My friend bought a second hand laptop but it broke after 3 days?

@lady1993 (27224)
Philippines
September 3, 2020 8:25pm CST
My friend wanted to buy a new laptop for work but her family advised her to just buy a used one since it's cheaper. Her sis in law knew someone who was selling her laptop for 310 USD - so she bought it. But then after 3 days the battery overheated or something and the laptop was unusable now. I told her to get at least 290 USD back, but our other friend told her just to get 220 USD back since she's used it already... yeah, for like 3 days? I just hope they'd get to settle it properly since her sis in law was friends with the seller. What would you guys do in this situation?
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• Agra, India
4 Sep 20
This is one big reason why I don't buy second hand products. They always come up with some or the other such problems
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
so true, the only second hand products i am willing to buy are clothes.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
9 Sep 20
@amitkokiladitya We have a lot of second hand stores here, it is as common as groceries. You just have to learn how to inspect the clothes well for damages.
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• Agra, India
8 Sep 20
@lady1993 not even clothes for me..where do you buy second hand clothes.
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@rakski (123450)
• Philippines
4 Sep 20
oh my. She should have bought a new one. It is difficult to buy second hand gadgets
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
true, fortunately she got a full refund and it only took a few days.
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@rakski (123450)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
@lady1993 that is good to hear. I hope she will just buy a new one
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
4 Sep 20
Sounds like your friend got duped. I would have never bought a second hand laptop. It is priced cheaper but you'll end up spending more.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
Right? fortunately she got a full refund for it.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
4 Sep 20
My techie friend advised me never to buy a second hand laptop no matter how tempting the price is because there might be hidden faults already that is hard to see unlike when buying a second hand desktop. I just bought a brand new laptop last month I think for my daughter's online classes. Are those people selling really friends?
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
It was just someone her relative knew... but still a sensitive situation. I heard that laptops have become rare now though, hope she gets to buy a new one.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
9 Sep 20
@lady1993 there is a shortage because of online studies, the one I bought for my daughter only cost me 37k pesos with lots of freebies, now its 40k + and you are right it's getting harder to find.
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• Sonora, California
4 Sep 20
I bought a refurbished iPad Pro, which I’m using now, but I bought it from a reputable dealer, you do have to be careful with used laptop. $310 seems a bit high for a used laptop I bought my niece and nephew one a couple of years ago for just over $100 and ir works fine..l
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
Indeed, that was an expensive second hand laptop. She got her money back though, so that's good. I hope she gets to buy a new one, laptops are rare now because of virtual learning.
• India
4 Sep 20
That's pretty bad and reason 2nd hand items are not worth
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
true, i hope she learned her lesson.
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@choijungeun (2631)
• Hangzhou, China
4 Sep 20
i love second-hand products,but i won't accept any second-products from my relatives or friends.i have to take it before i used and tested.It's just like a flea market and a treasure game.I'm very enjoying in it,because i'm a poor person.Surely sometimes,i will buy some bad second-hand products,but most of time,they're very good and necessary to me
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
i don't think i've ever bought second hand gadgets, since my parents advised against it too.
@jstory07 (139725)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Sep 20
That was a lot of money for a used laptop/ I hope she gets her money back.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
she actually did, i was quite shocked how fast it was... she was lucky.
@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Sep 20
That should never have happened. I hope she gets some money back. I am not a fan of laptops but have to use one now since a storm put out my desktop PC. Yesterday the laptop overheated but today it is working fine.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
yes, fortunately she got a full refund. She kinda ranted to me that her sis in law got annoyed because she was always asking for updates on the refund. But that's her right too.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
was there a receipt when the laptop was bought? was there a warranty even though it was second hand?
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
She mentioned about warranty... but fortunately she got refunded quickly. Just hope there was no bad blood with her sis in law.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
4 Sep 20
I have to check it up first. I know anything which costs very cheap is inferior.
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@emnuhpe (993)
• Medan, Indonesia
6 Sep 20
This is one big reason why I will not buy second hand laptop again.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
oh so it happened to you before?
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@emnuhpe (993)
• Medan, Indonesia
8 Sep 20
@lady1993 Yes, fortunately it is still a guarantee. It's just that it wastes my time and my work is neglected
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@Overflowing (3709)
4 Sep 20
its better to buy new ones to avoid such scenario
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
true, i am sure she learned her lesson now.
8 Sep 20
@lady1993 yes i guess so ma friend, there are many cheap laptop nowadays because its already a necessity
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@lminhchi (62)
• Hanoi, Vietnam
4 Sep 20
I think your friend should take money back at least $290 like you said or change it to another one if the seller has replacement.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Sep 20
fortunately she got all her money back.
@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
4 Sep 20
Feeling sad on this loss
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18 Oct 20
Just don't buy second hand laptop you never know what it is used for