sori to say i myself used to work in such line . . my management would also do such business tactics by turning used  phone into new or refurbished sets.. from whr i came from is just decent honest living. . but my boss says ppl like us cannot survive at all cause honest simple minds. . we were thought how to see o can tell what set are recon o not. .i really feel bad seeing ppl hard earn money buying things which are not up to par. . so i resign even though i really needed a job. . . i never buy set in TS mention area. . if can pls buy ORI sets from well known kiosks . . the chances of recon set are low. . i heard lot of stories related TS areas . to TS is just ur luck and u can sue them.gd luck