Questions re broke ipod

Ok my ipod(20gb, 4g) hjas developed the probelms that seem to be reasonably common on here.
Essentially it stopped playing mid track yesterday and now i get a folder or sad ipod icon. Ive tried restoring it but when I launch the updater and connect it, it justs sits there whirring away and the updater stops responding(Ive left it for as much as 30 mins with no luck)
Clearly it needs a service but this is where my problem comes in.
I brought it on ebay from a guy that imports them to the uk from the us. I get the impression he was just buying them in the us and then selling them on. That being the case where does that leave me re warranty. My recipt from him is for december 1 2004 but I obviously dont know when it was originally purchased.
Any hints. When I can get one of the new ones for £219 I dont fancy paying 170ish for a replacement one of mine.
Any tips on avoiding the service would also be appreciated

I know what you mean, I bought mine used/refurb off of Ebay too, so I'm under no warranty as well.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61771
That's what I found on it... I'm having problems with my iPod too, we might be better off sending it in through a 3rd party for repair.

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