Fishy Deal

[p1cky]

Hi Guys,

I was looking for a 4gb R9 380 and found a deal on ebay 90$ cheaper than other sellers. The seller says that it has hardly been used but I'm not sure if I should buy it. There is no return policy and the seller has 100% rating on the 4 items he sold.

Thanks for any advice.

B.T.W. I live in AUS so prices are generally more expensive

[AllHokage]

If you could link us we could have a better insight and let you know if it is truly fishy.

 

But from what you are saying it sounds like a scam, so stay away from it.

[Enderman]

personally i would never buy PC components off ebay...

[p1cky]

If you could link us we could have a better insight and let you know if it is truly fishy.

 

But from what you are saying it sounds like a scam, so stay away from it.

Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MSI-R9-380-4GB-NEW-/321949292314?hash=item4af5ac571a:g:VH8AAOSwYaFWb1lI

[iamdarkyoshi]

personally i would never buy PC components off ebay...

I won the silicon lottery with my old 7970 on fleabay. Damn thing handled CCC's max OC at stock voltages

[Slyhawk]

Hi Guys,

I was looking for a 4gb R9 380 and found a deal on ebay 90$ cheaper than other sellers. The seller says that it has hardly been used but I'm not sure if I should buy it. There is no return policy and the seller has 100% rating on the 4 items he sold.

Thanks for any advice.

B.T.W. I live in AUS so prices are generally more expensive

no way of doing pick up? personally i would never buy something electronic from someone online unless i have a %100 guaranteed  

[Tmt97]

personally i would never buy PC components off ebay...

It's funny that whenever I ask where is a good place to sell computer components I'm told I should try ebay. Yet whenever anyone asks about buying from ebay, people say dont buy from there...

[AllHokage]

Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MSI-R9-380-4GB-NEW-/321949292314?hash=item4af5ac571a:g:VH8AAOSwYaFWb1lI

Yer I'd leave it, he is a new seller as well!

 

Try to buy new parts and not second hand parts (otherwise if you don't know what to check, 1 week later it will be faulty), kinda like my first car

[AlphaGamer46]

personally i would never buy PC components off ebay...

It is only a good idea to purchase PC components off of eBay if: 1. The item comes with a warranty, or: 2. You are trying to build a PC on the cheap.

 

For me, I buy all components that I can't afford to get brand new off of eBay because of the fact that Amazon in Australia is a pile of horse droppings. When I say that, I mean all they sell is Kindle eBooks.

[Slyhawk]

its an auction and your not sure to win, also he has buy out at full price.

[Dantastico]

I wouldnt trust it. but on a side notte i think it would have been hilarious if  allhokage bought it. Hes all like "90$? and in australia? you dont say.....can we get a link?"

[Slyhawk]

It is only a good idea to purchase PC components off of eBay if: 1. The item comes with a warranty, or: 2. You are trying to build a PC on the cheap.

 

For me, I buy all components that I can't afford to get brand new off of eBay because of the fact that Amazon in Australia is a pile of horse droppings. When I say that, I mean all they sell is Kindle eBooks.

if we ever get REAL Amazon   

[AlphaGamer46]

Hi Guys,

I was looking for a 4gb R9 380 and found a deal on ebay 90$ cheaper than other sellers. The seller says that it has hardly been used but I'm not sure if I should buy it. There is no return policy and the seller has 100% rating on the 4 items he sold.

Thanks for any advice.

B.T.W. I live in AUS so prices are generally more expensive

Hi. I live in Australia too, and this seems to be a good deal for the money. 

 

Remember that with eBay anywhere in the world, if you get ripped off, you can claim your money back through PayPal and they follow up on the case.

 

But getting back to your original post, it would be a good idea to buy it if you need/want it because if it's cheaper, other people will try to snag the offer.

[AlphaGamer46]

if we ever get REAL Amazon   

That'd be really nice but something tells me it won't come, at least for a while.

 

Lets hope the Kindle loses a lot of market share and hopefully we can have PROPER Amazon.

 

By the way, do you know if we can order from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk etc. because if we can, it would make life a bit easier.

[Enderman]

It is only a good idea to purchase PC components off of eBay if: 1. The item comes with a warranty, or: 2. You are trying to build a PC on the cheap.

 

For me, I buy all components that I can't afford to get brand new off of eBay because of the fact that Amazon in Australia is a pile of horse droppings. When I say that, I mean all they sell is Kindle eBooks.

is there no craigslist or something like that?

[Enderman]

It's funny that whenever I ask where is a good place to sell computer components I'm told I should try ebay. Yet whenever anyone asks about buying from ebay, people say dont buy from there...

i always recommend people sell stuff on craigslist...not ebay

selling in person is far easier

[Slyhawk]

That'd be really nice but something tells me it won't come, at least for a while.

 

Lets hope the Kindle loses a lot of market share and hopefully we can have PROPER Amazon.

 

By the way, do you know if we can order from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk etc. because if we can, it would make life a bit easier.

you can but it will convert AU to USD which is really crap and will calculate import fees after you have committed, haven't done it  my self only cause it might end up costing way more cause of the import fees.

[Slyhawk]

is there no craigslist or something like that?

yeah we have gumtree but people over value their parts like people try to sell ddr2 ram for $80.

[X1XNobleX1X]

You will have to ask why he is selling it.

No one buys a GPU to test if it works and sells it new.

[Tmt97]

i always recommend people sell stuff on craigslist...not ebay

selling in person is far easier

The last time I tried to sell something off craigslist, I showed up and the guy was standing next to a black van and he asked me to walk over and set the laptop down inside of it... He completely refused to take it any way other than me walking over and placing it in the seat of his car. The seat furthest from me, so that I would have to bend over into the car a bit to reach as well. So you can understand my apprehension about using this site.

[AlphaGamer46]

is there no craigslist or something like that?

Yea, we have one called Gumtree but the experience me and my dad have had with it has been ridiculous.

 

Sometimes you get good stuff off of it, but other times you'll send someone an SMS and they will either not respond or in the case of my dad when trying to buy a monitor, people are just jerks.

[MaxBunny]

Even if it worked fine you could lie to Ebay and say it was broken. They'll refund you and flag the user. You can't trust buyers or sellers on there. Between the garage sale people and the ones trying to scam people it's become a gamble.

[alexhelvetica]

It is from Broadmeadows, so it makes it seem even more sketchy.

[Enderman]

The last time I tried to sell something off craigslist, I showed up and the guy was standing next to a black van and he asked me to walk over and set the laptop down inside of it... He completely refused to take it any way other than me walking over and placing it in the seat of his car. The seat furthest from me, so that I would have to bend over into the car a bit to reach as well. So you can understand my apprehension about using this site.

never seen that happen...

 

you know the rules right? always meet in a public place, etc, etc,

[Tmt97]

never seen that happen...

 

you know the rules right? always meet in a public place, etc, etc,

I do lol, but for some reason I seem to attract creeps.