I have always bought refurbished and had no problem. It has the warranty same as new. I also think the technician who repairs it has to check it off and has his name on the repair. If it’s not right, it will come back on him. New phantoms aren’t checked. When you turn a new one in under warranty they many times send you a refurbished back as their policy. When I bought my p3 I couldn’t tell it wasn’t new. When I got my p4 it was new, not refurbished as I ordered, but the refurbished price. Refurbished has an r in the serial #. I’m frugal and live well. The way to go.