Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite System - 120 GB Black

Well. I recieved the system in a timely matter and waited to hook it up until I recieved the game, Mass Effect, that I had bought on Ebay. It was about 8 days after purchase of the system that I recieved the game and hooked the system up. There was discoloration on the screen and then nothing. I hooked it up to my computer monitor through an HDMI connection and there was severe distortion and no sound. I complained, since there was a guarantee that the product would be in working order. After some reluctance, the seller promised to send me a new system if there was no sign of tampering. There was no sign of tampering and I recieved a "new" system and some complementary games. Fine if the "new" system worked, right? Well, the "new" system quit after a few minutes of play with THE SAME problem. Here are some quotes from the seller after I bought this "used system": " i did xclamp repair to it and had machine run 7 straight hours and no problems and retested before i boxed it up and worked with hdtv and hdmi it had to of gotten damaged in shipping but like i also said why wait until 8 days later even a dvd played in the xbox would of showed a problems if their was any i know (sic)." Upon reciveing the system a second time not in working order I recieved this: "hi nathan all working great had it on for 3 hours playing halo no problems no wierd anything (sic)." Okay, so he was basically saying their was nothing wrong and it was all in my head. Yet the deal was if I send it back and there was no evidence of tampering he would repair it, right? Well, I recieved a system with some games, which means there WAS NO TAMPERING ON MY PART. So, when the system shows up again not in working order he says it is my fault. After some arguing, he reveals this: "see i sent you another system but it had the same shell all the internals were different well i will not send refund until i see item was shipped back to me and technially i dont even have to since i did sell as is and it goes back to you (sic)." You know what I had to end up doing? It cost me LESS money to pay Microsoft the $99 to repair the repeatedly broken system (or systems if this guy was telling the truth) than it would to deal with this guy to get a damn refund. So watch out and ask a lot of questions if you by from him, because I had an awful experience. If you notice, he not only sells "used" Xboxes but also Xbox parts and motherboards. So if you buy at a low price you are risking a jury-rigged system by what could be, at best, described as an amateur circuit-jockey. My advice, buy a broken system for $200 and spend the 99 bucks to repair VIA MICROSOFT it if you want it cheap. With repairs you get an extended warranty, too. That's what I am doing b/c of this bull!@#$, except I paid $340 for it and could have bought a new one for the same price now that I have to get it repaired BY A PROFESSIONAL. BEWARE, these systems are modified or repaired even he doesn't list them as such.

P.S. For those unaware, "sic" means "as said". Those quotes are direct cuts/pastes from the seller's messages to me.