what is a Open Box on newegg

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well the Open Box sound cards are a whole lot cheaper - why? do they not work?

[=98=]

Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

Probably returns, B-Grade or repaired.

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Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

Would a discontinued item be listed as "open box"?

[=98=]

Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

Don't think so, unless it meets the criteria given above.

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Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

I'll take the risk, it's 50% less .

[Hayden-G]

Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

I saw an Open Box LCD moniter on there. It's because it is discontinued, samsung came out with a new version.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

Open box means literally that. It's been opened, usually because someone decided they didn't like it and returned it.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: what is a Open Box on newegg

Most significant difference: after 15 days, you own it forever, no returns to the egg, no mfg warranty. You can't return for parts, you can't return for labor, you can't return because it just stopped working.

Oh, and there's a high likelihood that you WILL NOT get any accessories even if the item requires the accessory to function with your hardware--i.e., adapters, cables, etc.

Newegg has their explicit Open Box Policy on their website, but those are the two most important aspects for most folks.

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Yea it's ok for me though because I can just download the drivers from the website.

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wtf is going to happen to my order??

i ordered a open box item right (its discontinued)

and anyways so i ordered it last night at 5PM on newegg. over night, they have gone through the "steps" and im up to "step 3", so the credit card has been charged successfully and it will ship today. BUT when I went to click the item i ordered, it said this item has been "de-activated". wtf??? am I getting what I paid for or something different??

[megawhompertoo]

Re: wtf is going to happen to my order??

it said this item has been "de-activated". wtf??? am I getting what I paid for or something different??

"discontinued"=you may have purchased the final one

'egg is usually pretty good about shipping you what you paid for. If they ran out before you ordered, they'll issue you a refund.