why are my logitech g230 mic not working

Just spend the money on the brand new headset.I have been experiencing very strange behavior with my Logitech G230 headset, specifically the microphone. Unless the headset is on sale, like mine was at about $22, don't bother buying this. But the listing is misleading and some things are just straight up false. Overall, the product is decent and works. My external microphone driver isn't working on my laptop right now (thanks, Dell) so I can't attest to the microphone audio quality. Sound is pretty good, they're decent at noise suppression. Also, the listing advertised that there wasn't even an on/off switch but here we are - we got it. I had to buy a two male to one female converter to use this. That really should have been advertised, because my laptop wasn't compatible. I am a bit upset that the audio jack in the specs was listed as 3.5 mm, when in reality, the microphone and headphone male jacks were split into two. Other than that, the headset works pretty well. I didn't take any photos of the dirt because I washed it ASAP. It wasn't totally off-putting, but I didn't really want to put the headset on and have it so close to my mouth and nose). I washed the whole thing off with some isopropyl alcohol and there still was a distinct smell to it that I couldn't exactly place (dog mixed with cigarette smoke? Not sure.

Dirt in the microphone on/off switch where you couldn't even move the switch, there were stains on the cord and earcups. The microphone was covered in debris and god knows what else. While it claimed to be out of the box in excellent condition, it wasn't really 'cleaned' and I wouldn't call it 'excellent'. It wasn't clear that this product was refurbished.

Misleading listing, the headset refurbished.

Why are my logitech g230 mic not working