ZOJIRUSHI 4.0 L Hot Water Dispensing Pot Boiler Warmer CD-LCC40 CORD ONLY!!!!!!

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CORD ONLY, CORD ONLY, CORD ONLY, CORD ONLY, BUT READ THE LISTING!
ZOJIRUSHI 4.0 L Hot Water Dispensing Pot Boiler Warmer CD-LCC40  READ CAREFULLY, VERY VERY CAREFULLY!
I FOUND THIS IN AN UNPAID STORAGE UNIT THAT I PURCHASED.  THE FACTORY BOX IS QUITE WORN, BUT THE UNIT APPEARS TO BE NEW AS SHOWN.  I PLUGGED IT IN JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS TO SEE IF IT POWERED UP AND IT DID AS SHOWN.  HERES THE DILEMA.  THE CORD FOR THESE POTS SELL FOR ALONE.  CLEARLY THE CORD WORKS AND IS MONEY IN THE BANK IF I SELL IT ALONE.  HOWEVER, THE POT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY TESTED AND THE OWNERS MANUAL ACTUALLY SAYS NOT TO DO SO WHEN EMPTY (SEE PICTURE 12).  EVIDENTLY THE ACTUAL POTS ARE ONLY WORTH A FEW MORE DOLLARS WITH THE CORD THAT THE CORD IS ALONE IF YOU LOOK AT PAST EBAY SALES.  NOW, I DON'T WANT TO THROW AWAY A PERFECTLY GOOD NEW POT, BUT IF YOU BUY IT AND FOR SOME REASON, IT DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, THEN YOU WILL WANT TO SEND IT BACK FOR A FULL REFUND, WHICH IS CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDABLE.  THE PROBLEM IS THAT I END LOSING THE SHIPPING PRICE THAT I PAID TO SEND IT TO YOU AND THE RETURN SHIPPING PRICE BACK TO ME.
SO, I RUN THE RISK OF ACTUALLY LOSING ROUND TRIP SHIPPING IN THE EVENT IT DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, ALL TO MAKE MORE UP FRONT.  I DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA, WHEN I CAN SELL THE CORD ALONE FOR AND HAVE NO RISK AT ALL.
SO, HOW DO I DO THE RIGHT THING HERE?  SEEMS A SHAME TO THROW AWAY A GOOD, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A NEW DISPENSER, BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE THE SURE BET FOR ME NOT TO POTENTIALLY GET BURNED.  ANY SUGGESTIONS???????????