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Faulty items from an Auction?
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I have bought from auctions a few times. I was warned about the pallets of electrical stuff. Unless your handy with electronics then dont touch them with a bargepole.
I bought a toy recently. All appeared to be in good condition and unused. I thought 40% of the retail would bring me close to 50% with fees.
Got it a bit less than that. When i got it home i noticed the battery charger wires were a bit dodgy. Plugged into a circuit breaker and switched on. POP!.
Oddly it didnt trip the breaker. Cut the battery connector off and used my universal smart charger that will do almost anything.
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