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Originally Posted by murraypaul
It isn't as simple as that though.
At least in the UK, if an item is not fit for purpose, or dies before a reasonable expectation of its lifespan, the sale of goods act places the burden on the retailer to make good, not the manufacturer. As a purchaser, the only contract you have entered into is with the retailer, you haven't made any agreements with the manufacturer.
So Amazon already have to have all the lawyers in place to deal with people whose iPods break after a month, and so on.
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I had no idea you could get an iPod at Amazon. Learn something new every day.
Oh, interesting about the UK. Here in the States we have manufacturers' warranties ... which can be extended through the retailer, but you pay extra for it. Most of the time I don't bother with extended warranties.
So, if you purchase someting on eBay in the UK, you essentially take it with no warranty?? I mean, good luck getting Joe Blow in the US to stand behind something he sold to someone overseas via eBay.
It certainly is a complex field ... and I'm really glad I didn't go into it. Most of it sounds incredibly unworkable to me.