Bought this of Gumtree 2 Weeks ago £260 Did I get a Steal?!
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doesnt matter why the lad sold it for that price, not like its the first ever, maybe the lad didnt want sli or just didnt get that far, end of the day he done good, regardless of my computer having had to be new(present) i wish i saw systems like this 2 years ago at this price lol.
i purchased an old 775 system before for £70, it had an e8400, gaming board, 4gb ddr2, 2x4850 in crossfire(wasnt set up properly), hx 1000i psu, 500gb drive i think in a big gaming case with huge fans, at the time and even still now, the psu alone was worth more than it all and it all worked fine till i sold it, kid was in high school or early collage years, but he knew a bit about building them, that was before i got the pc i have now, so theres always bargains to be had without sketchy moments.
i purchased an old 775 system before for £70, it had an e8400, gaming board, 4gb ddr2, 2x4850 in crossfire(wasnt set up properly), hx 1000i psu, 500gb drive i think in a big gaming case with huge fans, at the time and even still now, the psu alone was worth more than it all and it all worked fine till i sold it, kid was in high school or early collage years, but he knew a bit about building them, that was before i got the pc i have now, so theres always bargains to be had without sketchy moments.
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if this is genuine, then yes that is a cracking deal.
does feel very much like its hot though at that price.
does feel very much like its hot though at that price.
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You saved a bunch of cash, please spend some time and sort out those cables, they look like a gerbil lives in there.
Glad im not the only one that was thinking this..
Did you get a steal? or was it just that ?
Good bargain though.
When you booted it was Windows reset or did it still have the previous owner setup ?
Just a 'User' account I just formatted both drives and reinstall Windows on it.
Haha! Will do.
I'd resell with a drive or two less and buy something totally brand new
Not sure this is legit; and if it is; then it's a steal in more than one way
You have my word it's legit!
Good faith or not... That's more than likely someone elses actual stuff. Just ring the police station, just in case. Worst comes to worst, one phone call, wasted, misunderstanding, some kid blah blah blah. Otherwise you're catching some petty thief crim. Shut that down if it's that. I don't really believe in karma but imagine you've had a PC stolen, what might you do, and what might you hope to happen...
Agreed but if it is nicked he then loses his money and the kid probably just gets a slapped wrist.
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you do get the occasional person that has no clue what somethings worth.
I saw a GTX970 advertised last year on gumtree for £55 due to upgrade.. it was sold by the time I saw the advert as I did call.
Ive saw a few bargains car related as well I once bought a set of genuine E30 high back recaros off a boy on gumtree for £100..
at the time the cheapest set I had ever seen was about £500!!
I got a free car once as it wouldn't start!! the boy had went out and bought a new one as his old one wouldn't start..
a fresh battery and it started first turn of the key.. the wife loved that wee fiesta si as her first car...
I saw a GTX970 advertised last year on gumtree for £55 due to upgrade.. it was sold by the time I saw the advert as I did call.
Ive saw a few bargains car related as well I once bought a set of genuine E30 high back recaros off a boy on gumtree for £100..
at the time the cheapest set I had ever seen was about £500!!
I got a free car once as it wouldn't start!! the boy had went out and bought a new one as his old one wouldn't start..
a fresh battery and it started first turn of the key.. the wife loved that wee fiesta si as her first car...
I have no reason to believe this was stolen. It was just a really low price that's all. I'm just putting it down to the person either needing the money fast or just wanted rid.
God bless lazy kids still living with their parents. They could probably feed the third world if we could recycle and sell their discarded fads...
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I purchased it in good faith.
and if he does that, what happens to his money, people keep forgetting about that... someone will always be out of pocket, and not the person who stole it, touch wood it is all legit, but if it wasnt most likely the person who stole it isnt the one saleing also. Anyway, let all be positive now, because if we was in that situation and saw that deal we wouldnt be saying nah i am not touching it because it could be stolen.
