Sorry to bump this old thread but I'm in the same situation I purchased 4 "new" devices from an ebay seller "apethouse" and inside I saw a receipt from goharddrive.com meaning they are the ones fulfilling the order and these are clearly used but resealed as to appear as new. Smart data show everything 0 but I have a feeling these are refurbs with SMART data cleared. How can I see the previous SMART data on these drives? I don't want to risk copying my files to them and then die shorty after.
They have a bunch of good feedback but I think most people just don't care because of the cheap cost. I care mostly in principle like why would you sell them as new if they are refurbs?
Here is the ebay listing: HGST Ultrastar 3TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - HUS724030ALE641
They have a bunch of good feedback but I think most people just don't care because of the cheap cost. I care mostly in principle like why would you sell them as new if they are refurbs?
Here is the ebay listing: HGST Ultrastar 3TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - HUS724030ALE641
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