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Page 13 - Consumer WarningNo Warranty - Counterfeit Products! Each week I am contacted by someone who purchased an Escort/Beltronics radar detector or a Blinder laser jammer from an unauthorized dealer and found out that they do not have a manufactures warranty or a counterfeit product. Escort, Beltronics, Blinder, Whistler and many other companies have a disclaimer in their manual that states "If your purchase is from an unauthorized dealer or Internet auction site including Ebay, U-bid or other unauthorized dealer" your product will be excluded from warranty! Remanufactured Units!
When confronted about not having a factory warranty, he told me that I could purchase a warranty through them for $39.95. Adding up their sale price with their warranty, the remanufactured 8500 price exceeded the cost for a new unit by $10.00! Also in November of 2007, ebay’s largest Escort/Beltronics seller “I-Net Distributors” was raided by the FBI and a complaint was filed in the US District Court alleging that they “obtained their radar detectors through a false designation of origin and violated Beltronics trademarks through counterfeiting”. Buy ONLY From Authorized
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In December 2006 I questioned a sales representative from Overstock.com regarding the Escort and Beltronics radar detectors that they were selling on their website. He admitted to me that the detectors were remanufactured units. 
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