Apple iPad Pro 2 12.9" Tablet (2017) (S&D) (Open Box)

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I’d give 10 stars if I could. Arrived in what appeared to be brand new condition. Very happy with this purchase! FOLLOW-UP: I'd give zero stars if I could... I used this iPad for about 6 months when I noticed it began having issues restarting. The screen would flash then go black for a couple days without notice, even after attempting a hard restart and plugging it in to my Mac. It would eventually power back on so I always attributed the issue to the iPad running software updates. It only happened a few times and I really didn't think much of it at first. Several months ago I ran into the same issue, only this time the iPad never restarted. I attempted updating the iOS manually by hooking up the iPad to my Mac - nothing. I tried restoring the iPad to factory settings - nothing. I plugged it into various outlets using various charging cords and plugs - BIG FAT NOTHING. When I reached out to the seller, they said there was nothing they could do because I was outside of their 90-day warranty. The seller encouraged me to buy ANOTHER refurbished/renewed iPad from them because "it is unlikely you would have another issue. 98% of our iPads are in 100% working order." If they are that confident about their inventory, then I feel they should make this right instead of shrugging and saying it's too bad I was unlucky enough to get one of their garbage iPads from the 2% that DON'T work. I recently took the iPad in to a local repair shop where they sent it off for a diagnostic. The last several months being without it has slowed down my workflow and irritated me to no end, especially when it worked so beautifully before. I'm designer/illustrator and rely a lot on the iPad for both personal and professional work. When I finally heard from the shop 2 weeks later, they said there were several issues with the motherboard and that they were unable to repair it. I would need to ship it to New York where I found a company who could recover my files. I would encourage ANYONE looking to invest longterm in an iPad to buy new. BUY NEW. Apple has a 1-year warranty on their products - don't risk buying a refurb when they can't stand by their work. Especially when you're not saving that much money anyway! Just don't risk it... BUY NEW!! Very disappointed.