How is it fair that a Microsoft-certified product leaves customers like me without real...

Discus and support How is it fair that a Microsoft-certified product leaves customers like me without real... in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I trusted Microsoft and bought a refurbished Xbox Series S from the **official Microsoft Store on eBay**. After just one month, the console started... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Rafael José Rodríguez, Apr 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM.

  1. How is it fair that a Microsoft-certified product leaves customers like me without real...


    I trusted Microsoft and bought a refurbished Xbox Series S from the **official Microsoft Store on eBay**.

    After just one month, the console started failing — it barely turns on after endless attempts and most of the time it shuts off with no display.

    I tried everything: different TVs, HDMI cables, offline updates via USB, factory resets… but the problem persists.

    I reported the issue to eBay, but they refused to refund or replace it. Now, Microsoft tells me the warranty is **"out of region"**, and if I want service, I have to **pay an absurd amount of money to ship it back to the United States** — almost the same cost as buying a new console — with no guarantees of getting a replacement.

    I've contacted Microsoft Support **multiple times via chats and phone calls**, but no one wants to help me **change the warranty region** so I can get it serviced locally in Bogotá, Colombia.

    I feel absolutely abandoned by a company I trusted.

    How is it fair that a Microsoft-certified product leaves customers like me without real support?

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    Rafael José Rodríguez, Apr 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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  2. bricker d Win User

    Customer Service Debacle #1229783452

    To be fair, the XBOX customer service representative lied to me about admins and customer service contact here. Also, one the back of the XBOX ONE case, real close to the Microsoft TM system information and XBOX LIVE information, it clearly says 2 - 6 players.
    SO, to be fair, Microsoft certainly seems to say that its plethora of engineers that tested the game before it was released to integrate WITH XBOX LIVE stand behind it as a product partner. No offense to you folks, but to claim Microsoft is an unwitting dupe
    is pretty naive.
  3. FearedNightmare Win User

    New Elite Controller = will it Level out the playing Field against = modified aftermarket controllers Scufs //modded. CHEATERS???

    The fact that the controllers have a "Certified by Microsoft for XBox" sticker inside proves that they are indeed certified products which are legal. I also never mentioned they were being sold by Microsoft. There are plenty of third party products sold
    for Xbox which are not made by Microsoft but are certified by them.
  4. DavidJCobb-EBB729B6- Win User

    Why the fuss on used games?

    How would you like it if your product was constantly being passed around to other people without you ever seeing another penny, while others continually make some of their money back. It's not fair, which is why this new system has come about.
    I'd
    deal with it, because it's a lot more fair than robbing people of their ability to own my product when they pay money for it.
  5. MichaelFrench Win User

    Sub par hardware and poor customer support

    Ya good luck, I never got any calls back. It not right that they are making their customers pay for their issues and poor hardware. What's sad is they say there is nothing they can do about being out of warranty, which working for a customer facing multi
    billion dollar company there is always a way around things just need some to say yes, yet they refuse to bed their rules to take care of their customers. Probably out of fear that they know they have a flat product and they don't want to avoid the cost to
    fix their own problems. It's sad how much I hyped Microsoft up until this experience and as of late it's been real tough being on the Microsoft bandwagon because let's be honest between companies like Apple and OS like Android, Microsofts products are inferior.
    Highly dissapointed in you lack of care for the customer Microsoft.
  6. Chubby Warhead Win User

    Thanks microsoft for giving the boot to all you hard core supporters with the Xbox one policies

    I too will be leaving Microsoft. They insulted me as a customer, I will not be treated like a criminal by a freaking toy.
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