You have to watch out for GC sometimes. Although they are of the better places to purchase from, they will try to pull an occassional fast one. I doubt that you will run into any trouble when you go to return the unit. If the location where you made the purchase is out of stock, order it from out of state and you won't have to pay any local tax. Tell them the trouble you experienced and expressthat you will only accept an unused "A stock" unit.