no. there is a HUGE flaw in the 360. they over heat them selfs and kill them. microsoft finaly gave in and isued a 3 year extended warnity. but i would go to the skub bag that gave it to you and make him eather buy you a new one or fix it. because i think he know it was broken.
if you dont get hit to get you a new one eather a) sue him or b) call the cops b/c that is illegal to sell a defective product (i think)
Its a civil matter so calling the cops wont help
OK.
If the 360 got a ring of death, that was probably unpredictable.
But if you bought it, and the first time you turned it on you got the ring of death, contact the seller.
And Brian, you keep bashing the 360, but yet, the PS3 doesn't stand a chance against the 360.
He didnt mentions anything to do with the PS3, he just stated the fact that the 360 does have hardware issues.
Alright, ya, we're going to try and contact the seller and if we can't and he really is a total jerk and completely jipped us off, then it sounds like we'll be covered with the new 3 year warranty. Thanks guys for the input.
You need to call M$, if it was me id tell them you bought it new a while ago, didnt keep the reciept and didnt register the warrenty (no one does that anyway so its not important).
All you need to prove is that you bought the item within its current warrenty period. Since all 360's have 3 year warrenty then its clear that you meet this criteria, they may get fussy and say you need proof of purchase, but if you are firm with them and say that the proof of purchase is not necessary as the items must still be covered by warrenty then you may make progress.
If the guy sold it to you broken, I.e. The first time you turned it on it got the red ring of death, Then he has no intention of replying to anything you may send.
The good news is the Red ring of death is fixable. It requires you to take apart the 360 and use a heat gun on the motherboard Processing units.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjjinHmEoss&mode=related&search=
There are video instructions all over the net, If this specific video isn't helpful (I didn't watch it)
That wil almost certainly invalidate the warrenty.
I agree the guy will probably not reply, but thats no reason not to try
He bought it second hand for $200. He can't send it back, he was swindled. If you mean to M$ I'm don't think they'll repair it without a receipt or warranty, something of that nature. (Nintendo will sometimes, they're nice though)
The two options he has, As I see it, is to toss it out and buy a new one or fix it.
like i said, you should be able to play the argument about dates, in that all 360's are still covered by a warrenty so proof of purchase (which is essentailly proof of date of purchase) shouldnt be essential
its against trading standards to sell a known faulty product so yes, you could sue him
and as an extension its against consumer law to sell a faulty product whether you know is faulty of not. And refund/exchange should be offered in such cases.
Sue him? If this guy was afraid of getting sued he wouldn't have done it. The chance OP is going to sue him is extremely small, the scam artist knew this. And this isn't even taking into account the large possibility that the purps identity/location Is probably unknown.
id sue him if he (and m$) refused. Ive done it a 2 ebay sellers and 1 highstreet retailer (Argos), they always back down in the end. I agree he may not have been affraid of it when he sold it, but thats no reason not to do it
He could simply claim that he didn't know it was faulty. Buying through craig's list isn't like eBay, there is really no buyer protection.
The situation with MS is complicated, you will probably need some form of identification to prove it is yours. So you might just need to get the guys name and information, if he has registered it.
OR
I personally have found MS customer support to be VERY helpful. The customer service people are generally very understanding. So you could explain your situation to them, give them a serial number and prove you have a valid 360. And then they could fix it for you anyway.
Regardless of where you buy from the laws are the same, it's statute. if i sold you a Rolex Watch in the pub you would have the same rights as if you bought it from a highstreet retailer (minus any high street warrenty - not the same as manufacturers warrenty)
Ive havent had to deal with M$ in a while, but they are friendly. Proof of ID shouldnt be necessary, i mean if you had legit bought it from a shop 2 years ago you'd have trouble proving it was yours now. And hardly 10% of warrenty registration forms are filled out, they arnt needed for the warrenty to be valid
Since you are not the original purchaser the warranty is not valid to you.
if the unit have been registered by the original purchaser you can not lie.
Sueing wont help and if it would is not worth it, you should hav got a new one
for 80 more bucks at walmart.
Warrenties float over the item, not the vendor or consumer so it will transfer with the item.
