FYI: I bought my EE from pcukid in June. On June 8 he/they sent me the following reply to my question about no returns (even if defective):
"Sorry I couldn't get back to you before the auction ended. If the item comes defective (this does happen extremely rarely) please contact us and we will work to get you an R.M.A. with our distributor.
Thanks for the bid,
- pcukid"
I don't know if their policy has changed, but I would imagine they would still be willing to help anyone who gets a bad unit.
Wish I had a reason to buy a second EE!