{"id":7913,"date":"2026-07-14T17:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/?p=7913"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:10:12","slug":"likewize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/experience\/likewize\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware Likewize and soft_9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.likewize.com\">Likewize<\/a> and soft_9 found. I ran into them on Newegg. They are yet another pair of reasons to delete your Newegg account and make the painful commute to your nearest Microcenter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/newegg-dead-video-card-001-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/newegg-dead-video-card-001-1.png 1005w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/newegg-dead-video-card-001-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/newegg-dead-video-card-001-1-768x161.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a good look at that. <strong>Refurbished<\/strong>. <strong>Likewize 1 Year<\/strong> protection plan. Here&#8217;s the welcome email.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-11.png 652w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-11-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure says it is covered in their system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-12-1024x290.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-12-1024x290.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-12-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-12-768x218.png 768w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-12.png 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, this is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/information-technology\/newegg\/\">Newegg saga<\/a>.  Been a customer for over a decade but <em>no longer<\/em>. They ship junk and don&#8217;t stand behind it. I even logged a Better Business Bureau complaint against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Card only worked for 5 days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a new build. I installed Linux Mint Mate 22.3 in my spare time. Powered the system off at night since I hadn&#8217;t gotten around to installing folding@home. Almost done installing what I wanted, typing away in a text editor, boom! Both monitors blank. Power cycled. Got the dreaded one long two short beep sequence. Tried the re-seat, blow air, etc. Moved card to different machine. Again got the dreaded one long two short beep sequence of a dead video card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note the &#8220;serial number&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-13.png 554w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-13-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gigabyte serial numbers start with SN. This is a Market Place order number. Why would I need to lookup the serial number here? You see this clean black bottom of the card?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-1147x1536.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051-1200x1607.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626051.jpg 1434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s where the sticker with the Gigabyte serial number goes. No it isn&#8217;t on the back like they used to do with older video cards.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321-1200x896.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260714_1626321.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spent the better part of 2 days going back and forth with Gigabyte. If you have a Gigabyte account, you can probably see <a href=\"https:\/\/esupport.gigabyte.com\/#id:2040382\">the ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14.png 895w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-768x183.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png 666w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-300x32.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Likewize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise insists there is a one year manufacturer&#8217;s warranty. Well just WTF is the one year Likewize plan? One year warranty is only on brand new. Only reason I bought refurbished was because it was going to come with a one year protection plan. I got passed off and passed off, but I persisted on the phone and got to a &#8220;supervisor&#8221; who manually entered a claim that was supposed to be &#8220;reviewed within 48 business hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is what hit my inbox in under a second. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16.png 630w, https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I explained to her multiple times this <em><strong>refurbished<\/strong><\/em> item was sold with a Likwize one year protection plan. New items from Gigabyte do come with one year warranty but <em><strong>refurbished have only 90-days from date of repair<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday I will file a fraud case with the FBI. Tomorrow I will try to email Gigabyte again. I don&#8217;t spend more than $30 on a <em>refurbished<\/em> video card. They are never refurbished, just pulled from dead systems. A one year protection plan made it worth the risk. Who knew it was just wire fraud?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware Likewize and soft_9 found. I ran into them on Newegg. They are yet another pair of reasons to delete your Newegg account and make the painful commute to your nearest Microcenter. Take a good look at that. Refurbished. Likewize 1 Year protection plan. Here&#8217;s the welcome email. Sure says it is covered in their system. Yes, this is part of the Newegg saga. 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