Its not just new Apple products, its everything old including old ipods like the nano, mini, or classic and all Apple accessories such as old discontinued keyboards etc.....
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Its not just new Apple products, its everything old including old ipods like the nano, mini, or classic and all Apple accessories such as old discontinued keyboards etc.....
My guess is that this is untrue, but if we take that it is true I bet you’re old company deserved it. People do get blocked from businesses and when that happens they often went above and beyond being terrible to employees. My hospital has a list of blacklisted people who are banned from getting service because they abused the staff one to many times.
People refurbish cars all the time. To be fair I only recall seeing it used for classic cars.
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Yes. Especially if you perhaps forget to report your purchases come tax time....
Amazon does plenty of shady things that deserve scorn. This isn't one of them. Partnering with the OEM to ensure the highest quality products is a very good thing. Those who are price conscious have plenty of options where they can roll the proverbial dice and hope to get a legit product. Ditto sellers.
So, if your mom went to the Apple store to get her Mac fan replaced & they took one that “seemed alright” from a junked old Mac in a back room; then charged her... you’d have no issue??
I’ve worked for universities & government organizations... NONE of them do half-assed computer repairs using old/untested parts!
The fact that you were “legally handcuffed” into not practicing what I would consider a shady manner, is probably one of the reasons your company got the job!
Your comment is silly.
I'm currently trying to pickup a refurbished SE. The third replacement should be here on monday. Going through Amazon's 'certified renewed apple vendors' the first phone had a broken power button/sleep and was unusable. The replacement for that one had a broken proximity sensor, touchscreen that only sometimes worked, and a 'wobbly' home button. When I called in to return that one the customer service person suggested I get a refund and try buying it again from a different seller rather than a replacement.
We'll see what's wrong with the replacement for the replacement next week, but it seems like there is a decent amount of fraud/shoddy work Amazon is willing to put up with from their 'certified vendors' in order to keep the selling volume up.
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No antitrust trust here. Just certain elements using the power of the federal government minimize Amazon at any opportunity.
Limiting used sales is definitely an issue. However, Amazon and Apple restricting who can sell the new product is needed and a must.
I work for a company who is an authorized seller for several brands. Listings turn in to the Wild Wild West without this type of control by 1) Amazon and 2) the brands themselves. All the lack of limitations do is hurt the consumer. Customers tend to go with the lowest price, but that lowest price is usually from the unauthorized sellers.
I work for a company who is an authorized seller for several brands. Listings turn in to the Wild Wild West without this type of control by 1) Amazon and 2) the brands themselves. All the lack of limitations do is hurt the consumer. Customers tend to go with the lowest price, but that lowest price is usually from the unauthorized sellers.
If you live outside of NY, I believe there is no tax on purchases from Adorama and B&H.
I bought a 5K iMac from Adorama (the original one) and got free shipping and no sales tax.
Of course, you’re supposed to report that at the end of the year.
Amazon is starting, or has started charging sales tax in certain states. NJ is one of these states. BH I agree with.
I'm not quite sure if its "brand protection" because if it is why just now!? They could have done it along time ago.
Now that Apple-Amazon has a business deal happening and this is happening too. Apple has a track record of muscling out their retailers and this might be the case. I've read somewhere, I cant remember where, they require telcos to sell some Apple products so that they can also sell iPhones.
I thought restoring was using original parts while refurbishing was using new parts. I guess if you are scrapping parts from old cars than it would be restoring.
What do you expect, typical Apple abusing its market power.
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Who made Apple judge, jury and executioner?
That is not how fair trade is made.
Can't speak for the rest of the world , but here in the UK most Apple products are cheaper on Amazon than the official Apple store.
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I believe the rule was (and may still be) you can charge sales tax at the time of purchase if you have a physical presence in that state. If that’s still the rule, it makes sense Amazon’s ability to charge sales tax would increase as they put warehouses and facilities in each state. There was a US Supreme Court decision two terms ago that might have modified or changed that rule.
Or I could be waaaaayyyy off or mildly off. I find most tax law to be tedious and I don’t follow it all that closely, except come tax time.
Anyway, I do think we’re going to get to a point soon where the deals B&H or Adorama offer will become obsolete and you’ll have to pay sales tax with every purchase. There’s just too much revenue for states to leave on the table.
By protecting the consumer from shady operators?
Even if you don’t see or agree, it benefits all involved to have sales from authorized sellers, IMO.
Think about this from a business standpoint—-who gets the blame for problems with machines or repairs from sketchy third parties? Apple gets the blame.
Apple has one of the most powerful brands in the world—-they need to protect it.
The authorized sellers have to be clearly indicated. If somebody wants to buy from someone else, it is their problem. They are not all shady.
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Why would Apple get the blame? They did not buy a new or certified machine.
That is correct. But people tend to blame Apple; not the reseller. Or they associate a bad experience with Apple.
It’s not right, it’s not fair, but thats way it is.
Apple, as a brand, wants to control customers’ entire experience with the brand.
I bet eBay drives them nuts.