Oh. Well, I'd still get one. $100 is $100. I'm sure it's covered, and you'd have some options if you got a completely ravaged, unworkable turd.
AT&T, Apple, etc. Refurbs are a nice way to go for many things.
My iMac came in a plain brown cardboard box, not the usual box with photos, logos, graphics, etc. It had all the packing materials, styrofoam inserts/spacers, etc. But from the outside, all you saw was a small Apple logo beside the words Certified Recondition Product, or something like that.