>> What's the difference if they replace the 4MHz-only chips to
>> me or to the eBay seller? None.. just an excuse not to do it!

> Maybe the seller got them *with the message that they were 4 MHz 
> only*?
> In that case there was nothing wrong with uChip selling them to the
> seller, so why should they take them back?

A potentially valid point. It may be the case, but most sellers are 
keen to not let such liabilities out of their hands once they are 
known about. The actual cost of an IC is small compared to it's 
selling price. You are paying for the development costs and overall 
profit targets. Binning parts is liable to be the cheaper long term 
solution and most suppliers have learned this the hard way.

Reality check: Is it known that MChip sell any of these parts with the 
caveat that they only work at 4 Mhz?



        RM


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