What do you all think about buying a new notebook pc on ebay?
 

Good idea or bad idea?

I never did it and dont know if its a mistake or not. But I bet the prices are lower than retail on ebay.

Anyone here bought a laptop on ebay?

I've purchased around 5... All work fine and I'm using one as we speak.

My friend just got FUCKED buying a high-end computer on ebay... ($7k video editing workhorse). I told him to buy it from a real reseller not just "some dude" but he didn't listen. The package was shipped promptly, and arrived. Except it was filled with bags of sand, no computer. Neither ebay, paypal, his bank, the police or the fbi are doing anything to help him get his $7k back. He's fucked.

would never buy any thing serious on ebay.

Did you buy from all different people or the same person?
I dont know who to look at. Im just going by feedback, but love to find someone with good feedback and really good prices

ive purchased a couple notebooks and desktops a couple years ago, no problems at all.

on a side note, about to stick a brand new n sealed 12.1 inch apple powerbook on ebay tomorrow if anyones interested :D

only an idiot funds a 7k purchase using thier bank with paypal.

i do feel sorry for the idiot tho :(

He paid with Paypal?? if he did couldn't he just dispute it and get his money back?

no. not yet, anyways. i've been lookin at used ones that go for a couple-few hundred dollars on ebay, i just need soemthing that works decent when i go out of town for Holidays/Vacations a few times a year.

i get laptops on ebay all the time, never had any probs.

yeah i think i want to get a super cheap one too. So if it breaks down later on I wont care

I just buy direct in case there are problems..... But, Ive bought a ton of shit from Ebay for the house and never been burned once...

Ebay rocks

they did EXACTLY the same here in Holland with electronics and also with concerttickets. They caught one guy who even had the local post costume and all, it was POD all.

Id be very very careful, ask him to use escrow your costs even.

I wouldn't buy any used computer on ebay.