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Since this was not available to me through MS, did I do something wrong by buying from a source that is sell-through? As long as I am refurbishing what will be my computer and reselling it to him?
Some of the EULA rules can be very confusing.
You have basically broken a rule of being a registered refurber straight off the bat.
These refurb licenses you have just bought, although legal ie you will have the coa. Is illegal or against the refurb rules.
When buying refurb licenses they must be purchased from a distributor. When you sign into your portal you should be able to see a list of licences distys in your location.
You buy them in packs of 3 at a time. Cost as
@Porthos mentioned previously is c$90 or so.
This buy and sell for $1 lark, again is illegal,
If you are going to resell the same machine to your clients in a refurbished state, you must have had it in your possession for a minimum of 60 days. Basically you cannot buy a old machine, refurb it yourself, and then sell it back to the client, as a single service /repair.
I have written a couple of stickies on the refurb side of thIngs. Please read, and digest it.
Microsoft, can and do audit their refurb members. So you need to keep extremely good records,
of :-
who you bought a machine off.
When it was bought.
What you did to it.
What you installed.
When it was installed,
The old coa.
The new coa.
Where you purchased your refurb kit from.
Keep proper paper trails of everything.
Think about it, you have only just passed and became a refurber. Do you seriously want to risk not just your membership, but all the additional income you will get because of it?
Just for the sake of what appeared to be a cheap licence?
It isn't worth it. Same as we tell clients, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is.
If you want any help at all with the refurb side of your business, start a thread, and tag me.
I've been a refurber now for many years, was one of the first registered refurbishers in the UK, and have had countless arguments with Microsoft over different things, including licences, and coa's. So I do know what I'm talking about here, (not blowing my own trumpet) just helping you, or any other tn tech when it comes to being a refurber.
Also don't forget, that it's YOUR name, and YOUR business at stake, your reputation. If your client doesn't want to do these things the right way, it's up to you to educate them.
Doing things cheap, or cheap enough will bite you in the ass.
The machine your going to refurb. Again as has been mentioned, will run with the spec your thinking of. But it will run like a snail on speed.
Try to get him to at least have a ssd upgrade. And upgrade the ram to least 4gb.
Re the processor, I generally check the processor against the cpu listing. If the total is >1000, I will recommend the ssd route, if it's <1000 then forget it. As although it will run better, it won't run fast enough for my liking.
(I can't remember the link to the cpu list, as currently out, when we get back later, I'll edit this post and link you to it).
I do this with all clients who are looking at upgrading their drives to ssd's. If I'm not happy with the number, I'll refuse the job, and explain my reasoning behind my decision to my client.
Yes I may lose out on £130+ each time. But my honesty goes a lot further with my clients. Just something for you to mull over.
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