PacManPlus Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I was looking at the 10 in 1 I had bought, and I thought, "these would make great joysticks for the 7800 (with the two buttons in front)..." So I called them, asking if they would sell me and non-functioning units (thinking I would re-wire them). They told me no, they are not allowed to sell them. Why would that be? They would be making money on items that don't work... I don't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 There is a number of reasons that OEM's will not sell equipment that is known to be defective. The most important is that they could be liable if you suffered any type of injury from using their product in the condition that it was sold to you. Another is that it's just not good business to sell off your failures. And another is that it makes you less likely to buy a regular piece of equipment. There are some other reasons...but I can't think right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcakus Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Because they can reuse defective shells and PCB's easy... why sell them off. If the whole thing is defective because of a bad chip or wire, no reason to junk the whole thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMika Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 It is also a tax write off. If they sold it to you, they would have to claim it. I think they are required to destroy them, too. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky817 Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 how expensive are they? couldn't you just buy another one and re-wire taht one? doesn't seem to be too big of a problem to me *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Yep...if it can be reworked in any way, it can't be written up as a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 how expensive are they? couldn't you just buy another one and re-wire taht one? doesn't seem to be too big of a problem to me *shrugs* What you do with it after you purchased it is not their concern...they just won't sell it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Wow - ok I get it. Thanks for the replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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