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post Nov 21 2006, 05:54 AM
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Make a Profit on your Broken Xbox 360
Posted by XanTium | November 20 23:54 EST
 
From xbox360fanboy.com:
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Tim had some back luck with Chromehounds bricking his 360. So, he had to package it up and send it off to Microsoft ... but for a fee. Tim sent us an update and that he had to pay to get his Xbox 360 working again, stating that he "eventually got it repaired for half the normal price ($65 as opposed to $130)".

But to Tim's surprise he received a letter from Microsoft today and attached was a check for $96.75. The letter read:
"Upon further review of internal repair data, it has come to our attention that the Xbox 360 console you previously paid to repair is qualified for a free out of warranty repair. Attached is a check to reimburse you for this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience."

Tim paid $65 to repair his Xbox back in the day and today received a check for over $95 ... do a little subtracting and ... that's a $30 profit!
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News-Source: xbox360fanboy.com and flickr.com

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post Nov 21 2006, 05:06 AM
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thats frikkin sweet...happened to anybody else here?
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post Nov 21 2006, 05:17 AM
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post Nov 21 2006, 05:18 AM
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i payed 90 instead of the initial 130 and when i got my check today it reimbursed me with 130. so i got a 40$ profit MUAHAHA BEAT THAT
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post Nov 21 2006, 05:21 AM
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post Nov 21 2006, 05:31 AM
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Yup thats a great story for ms. Its called damage control PR. Hope they rectify the defective console situation for everyone that had one.
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post Nov 21 2006, 05:45 AM
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pretty cool some people are seeing some cash back that they shouldnt have had to pay in the first place.

wonder if they have a huge list of launch consoles they charged people for, and are sending out tons of these.

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i payed 90 instead of the initial 130 and when i got my check today it reimbursed me with 130. so i got a 40$ profit MUAHAHA BEAT THAT


how long out of warranty was it?

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post Nov 21 2006, 06:10 AM
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how long out of warranty was it?


brought it at launch and the first time i sent it back and paid 90 was in july ... 17th i think to be sure
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post Nov 21 2006, 06:33 AM
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Yeah, but why does it qualify for a free fix - what did they do ?!? WHat was the problem exactly ?

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post Nov 21 2006, 06:41 AM
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post Nov 21 2006, 06:42 AM
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post Nov 21 2006, 06:44 AM
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QUOTE(CAjr45 @ Nov 21 2006, 04:25 AM) *

MUAHAHA BEAT THAT


um my 360 didn't break at all and i didn't have to send it anywhere? laugh.gif
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post Nov 21 2006, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE(grim_d @ Nov 21 2006, 06:51 AM) *

um my 360 didn't break at all and i didn't have to send it anywhere? laugh.gif


Same. Are me and Grim the only ones on this site who haven't had a busted 360? laugh.gif

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post Nov 21 2006, 08:35 AM
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QUOTE(Boiker @ Nov 21 2006, 01:10 AM) *

Same. Are me and Grim the only ones on this site who haven't had a busted 360? laugh.gif

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My first busted, but I was able to do an even swap at BestBuy, didn't have to send anything back, just walked in and exchanged, done in 10 minutes.
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post Nov 21 2006, 08:35 AM
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QUOTE(Boiker @ Nov 21 2006, 08:10 AM) *

Same. Are me and Grim the only ones on this site who haven't had a busted 360? laugh.gif

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I never owned a busted 360... actually, I never owned a 360 at all. huh.gif
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