Also silver version for £152.99

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPad-Mini-7-9-Inch-Retina-Display-Wi-fi-16GB-Silver-B-Grade-/361532303586

I thought the warranty started the moment the device is switched on/gets activated on their servers?

:neutral_face:

​You might be right, I only mentioned that because someone brought it up in the previous deal that was slightly dearer

might also be worth noting that those ones would have to be nearly new, grade b no chance and going by the last ones, have a look at the ipad air for £179 recently thread which were like new but were in a terrible state. Would I chance a refurb from Argos, never again.

All gone.

I bought a laptop from Argos that was a refurb, it was awful and had a Roxy music CD still in it, the packaging was a plain smashed brown box.
Never ever again.

Heat ordered thanks

I've had a couple of refurb tablets from Argos eBay and were in excellent condition. One of them (Acer) stopped charging after 12 months and a couple of weeks and Argos still did a refund.

I like Roxy Music.

Must have been "For Your Pleasure"

Great little retina iPad, highly recommended had mine 18 months.
Nice cover that I use, for less than a tenner: http://www.amazon.co.uk/JETech®-Diamond-Display-Protection-Built-In-Black/dp/B00CY2IPBI/ref=pd_sim_23_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51U96P7RrUL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=177W3VRV2M6GJJE45JY1

Now out of stock of the Argos refurb 'B' grade.


If you did want a retina iPad you can get brand new factory fresh for £199
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-retina-display-7-9-Inch-Space/dp/B00GOFU81Q?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

I got a grade A ipad Air from them in the last deal, never again.

Not true !!. Just bought a brand new factory sealed ipad air on ebay. Checked with local Apple store BEFORE we opened it. They checked the serial number and confirmed that the 12 month warranty started from the point of original purchase. our new Ipad was already out of warranty without ever being opened or registered (but we had a fair deal).

Is there a way to check how long of a warranty an item has online?

Yes.

Brilliant iPad, the mini 2 is decently fast but just avoid iOS 9. Mine was happily running on 7.1.1 until curiosity got the better of me and now it's horrendously slow - but, of course, I can't downgrade back to 7 or 8 as Apple knows best.

You need the serial number (IMEI also works for cellular-enabled devices):
https://checkcoverage.apple.com/

You won't be able to pre-check with Argos without actually having the unit in your hands.

there is no way these will have any warranty on them, they would need to be less than a year old to have one and even their "as new" models which really were c grade or lower didn't have them so any chance of a B grade one having anything left is....

someone above added the link you need but you will need to get the ipad to check.

Mine arrived today looks like it's brand new!