Good website to get used parts?

[JoostinOnline]

I sometimes find decent deals on places like Craigslist, but that requires regular checking and it means driving somewhere to meet a person who will probably rob me. It would be so much easier if I could just order online, but Amazon and Newegg only offer like 5% or less on used parts. Does anyone know of a good website to get PC parts, primarily CPU's and GPU's? 

[Lurick]

eBay?

[Oshino Shinobu]

eBay, that's really your only trustworthy site. They have such a hold on the used market that other sites that are similar can be a bit dodgy (or rather, the people selling there can be. When eBay is so big and established, why sell through another site?). If you're buying, it's pretty safe too, as eBay (arguably too much so) almost always sides with the buyer if there's a problem. They're good at getting your money back, even if you're an idiot (I've had some bad experience with stupid people buying on eBay, so the extent of their favouritism towards buyers annoys me a little)

[Jade]

eBay, classifieds here, reddit's r/hardwareswap.

[SPARTAN VI]

I purchase the vast majority of my used hardware from Hardforum and Anandtech's FS/FT forums. We use a feedback website called heatware.com to track reputable buyers/sellers. Been at it for about 12-13 years and I've never been screwed on a deal. 

[JoostinOnline]

22 minutes ago, spartanvi said:

I purchase the vast majority of my used hardware from Hardforum and Anandtech's FS/FT forums. We use a feedback website called heatware.com to track reputable buyers/sellers. Been at it for about 12-13 years and I've never been screwed on a deal. 

I looked at that. The thing is, without any reputation I don't know who would trust me. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Local Craigslist?

[SPARTAN VI]

1 hour ago, JoostinOnline said:

I looked at that. The thing is, without any reputation I don't know who would trust me. 

For a new buyer - like you - the barrier to entry & trust threshold is much lower, especially for items sellers can afford to lose. Generally you pay first, which is true 99.99% of the time anyway. Of course, to a seller there's fraud risk here as a buyer could easily lie and say an item never arrived or arrived DOA, but that's the risk of doing business online... you may have some established sellers pass on your offers for big ticket items.

Sellers generally prefer non-credit card Paypal (there was a time where Paypal required a business account to redeem CC payments, not sure if that's still the case), but I also see Google Wallet (used less) and Amazon Payments (the least) used. Avoid anyone who wants a cashier's check, money order, cash (via mail), check, or Western Union wire/money order. If the seller is scammer and you used those methods, it will be very difficult to nearly impossible to get your money back. Since you're new try to familiarize yourself with your sellers' preferred payment method and what buyer/seller protections exist before you send money. 

 

Now if you were a new seller, the trust hurdle is infinitely higher. Anyone with zero feedback can throw up a listing for fake items, from a fake mailing address, behind a proxy/VPN, and run off with a buyer's money. Much less likely to encounter an established seller who's willing to throw away years of feedback for 1 scammer pay out. As a new seller, I'd recommend to start off with freebies or small ticket items to build up a feedback history before throwing down big ticket items. 

[Discowarewolf69]

12 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

I sometimes find decent deals on places like Craigslist, but that requires regular checking and it means driving somewhere to meet a person who will probably rob me. It would be so much easier if I could just order online, but Amazon and Newegg only offer like 5% or less on used parts. Does anyone know of a good website to get PC parts, primarily CPU's and GPU's? 

I've bought all my parts on Newegg and there's nothing wrong with them, I'm poor as shit and New egg has treated me fairly every time

[Discowarewolf69]

Performance Pcs 

[JoostinOnline]

52 minutes ago, Discowarewolf69 said:

I've bought all my parts on Newegg and there's nothing wrong with them, I'm poor as shit and New egg has treated me fairly every time

Nothing wrong with them doesn't mean it's a good deal.

 

Of course I recently bought a refurbished laptop from Newegg and it had a bad speaker.

[Discowarewolf69]

1 hour ago, JoostinOnline said:

Nothing wrong with them doesn't mean it's a good deal.

 

Of course I recently bought a refurbished laptop from Newegg and it had a bad speaker.

Yeah if it's not a good deal, obviously nobody wants to waste their time