What Is Your Opinion On Buying Used Components?

[Snapy1]

I personally wouldn't have a problem with it, anything wrong with it that is listed in the add if you buy off Ebay or something can be returned and refunded if the buyer excepts returns. But I wonna hear your two cents on it, have you ever done it, have you ever had anything go wrong with it, let me hear your opinions.

[Enderman]

I would only buy stuff that wouldnt have a big chance of dying, like a cooler, case, or speakers

[themaniac]

well, just recently i went looking on craiglist and i found some great deals, so i will say its great

[Epiceleon]

def the case idk about anything else tho.

[Khajiit Dealer]

There are 3 things I never buy used:

GPU

CPU

PSU

[Tedster]

I got my motherboard used, my GTX 680 used and my Define Mini used. They've all been fine.

Don't buy used PSUs or HDDs. SSDs are kind of a grey area.

[Lays]

Perfectly fine, bought LOADS of used stuff, like 10 GPU's, 2 CPU's, lots of fans, RAM too.

 

 

People act as if the person they're buying from has done anything to the part that they wouldn't do lol.  PC components are pretty dam sturdy and usually have big warranties.

Not buying CPU's used is confusing to me, most have transferable warranty's that last years.

[AresKrieger]

I won't except case

[DarkBlade2117]

PSU, HDD, and SSD and Case. ( could be some dents/scratches ect missing parts. )

[Daegun]

Never again will I buy a used motherboard. On one, the SATA ports will occasionally quit working (yes, even while running) and won't work again until I reset the bios. The other one has really spotty fan headers that will only work if the header is pressed in the right way, resulting in me having to tape them down to get the fans to work continuously. Not fun times.

[Oshino Shinobu]

It depends what it is. Generally, I'd only buy the case used, but I think unboxing new components is one of the best parts of building PCs, so I tend to buy everything new.

[GzeroD]

There are 3 things I never buy used:

GPU

CPU

PSU

 

I on the other hand have bought all three of these things used in the last 2 years.

 

Hard drives are the only thing I am wary about buying used.unless the discount is super cheap and the power on hours are reasonable.

[Toddwjp]

There are 3 things I never buy used:

GPU

CPU

PSU

 

yeah pretty much this though i would include hard drives as well, 

[ryantakesnaps]

I've had good results with the stuff I bought second hand. But for the most part I try to stay away

[GzeroD]

yeah pretty much this though i would include hard drives as well, 

 

Buying a used non unlocked processor is generally not a huge risk. and great deals can be had on 3000 series i3's through i7's 

Hell I recently bought 2 Sandy based 8 core Xeons (2665 ES's) for about $100 each. Well worth the risk of needing to go through Ebay's guarantee system if something went wrong.

 

In the last few years I have bought many  seller refurbished GPU to replace parts in a family members computers that have all performed as well as their original OEM parts. As well as a used 7850 that still works flawlessly in my ITX rig.

 

Knowing what your looking for when buying used hardware is key. along with buying from a good seller or from a service who will support the buyer in any claims/Disputes. if your buying on ebay make sure you look through the whole listing closely missing a line tagging the part as "for parts or repair" or "not working" could sour your experience and you would have no one to blame but yourself. (I usually get a friend too look over the items I'm looking at getting to make sure I'm not leaping without looking)