Tested/Untested on Ebay

[iggy12345]

Have you ever had a seller claim that they didn't test their hardware before posting a listing on Ebay? Have you ever had someone claim that their hardware was tested and working, but then when you got it, it clearly had never been working in the first place?

[iggy12345]

I previously bought an old Dell Dimension XPS Pro from 1997 on Ebay, it was listed as "tested working" it was almost $600

When it arrived I found that while it was clear that it indeed turned on, it was in no way working... The screen would turn on, and a blinking cursor would appear, but that was it. The ROM chip on the motherboard was bad and the entire mobo had to be replaced for something like an additional $100.

 

So tested to me means nothing more than the hardware had some kind of light or indicator that turned on when they put power to it.

[saintlouisbagels]

Regardless, I would use eBay's refund policy because the Buyer has far more power than the Seller.

[iggy12345]

2 minutes ago, saintlouisbagels said:

Regardless, I would use eBay's refund policy because the Buyer has far more power than the Seller.

This was years ago, and the rest of the computer worked, it was just frustrating. Plus I got the build working, I just want to know what other people's experiences have been

[thrasher_565]

i have a evga 6800 ultra pcie that i got for $150. said it worked. was packaged realty well. the dvi screwed were falling out. something odd on a $600 gpu...

well no pitcher. got my moeny back thow.

 

also had a x299 mb that also didn't work. got my money back too with that.

 

had alot of thing that i won but never shipped... scam bay...

 

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by thrasher_565

[iggy12345]

1 minute ago, 8tg said:

I always specifically go for items where they show it truly working, booted, running something on a test bench. Unless it’s a vetted seller I know I can trust otherwise.

Ill pay more for the confidence in the product as well, if my choices of GTX 970 are a stock image post “tested and working” for 80$ and a post with personal images showing it in a system running games for $100, I’m spending the extra $20.

I would like to say I do the same, but when it comes to vintage electronics you don't always have that luxury since knowing it's tested and working basically triples the price

[Needfuldoer]

Unless there's a photo of the thing working, assume it's broken.

[iggy12345]

1 minute ago, Needfuldoer said:

Unless there's a photo of the thing working, assume it's broken.

oh for sure, but sometimes having pictures doesn't even help