I found this interesting, I grabbed the opportunity to buy 3 xeon e5 v4 with a steep discount from amazon.co.jp itself, not through a seller. When they arrived, in amazon packaging, very well packaged, I realized that one had been opened.
I assume a heatgun was used on the serial number / manufacturing information sticker on opening of the box. It was not torn and somehow in excellent overall condition, despite being opened; this sticker covers the top and over the side of the box, covering the opening. the serial number on this sticker matched the CPU, and one of the other two CPUS were manufactured in the same batch as the opened box, each with matching serial numbers. I tried to replicate the delicacy it would take to open the sticker on another box without tearing or disfiguring it, I could not.
However, the most odd thing about these 'new' cpus, despite one being opened but sold as brand new, and despite getting them for roughly 50% off retail, was that the one opened box had a sticker put on the top of the Xeon, which was visible through the window on the box's packaging. This sticker was on the lid of the xeon, not on the plastic protector the CPU sits in.
The sticker was in japanese, it said: "使用期限 2020/6/30" This translates as expiration date, but more accurately means "use limit" or "use deadline." Effectively, this open CPU was informing me that it is no good to use after June 30, 2020.
I assume a heatgun was used on the serial number / manufacturing information sticker on opening of the box. It was not torn and somehow in excellent overall condition, despite being opened; this sticker covers the top and over the side of the box, covering the opening. the serial number on this sticker matched the CPU, and one of the other two CPUS were manufactured in the same batch as the opened box, each with matching serial numbers. I tried to replicate the delicacy it would take to open the sticker on another box without tearing or disfiguring it, I could not.
However, the most odd thing about these 'new' cpus, despite one being opened but sold as brand new, and despite getting them for roughly 50% off retail, was that the one opened box had a sticker put on the top of the Xeon, which was visible through the window on the box's packaging. This sticker was on the lid of the xeon, not on the plastic protector the CPU sits in.
The sticker was in japanese, it said: "使用期限 2020/6/30" This translates as expiration date, but more accurately means "use limit" or "use deadline." Effectively, this open CPU was informing me that it is no good to use after June 30, 2020.
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