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dolemit3 said:

stewroids said:
I'm just wondering what happens to the videogame consoles that are returned by customers and kept as open boxes, or the consoles that become defective? Do they contribute to adjustments by any chance? Can it be possible that due to the Christmas rush being over and the return season upon us, that the sales were adjusted?

They are resold as refurbished/opened items at a discounted price.

In many cases this is true but I wouldn't guarantee it.  I was recently working on a persuasive letter assignment for my technical writing course and in looking for information about OtherOS support I came across a response to Sony from the FTC on this matter.  It seems that its possible some consoles may be resold as new provided that certain guarantees can be made about the circumstances of their return.

 

Source:  http://www.ftc.gov/os/opinions/resaleofconsumerelectronics/061220staffopintosonyelect.pdf