auction site rage

Tom0 · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:32

It looks like something James Bond has used to save himself from the laser beams on the table routine.

That wasn't a quarter, it was your CPU.

Takanta · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:36

Greebo said:
I hope you are not saying the OP quickly opened the package, took the cpu out, put a dmaged one back in we a few other bits, bashed the packet and ran out and caught up with the postman?

Although the bit I dont get with the story is this is clearly a signed for parcel, who in their right mind signs for it with the postman stood there and not notice the damage to outside of the parcel and if u didnt reject it there and then, at least say hold on a minute mate, ill just check this and open it up before signing?

It was posted through the letterbox. Sent recorded delivery i thought i would have had to sign for it. But i didnt have to.

spoffle · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:41

Takanta said:
forgot to say that he included a tube of thermal paste in the package also. I will attach a photo.

So again, why isn't there thermal paste all over the rest of the stuff?

There's loads on that heatspreader, yet none anywhere else. Also, I thought you'd given the parcel back?

Takanta · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:46

I did. I went out and looked fir the postman. And he took it back. and as u can see its all over the cd case. Thats a photo i took before i gave it back.

Also if u zoom in u can see dots of it all over the packaging.

Hades · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:46

Tom0 said:
The buyer can't prove he has had it returned either (without an investigation through the post office) or that the seller had it back. No electric evidence of that either like there is now (because it is tracked).

EBay would side with the buyer if there is no evidence either way.

spoffle · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:49

So you took 3 photos, and moved everything around and sealed it up again, then took it back out to the post man before he had gone?

Also, there are little dab s of paste around, there'd be a lot more from such a large blob on the heat spreader...

aardvark · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:52

open a dispute - there is no way you won't get the money back.

MooMoo444 · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:55

This has insurance fraud all over it. There is no bloody way that could happen to a CPU in the post.

Datass · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:58

I don't understand how people think they can get away with this, all he's done is lost money on the postage. :confused:

spoffle · 25 Jul 2015 at 10:59

Can we have pictures of the rest of the CPU, as in not the heat spreader part?

thebennyboy · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:01

This is why the cost of postage keeps going up. Morons trying on postage fraud, hope the idiot gets his karma. Royal Mail's fraud department will have something to say about it.

Takanta · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:01

spoffle said:
So you took 3 photos, and moved everything around and sealed it up again, then took it back out to the post man before he had gone?

Also, there are little dab s of paste around, there'd be a lot more from such a large blob on the heat spreader...

Took 10 photos. Funny how you are basically accusing me of putting thermal paste on it before i took photos. There was paste all over the sticks of ram etc and underneath the items

Greebo · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:06

Datass said:
I don't understand how people think they can get away with this, all he's done is lost money on the postage.

No he hasnt. He has sent it insured. Take an old damaged cpu, smash it, post off, refund buyer, claim from post office for your new £799 5960X. Result

Diddums · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:07

MooMoo444 said:
This has insurance fraud all over it. There is no bloody way that could happen to a CPU in the post.

This. I can't think of a single way that a CPU could get a physical rip down it from day to day encounters. That's been done intentionally.

Didn't bench as high as you'd hoped OP?

spoffle · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:08

Takanta said:
Took 10 photos. Funny how you are basically accusing me of putting thermal paste on it before i took photos. There was paste all over the sticks of ram etc and underneath the items

It's not funny at all. What CPU is it, and what does it say on the heat spreader?

Takanta · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:18

spoffle said:
It's not funny at all. What CPU is it, and what does it say on the heat spreader?

was meant to be a 4670k

and i couldnt see what it said on it as it was all scored/scratched all over the heatspreader

dont know if you can see it on this pic if you zoom in a little.

also you can see at edge of packaging has more thermal paste at top of image.

and yes i moved the stuff in the package as I had to actually see if the processor was there and to take a picture.

Diddums · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:21

Why does the packaging look like it was opened by a bear on speed?

spoffle · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:23

Which image was the first one you took?

MooMoo444 · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:28

Looks like he has deliberately made it so you cant identify the CPU, its probably some cheap model and hes going to claim insurance as a top of the range

thepharcyde · 25 Jul 2015 at 11:29

So let me get this right

order CPU off eBay
Seller gives you said Cpu + free memory and thermal paste
Thermal paste despite the Ace Venturer Delivery is perfectly symmetrical post opening said parcel
you ripped open package like a 2 year old at christmas
took c.10 photos
sealed up package and ran after the postman and rejected parcel

Something does not add up?