How do I assure that an eBay or other used Joey is legally owned? Any suggestions for cheap sources?
Need a reliable Joey (new or used) for a seldom used TV.
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Get the receiver and smart card number and verify with DIRT that they are purchased receivers and eligible to be transferred.(no outstanding balance)
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I haven't looked seriously yet until I understand if they are registered with Dish like the regular receivers... apparently they are.
Dish allows purchased equipment to be bought and sold fairly freely. As lucky86 mentioned, you can verify this before buying. Many sellers actually include the receiver ID and smart card # in the listing. If a seller won't provide it (privately), don't buy it, even if it's really cheap, and you're thinking "I'll take the chance". 
If he is a retailer I wonder if he is going out of business and trying to sell of his stock. He's only making $6 on that Joey if it's new. Not only that but it's against the retailer contract with Dish to sell receivers on ebay. If he gets caught by Dish he'll be in trouble.
He's also selling Hoppers, 211z, 625, Sling Adapters, etc and in many cases, he's got 4, 6, 10 of the different ones.
Maybe he was a dealer and has no use for the items now ? I guess Dish retailers don't sell these on consignment for Dish ?
$55-60 is a common price on eBay. Dish Depot is selling brand-new units, which you can be 100% certain are "legit" and free and clear, for around $80. I thought they were almost 2x that normally.
Because you can shut it off anytime you'd like and have it turned on for the occasional time you'd like to use it. You can't do that with a leased receiver....
Not to mention that there are no contract extensions involved.
Which matters to some people.
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Which matters to some people.
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I bought two new Joeys from Amazon and returned the leased ones to Dish. This way I do not activate the guest bedroom Joeys except when we have overnight visitors. Saving $14 each month soon pays for the new Joeys.
