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Facebook is honestly pretty good at detecting second accounts and won't let you make a new one if you already have a banned one You'll also lose a lot of onlin

• berryworm 6y ago
  OK then sell it to somebody else. "Bricked" in my opinion means the device can never be made to function again. If you can reset it, it is not bricked.
  • _iyig 6y ago
    You can resell the device (at a loss), but you will never recover the money spent on games and apps in the Oculus Store. In my case, hundreds of dollars spent in the years since the launch of the Rift CV1.
    • mcv 6y ago
      Demand that money back too. You paid for it, they deny you access to it. They should be obligated to pay your money back. Sue them in small claims court, raise a stink, and never do business with them again.
      • strombofulous 6y ago
        I see this a suggestion a lot and I can only assume the person making it hasn't been screwed by a company (sorry if you have, not trying to attack you). Unfortunately, the reality is that raising a stink won't do anything more than annoy the 1800 operators (if they don't have a button on their screen to give you what they want, it is impossible for them to do it for you, no matter how persuasive you are). Suing in small claims court is a) a massive ordeal (even without the lawyers) and b) a permanent, public record that you can legally be discriminated against for In my experience your only real recourse is a chargeback (which, to be fair, will almost always work), but that only is an option for a few months after your purchase.
        • justinclift 6y ago
          > suing [in] a small claims court is a) a massive ordeal and b) a permanent, public record that you can legally be discriminated against for Are you sure you're talking about the same thing?
          • strombofulous 6y ago
            I don't understand, why do you think this is wrong?
            • justinclift 6y ago
              Isn't the whole point of the "Small Claims" court, to be simple and not require a massive undertaking? Also, the discrimination thing is a result that I've not (personally) heard anyone mention before.
              • strombofulous 6y ago
                It's supposed to be less complicated than bringing in lawyers but you still need to file everything, show up in a suit, and be prepared to argue your case. It isn't like you can just fill out a brief online form and get a refund. It's an all-day affair. Also most courts are only open during working hours, so you'll have to take time off, but there are exceptions to this. I'm not sure how to respond to your second point about discrimiation, it becomes public record and "suing someone" isn't a protected class. Here's something I found after a brief google: https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/17917/can-companies-refuse-to-hire-you-if-youve-sued-them-in-small-claims-court-befor https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/17917/can-companies-...
                • justinclift 6y ago
                  Oh. You said "massive ordeal", which (to me) is much more than a single day thing. I guess it's just a difference in terminology. :)
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  • mcv 6y ago
    Don't sell it to someone else. Demand your money back from the merchant you bought it from. It's clearly defective.