Sealed in box, does not necessarily mean what you think

Hi,How did I learn? You may guess. Right, I learned the hard way. Unfortunately you were right in your guessing and I ended up paying the cost of my ignorance.I saw the product I was looking for and I got very excited. The price was very good, although reasonable for a brand new product.Due to the fact that it was a $500 purchase, I payed attention to every detail I considered to be relevant. From the title to the description the seller took good care of telling in big letters that the product was "SEALED IN BOX FROM THE MANUFACTURER"The seller's reputation was acceptable to me so I did buy the item absolutely convinced that "SEALED IN BOX FROM THE MANUFACTURER" meant NEW.Would you like to guess again? Be my guest.You are probably right one more time. The product was not new.It came in a SEALED BOX FROM THE MANUFACTURER as the seller described. What the seller "forgot" to tell me (and the rest of us) was that the product was REFURBISHED.I did not have to open the SEALED BOX to learn about it because the manufacturer did not forget to print everywhere in the SEALED BOX that the product was refurbished.The lesson is quite simple. To make assumptions is not the best way to avoid mistakes. There is more than one seller who does not do business in good faith like you or me, there is more than one seller who will mislead you and me in order to sell us something.These bad sellers are a substantial minority within the okay gemunity, however, they exist and they do business.So, my suggestions are:1. NEVER make an assumption when you have the opportunity to ask2. ASK the seller as many times as necessary until you get a straight answer3. If the seller does not answer your questions in a straightforward manner, then you should ASSUME that the seller has some reasons not to do it. Consequently, do not buy.Enjoy, have fun, save money if you can and do not repeat my mistake - DO NOT ASSUME AND ASK BEFORE BIDDING -Good luck!!!kramaks