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Started by ducatiz, October 22, 2014, 08:30:06 AM

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ducatiz

October 22, 2014, 08:30:06 AM
I used to buy all my PC stuff off ebay, but in the last year it seems Ebay is really for sellers that are trying to get stupid prices for things.

I am replacing a small server in my office -- I build my own -- and have a system that takes an LGA1150 CPU.  I want an i5 class CPU for it.

Local retail store (microcenter) has an i5-4590 for $159

Ebay's best comparison?  a seller with used i5-4440 for $175. 

That's the cheapest LGA1150 i5 available on ebay.

Pretty much everything I've bought recently I get from Amazon, NewEgg or Microcenter for 10-20% less than Ebay sellers.

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Skybarney

#1
October 22, 2014, 08:34:36 AM
Seems about right.  Deals can be had on Ebay but they are rare.  Me? I just lost 40 bucks in shipping with some a-hole that sent out a damaged replacement footpeg for my buddies bike.  Completely unsafe to use but I still got stuck with the shipping.....

Don't care much for ebay.
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duccarlos

#2
October 22, 2014, 10:37:27 AM
eBay is dying a low, painful death.
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d3vi@nt

#3
October 22, 2014, 07:12:57 PM
Really depends. Replacement part for my dryer was $7 and up at all other e-tailers, plus $8-$12 for shipping (the part weighs less than a few ounces). Found it brand new from multiple (U.S.) ebay sellers for less than $2 with free shipping. I haven't found K&N filters cheaper anywhere else, either.
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Grampa

#4
October 22, 2014, 07:22:17 PM
Pretty soon you will be able to buy eBay on eBay. Slightly used.
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Skybarney

#5
October 22, 2014, 08:04:24 PM
Funny thing about auctions sites.  The winner always pays more than anyone else was willing to.  Surprisingly they are still quite popular.   :-\
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DanTheMan

#6
October 22, 2014, 08:49:32 PM
Yeah im 0 for 4 on auctions. Even using a snipe program. Recently i have found it a good resource to shop from. Not really any deals on new parts, but an easy way to find the cheapest option.
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muskrat

#7
October 22, 2014, 09:54:52 PM
and while we are at this why don't we include craigslist? it's full of vendors now with no way to block them out.
Can we thin the gene pool? 

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Ducatamount

#8
October 23, 2014, 04:10:03 AM
Quote from: muskrat on October 22, 2014, 09:54:52 PM
and while we are at this why don't we include craigslist? it's full of vendors now with no way to block them out.

Ayut, it's getting harder and harder to filter through craigslist but still some good deals.
Ebay doesn't have many good deals but can be the place to find a piece of un-obtainium.
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ducatiz

#9
October 23, 2014, 06:23:36 PM
Quote from: Skybarney on October 22, 2014, 08:04:24 PM
Funny thing about auctions sites.  The winner always pays more than anyone else was willing to.  Surprisingly they are still quite popular.   :-\

That's just it.  Ebay has so many non auction features .  Buy it now and starting the auction price at an amount above the street price. 

I've had some items in my watch list for a year...  they never sell.  How do these sellers make money?
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

thorn14

#10
October 23, 2014, 06:29:25 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 23, 2014, 06:23:36 PM
How do these sellers make money?

Even the thriftiest of men can succumb to the deadly combination of alcohol and eBay.  [drink]
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Monsterlover

#11
October 23, 2014, 07:33:20 PM
You guys must be doing it wrong.

I've been flat out murdering deals off eBay for years. More so recently as I've been buying stuff for the shop.

MURDER!
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ducatiz

#12
October 23, 2014, 10:58:00 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 23, 2014, 07:33:20 PM
You guys must be doing it wrong.

I've been flat out murdering deals off eBay for years. More so recently as I've been buying stuff for the shop.

MURDER!

Your purchases of used underwear do not count for shit
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Monsterlover

#13
October 24, 2014, 02:17:43 AM
Hey, if they didn't sell for as much as you wanted you should have put a reserve on them
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

MendoDave

#14
October 24, 2014, 02:53:02 AM
Now which one of you guys is the deal king? I can't keep it straight.
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