dude..lets try and start over..
I only asked u for the link 'cos i was genuinely interested in knowing if the prices have indeed plummeted so much. Had ur reported prices been verifiable, i would have definitely adjusted my pricing/change my opinion about selling my console at that price.
What i meant or rather the rep from microsoft had to say in their email was that they were not dumb enough to fall for our little antics of bricking the consoles due to some faulty transformer on our end because i did mention THAT I WAS IN INDIA and thus any service rep at microshaft with an IQ of 80+ would immediately understand that a transformer was used. They replied that they would take into consideration that a another device(step down transformer) may have been the cause for bricking the console in that event and therefore nullify the warranty even if you or i did try servicing the console at a local microsoft service centre and then try shipping the console back to US of A to get it fixed or replaced(if you explained the story the way i did). microshaft didn’t get to where it is today just on sheer luck. they probably have a well documented database for servicing and tracking serviced consoles using the serial number. both consoles and step down transformers are electronic/electrical equipment. so if a console can be faulty why can’t a transformer too? thereby damaging the console irrespective of the quality of the transformer. atleast that’s what i think janet tried to imply in her email. oh BTW janet was the rep who replied. now everything that has been said above is what i ASSUMED when i recieved a reply from janet and nemesis has also further reiterated in his post. i apologize if i was wrong in ASSUMING so and i’ll do my best to be more elaborate and specific next time while doing my homework.
About the transformer. The very reason i bought the transformer was to safeguard the console from bricking it. Also, i’m not forcing anyone to use the transformer. Its an option that i’m offering, and i’m not charging the buyer for it. If anything, the probability of on bricking the console with a cheap converter(which is what a majority of the junta uses) is much higher than doing so with the right wattage converter.
with 4 months of warranty left and an asking price of 15.5K, who in their right minds would wanna purchase such a console for that price and that’s what i intended in my second post. it’s not about how much warranty period is left or whether the console has a high failure probability or even if the console can be serviced/replaced. no one buys a console in order wait longer for it to be serviced than to actually get some play time on it and pay one way shipping charges(you said it yourself). and that’s why i said i was initially interested.
and i admit i haven’t made to many posts to be called a master guru, so feel free to judge me from that angle. but the real funny part is for you to actually think that you can get away by selling a console for 15.5K under such circumstances. and then go ahead and call everyone else a noob. good luck bumping pal.
you’d have better luck selling it off the forum then hoping to find someone here. mods, do this guy a favour and delete this thread before anyone(including myself) starts jumping the gun and arguing over who said what and meant what. for all you know next i’ll be called a ps3 fanboy(which i’m not) for replying by the next poor soul who reads this thread and no one wants another fanboy war.
u r getting far too worked up about this whole issue. Had u just shot across a PM about wat u had to say, i wud’ve either done the needful or convinced u with the right justifications. U have assumed far too much and on the wrong foot.
the price of 15.5k is at a good 45% discount to the prevailing market prices in India. and thats not it, i’m offering a $40 game, accessories worth another 1.5k and a XBOX Live Gold card. And i’m willing to negotiate further..!!!
whether my price is right or not, is up to the buyer to decide. I feel my price is fair and hence this thread.
If u have anything else to point it out or report it to me or the mods. please do so..but please dont crap the thread..
