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unreliable tablet, 7 months old

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I bought a 10.1" tablet off eBay 7 months ago and it locks up for no reason, regularly, which makes it useless. Its not a software issue as I've done a factory reset a few times and the result is the same.

The seller is difficult as it a Chinese outfit with a UK address for sales purposes. They refused to supply a VAT invoice at the time.

I think its too late to leave negative feedback and I doubt eBay will get involved either as its outside of the 60 days - does that still apply?

I paid via PayPal which doesn't help the situation I think.

Any ideas? Thanks

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  • LilElvis
    LilElvis Posts: 5,835 Forumite
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    roytom wrote: »
    I bought a 10.1" tablet off eBay 7 months ago and it locks up for no reason, regularly, which makes it useless. Its not a software issue as I've done a factory reset a few times and the result is the same.

    The seller is difficult as it a Chinese outfit with a UK address for sales purposes. They refused to supply a VAT invoice at the time.

    I think its too late to leave negative feedback and I doubt eBay will get involved either as its outside of the 60 days - does that still apply?

    I paid via PayPal which doesn't help the situation I think.

    Any ideas? Thanks

    Have you contacted the seller? What did they say?

    Did the tablet come with a manufacturer's warranty?
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    (Its not a software issue as I've done a factory reset a few times and the result is the same.)

    Possible it is a firmware issue as you are just reinstalling the original firmware .
    Usual would be to flash new firmware to the product .
    That can be difficult with the no name Chinese imports .
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