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-===Summary===
+Reports from consumers, as well as investigations by ''heise online'', describe an issue where used and refurbished Seagate hard drives are being sold as new. Many buyers reported receiving drives with extensive prior usage, despite being marketed and priced as brand-new products. The issue appears to stem from deceptive practices by certain sellers, rather than Seagate itself; though questions remain regarding how these drives re-entered the supply chain.
-Recent reports from consumers & investigations by ''heise online'' show an issue where used & refurbished Seagate hard drives are being sold as new. Many buyers reported receiving drives with extensive prior usage, despite being marketed & priced as brand-new products. The issue appears to stem from deceptive practices by certain sellers, rather than Seagate itself; though questions remain regarding how these drives re-entered the supply chain.
 [https://www.heise.de/news/Gebrauchte-Seagate-Festplatten-als-Neuware-im-Umlauf-10254276.html Heise Online Report]
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-====Nature of the Issue====
 Customers who purchased Seagate Exos-series hard drives from several different online retailers—including '''Amazon, JB Computer, Mindfactory, Reichelt, Alternate, Böttcher, Büroshop 24, Galaxus, Jacob, Kosatec, Maingau, and Proshop'''—reported inconsistencies in their drives.<ref name="heise-online-report">[https://www.heise.de/news/Gebrauchte-Seagate-Festplatten-als-Neuware-im-Umlauf-10254276.html Heise Online Report]</ref>