Supposed 'Custom PCs'

[YourSaviorLegion]

I came across this guys ebay page bored looking at people building rigs and this upsets me to no end. What do you guys think?

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Since I didn't know you couldn't leave an ebay link here's one of his builds (Sorry, I'm new)

He wants 1,430 USD for this cringe

 

[LHJKO]

whats wrong im confused 

 

[LienusLateTips]

what's wrong

 

 

also your not allowed ebay links

[YourSaviorLegion]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

what's wrong

 

 

also your not allowed ebay links

Sorry, I didn't know that. However pay attention the price of the PC, then look at the PSU, mobo, case, etc...

[ravenshrike]

Betcha he's a miner cycling GPUs every few months and building systems around them.

[Daniel644]

are they NOT custom built machines?

 

just because it's probably some teenager trying to make a quick buck and they are hideous as all fuck doesn't make them fraudulent.

[LHJKO]

Just now, YourSaviorLegion said:

Sorry, I didn't know that. However pay attention the price of the PC, then look at the PSU, mobo, case, etc...

ya but hes clear listing what it is hes not scamming any one

[ashypanda]

it's just some guy making systems in his bedroom, and using the cheapest cases, PSUs, and motherboards possible to make the headline features stand out, but that guy doesn't know the world of hurt he's entered, as he HAS to offer warranty support for 2 years and support against faults, malfunctions, and defects for 5 years, good old consumer protection laws.

[Daniel644]

1 minute ago, ravenshrike said:

Betcha he's a miner cycling GPUs every few months and building systems around them.

miners wouldn't use those GPU's

 

1 minute ago, YourSaviorLegion said:

Sorry, I didn't know that. However pay attention the price of the PC, then look at the PSU, mobo, case, etc...

gotta turn a profit, run the numbers to build those machines, it's not horrible considering you need to make money. the only real issue is the H110 mobo's and stock heatsinks on K skew processors

[ravenshrike]

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

miners wouldn't use those GPU's

Not if they were running them long term no, but if he's selling the GPUs after a month of use, two at most at what is effectively full price I imagine it would be worth it.

[H0R53]

8 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

ya but hes clear listing what it is hes not scamming any one

That's debatable at those prices, holy shit

[Daniel644]

5 minutes ago, ashypanda said:

it's just some guy making systems in his bedroom, and using the cheapest cases, PSUs, and motherboards possible to make the headline features stand out, but that guy doesn't know the world of hurt he's entered, as he HAS to offer warranty support for 2 years and support against faults, malfunctions, and defects for 5 years, good old consumer protection laws.

really? I've never heard of someone building and selling machines on a DIY scale having to offer a warranty and support.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, H0R53 said:

That's debatable at those prices, holy shit

This is like selling a RyanAir flight from London to Paris at $100

[LHJKO]

Just now, H0R53 said:

That's debatable at those prices, holy shit

then you could call apple scamming

[H0R53]

1 minute ago, Daniel644 said:

really? I've never heard of someone building and selling machines on a DIY scale having to offer a warranty and support.

I have to do it, even as a small business.

[H0R53]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

then you could call apple scamming

Well, that's exactly what apple is doing...

[LHJKO]

Just now, H0R53 said:

Well, that's exactly what apple is doing...

just bc someone is stupid enough to buy it does not  mean its scamming

[H0R53]

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

just bc someone is stupid enough to buy it does not  mean its scamming

That's exactly what Apple does, they take advantage of mass unawareness, and taking advantage of someone who's unaware of something can be considered fraud. Considering the scale and prices of these things, he can get hit very hard by US federal regulatory laws, especially since there's no sales tax on them.

[Daniel644]

Just now, H0R53 said:

I have to do it, even as a small business.

even major manufactures like HP, Toshiba, Acer and others only do a 1 Year warranty on every computer i've ever bought.

[Daniel644]

1 minute ago, H0R53 said:

That's exactly what Apple does, they take advantage of mass unawareness, and taking advantage of someone who's unaware of something can be considered fraud. Considering the scale and prices of these things, he can get hit very hard by US federal regulatory laws, especially since there's no sales tax on them.

they got the sales tax when he bought the parts originally.

[YourSaviorLegion]

*Updated OP*

[H0R53]

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

they got the sales tax when he bought the parts originally.

That doesn't matter. He's reselling it as a complete computer for profit, which is untaxed by the government in his state. He is one report away from going to jail for felony tax evasion.

[ashypanda]

14 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

really? I've never heard of someone building and selling machines on a DIY scale having to offer a warranty and support.

didn't see that there were a US seller, as OP's link had it in GBP, but it looks like a business account rather than a private seller, and i'm not sure of the US consumer protection laws, but if they were in an EU country, only private sellers are exempt from having warranties.

[Daniel644]

16 minutes ago, YourSaviorLegion said:

*Updated OP*

based on your NEW updated OP I did my best to match the specs and due to current pricing on parts being crazy I had to chose the ONLY Founders 1080ti I could find (which is selling 150 above normal right now

 

here is the PC Part Picker for that referenced screen shot https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zHTmM8

I went with the 212 cooler because I couldn't find a similar intel cooler and thats about the price of an intel cooler, RAM would likely add another 140 to that number and between 30 (on Kinquin) to 120 if buying from Microsoft for the Windows license, that would add up to 260 on top of the 1460 after rebates for $1720, what was that listing listed for?