Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Well you won't get anything "perfect" that's for sure.
I'm sure anything that is refurbished probably has more than a few dead pixels, or scuffing on the screen etc. Just a guess...
Refurbished can mean one of three things. First one is the item is used, but has been tested to be working fine, two it can be used and may have issues, or it can be a used/defective item from the start but fixed. I refurbish laptops for a living and they can range from being used but in like-new shape, or peiced together from parts.