Shuffle not being recognised when plugged into USB

I just bought a refurbished first gen Shuffle a few days ago, it worked fine until I tried to plug it in today, nothing happened; no light. I tried wiggling it around a little bit, and the green light came on very quickly, then went off, I tried it on several different USB ports on this computer, and on my PowerMac, same thing on each port, wiggle it a bit and the light comes on, then goes off. I don't see why this is suddenly happening now, the cap hasn't come off since I last plugged it in.
Any ideas?

I just bought a refurbished first gen Shuffle a few
days ago, it worked fine until I tried to plug it in
today, nothing happened; no light. I tried wiggling
it around a little bit, and the green light came on
very quickly, then went off, I tried it on several
different USB ports on this computer, and on my
PowerMac, same thing on each port, wiggle it a bit
and the light comes on, then goes off. I don't see
why this is suddenly happening now, the cap hasn't
come off since I last plugged it in.
Any ideas?
IF it's an Apple refurb get it replaced at an Apple Store. IF not, and your seller gave a warranty, get the seller to replace it.

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