An update guys. 2 weeks ago, I was contacted by the Reliance Digital guy and he gave me a quote for 67.5k for the 55 inch Samsung Q60R (down from 77k that I got when I had visited them). I turned down that offer since my budget is set in stone for 60k.
I started searching for my top choice which is the Sony X9000F, this TV was last sold on Chroma for 50k and since then it is out of stock. While it is a 2 year old TV, it is nearly as good as the 2020 X900H in terms of PQ.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x900f-vs-sony-x900h/585/12284
I found a seller in Mumbai (where I live) for 75k for this set. But he wasn't lowering it. Then I found another seller from Indore who is selling it for 53k (quoted 84k at first). He is like a middle man who purchases old TV models from company showrooms and resells them at a lower cost via small shops in his area. He has a warehouse where he keeps display pieces, B type models and brand new ones which the showroom have to discard after a year to keep new models.
Should I buy it from him? The guy claims that he has few brand new packed pieces of the x9000f. I'll be getting official Sony warranty of 1 year. I talked to him quite a lot about my concerns and he said he shares the same since even he doesn't know me as well. He has currently agreed to a partial payment of 35k upfront and rest on delivery. Says if there'll be any problem, he'll take the TV back and refund me the amount.
I plan to check the usage hours through the service menu and check for dead pixels/screen uniformity first thing I get the TV.
Please tell me what you guys think.
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