR OLED webOS Smart TV (OLED55C1AUB) - 2021 - Open Box | Best Buy Canada

Refurbished: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/refurbished-excellent-lg-oled55c1aub-55-2021-4k-hdr-oled-smart-tv-factory-refurbished/15692942

I read somewhere that the Refurbished in excellent quality is less likely to have issues because it's been thoroughly tested, whereas the Open Box could have been returned because of dead pixels, screen tinting, or some other issue (or it was a floor model).

Any experience, thoughts or help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Mainly asking if there is a rating higher than (Good) ?

bought a controller from Bestbuy and just waiting on it to arrive. Did I make a mistake, will the controller be scuffed and worn down or worse, gunked up?

I only have the eBay rating system to go off of, Acceptable is below Good and Good is usually used when there isnt anything cracked/broken or clear sign of wear on the item.

I cant really find any item that is not (Good) on bestbuy refurb section. the controller is like $20 less than new if that helps.

Any idea ?

What's the difference between the 3? I thought everything refurbished had to be top notch?

Is it ok to buy a "fair" or should I avoid that?

Hello all!

I found a great deal on a Lenovo Slim 7 for around $400 less than retail value at Best Buy open-box.

Is this something that is trustable for buying a gaming laptop?

Thanks!

I was able to pick up a "Fair Condition" Ally for $460 at my local Best Buy. I know people here are stressing picking up an Excellent, but wanted to offer up an experience from someone who often buys used Fair during sales to maximize value.

• You can return anything bought at Best Buy during holidays up until Mid January. This includes open box stock.

• Most "Fair" stock means no original box and/or missing part. It does not mean it is broken in anyway.

• My item was PRISTINE. Basically brand new but came with no box, no power supply. I bought an Anker 100W for $24 which IMO is better than the included and I'm going to use a dock for TV anyway.

• YMMV, but I've bought a ton of items marked Fair from Best Buy and it has never been an issue. They are NOT final sale, so worst case scenario you can return if not up to snuff.