Unhappy Ebay buyer

I built my PC (like many here), but if something goes wrong like not posting or crashing I don't really have any idea. Took me months to get mine working again and I don't think its really 'fixed' it just works how I have it. :p
 
Why did he leave you positive feedback :confused:

Either it worked when he received and fitted it (in which case, use the "I am not a shop" defence) or there's something a bit more underhanded going on perhaps...
 
Kenai said:
Because installing it yourself is cheap - whether it's a good idea to do it when you can't sort possible resulting problems is a different matter but just because it's not a good idea doesn't mean it's completely unfeasible for it to have happened, many many people with no idea about computers can and do install new RAM. Usually it's a completely problem free exercise anyway.

I just don't buy into the 'can install RAM but can't diagnose problems = definitely dodgy' bandwagon.
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There is no band wagon. The guy has received some ram that was sent working (according to OP) and it now suddenly doesn't work.

Granted it could have died during transit or installation..But come on? I've had a full tray of ram sticks (about 100 sticks of ram) fall in to a puddle of water, they still worked :p
 
Delvis said:
There is no band wagon. The guy has received some ram that was sent working (according to OP) and it now suddenly doesn't work.

Granted it could have died during transit or installation..But come on? I've had a full tray of ram sticks (about 100 sticks of ram) fall in to a puddle of water, they still worked :p
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All of which is irrelevant to the point I was responding to - that it's supposedly odd that someone who could plug a stick of RAM into a RAM socket can't diagnose the cause of a crashing PC.

I've not cast any judgement on whether I think the RAM is dodgy or not - just that I don't think the fact he had to call someone out is in any way an indication of any dodgy goings on on his behalf, it's a perfectly understandable situation.
 
Kenai said:
All of which is irrelevant to the point I was responding to - that it's supposedly odd that someone who could plug a stick of RAM into a RAM socket can't diagnose the cause of a crashing PC.

I've not cast any judgement on whether I think the RAM is dodgy or not - just that I don't think the fact he had to call someone out is in any way an indication of any dodgy goings on on his behalf, it's a perfectly understandable situation.
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Maybe you're right. I'd just like to think that most people would follow logic and think "Hmm it now doesn't work. What's changed recently? Lets go back to what used to work." and consequently put the old RAM back in.

Or maybe I'm just a Vulcan!
 
I agree a little, but the guy should have just emailed the OP instead of calling out a company then bad mouthing the OP that he had to do so :)
 
Well he said it did work but crashed soon after, so surely it was working initially when the RAM was put in, however like others have said, I would have removed it before paying someone else to remove it for me!
 
Westyfield2 said:
Maybe you're right. I'd just like to think that most people would follow logic and think "Hmm it now doesn't work. What's changed recently? Lets go back to what used to work." and consequently put the old RAM back in.

Or maybe I'm just a Vulcan!
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No no, you just have common sense
 
Even if they leave a positive, they can still do a Paypal charge-back. This happened to me 3 years ago when I sold something as working. They received it, gave me a positive, then about 4 weeks later, next thing I hear is a Paypal charge-back made against me for "item not as described". No interaction inbetween.
 
Westyfield2 said:
Maybe you're right. I'd just like to think that most people would follow logic and think "Hmm it now doesn't work. What's changed recently? Lets go back to what used to work." and consequently put the old RAM back in.

Or maybe I'm just a Vulcan!
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Or maybe he didn't have the old RAM to put back in?

Regardless of your feelings of how stupid it might be (and for what it's worth, I agree, it's daft) that doesn't mean it's unlikely or a dodgy situation, it's one that plenty of people put themselves in. They try something that is outwardly simple but has more complicated consequences if it doesn't go to plan.
 
The price of the diagnosis I'm guessing is more then the value of the RAM so why not just get some new/other RAM and send the OP's back to him. :confused:
 
Got some more information today

"My Motherboard is an ASUS M2N68-VM which is capapable of handling 8 Gig of Ram in 4 slots of 2 Gig. I already have 4 Gig in 2 slots."

God knows what ram he had in there, I heard that mixing ram can sometimes cause problems? I don't think he is dodgy, just doesn't really know what he is doing. I found the tone of the first message a bit too 'you caused all this' for my liking. Gave him an address to send it back to. Going to have to wait for the next time I pick up a chip with a DDR2 controller on it to test it but I bet theres nothing wrong with it.
 
This is why I'm so glad we have the MM here, I just don't go near fleabay anymore due to jokers like this.

Nobody who is savvy enough to check that a motherboard will accept specific aging RAM will then take that to a third party to get it tested if something is wrong.
 
I always note down seriel numbers, take macro shots and place a stealth water mark on any item I sell on ebay just because of the chancers you get on there.

I'd tell him to do one unless that will get you into trouble with Paypal
 
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