Indeed, I wish I would have found this great review site before purchasing from Avalon Tronix (same as Avalon Gadgets / Foto Electronics, they appear to use several different online identities). The Garmin nuvi 350 GPS I purchased was emphatically described as "NEW" and "BRAND NEW" (caps theirs) in two places within their online ad. They sent me a factory refurbished Garmin nuvi 350. This was confirmed by Garmin, when I talked to them after finding that I could not register the unit on their website (as it had been previously... read full review »