FG>  MS>     RS display items have typically been pawed over by just 
FG> about 
FG>  MS> everyone from inept clerks who never read the 
FG>  MS> manual but are trying to demonstrate the item to 
FG>  MS> kids wandering through the store wanting to be 
FG>  MS> "entertained" by pushing buttons.  You don't know 
FG>  MS> their history.
FG>  
FG>    And they're typically discounted for that reason, so if you're 
FG> willing 
FG> to take the chance....
FG>    I once bought a TV from RS that way. But TV's are a no-brainer 
FG> that 
FG> don't invite the kind of playing with the controls that scanners can. 
FG> A few
FG> cosmetic scratches, but works fine for 10 years.
    Be sure all the accessories that are supposedly included are with the 
item.  RS employees "borrow" such things as AC power supplies or 12V cords to 
try out other display items.
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