what exactly does it mean when a product is "refurbished"?

Answer 1

Used parts, put back together to work like almost new.

Answer 2

It means that the company has at one point accepted the item as a return or trade. When they refurbish, they supposedly return it to new condition. You can usually find some pretty good deals by buying refurbished items, but the downfall is that on occassions, the item is actually faulty to begin with, which is the reason for the return, and the actual problem may go unnoticed and unrepaired...and buying it refurbished sometimes means "as is."

Answer 3

This is when a product has been sent back to a manufacturer by a person or a store because it is not functioning correctly.

The product's problem is something that can be fixed, so the company hangs onto it and fixes it. They then resell the product, but it is usually at a lower price because it is not exactly "new".

Answer 4

It's basically repairing the iPod to make it like new. If used iPods are return because they broke or something, they take the iPod apart and replace it with new parts. It's sort of like repairing a computer. Say your hard drive broke, but everything else is brand new. You would buy a new hard drive and replace it, so it will perform like a new computer. They will not replace all the parts in an iPod, they will only replace the parts that are broken or worn out, such as the hard drive or the battery. They tend to be cheaper than brand new products because not all the parts are new.

Answer 5

Refurbished is a word to say USED and depending on the product, under guarantee. But you should understand refurbished by looking at this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refurbished

Answer 6

In most cases, that is a product that was returned by a dealer or customer that had little or nothing wrong with it. The manufacturer could not re-sell it as new so discounts it as a referb. Many units go back with nothing wrong with them (the so called "test good units" but can not be repackaged etc. due (in many cases) the serial# has all ready been registered for warranty purposes.