> I'm amazed that you can take used stuff and put any sort of a warranty at
> all on it,  and not get into a serious mess in the process...
 BB> What kind of a mess am I going to get into? 
Ok,  maybe that was a poor way to put it...
 BB> It either works or it don't and if it don't work to the 
 BB> customer's satisfaction you simply give them another one. 
I guess it depends on what you're starting out with.  Most of what I saw that 
came in to the store I worked at as "trade-ins" were pretty much junk,  and 
very few of them were worth messing with.
We did sell the occasional used battery,  but not with any warranty on them.  
I'd demonstrate that they had _some_ kick to them,  and that was the extent 
of it.  If it started the customer's car when we put it in there that was 
good enough for some people.
 BB> After all, you don't have an awful lot invested in either the 
 BB> original or the replacement. 
True.
 BB> There was a guy here in OKC a few years ago that would warranty 
 BB> them for as many years as you wanted. It just cost more for 
 BB> each additional year you wanted it guaranteed. Same old battery 
 BB> regardless of whether it had a 30 day warranty or a 5 or 6  
 BB> year warranty.
We could be somewhat flexible too if somebody wanted to get a new battery but 
would allow for less than the ordinary warranty...
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