Buying a used CPU advice

[Target]

Would you consider buying a cpu from ebay? The savings could be quite substantial but is it worth the risk?

 

[Fakel1ty]

the thing with eBay (and anything secondhand when PC components are concerned) is how much you can afford to lose if it doesn't work - or works for a while before dying

 

[Street]

I bought my old 3500 off of Ebay, worked fine for me. I sold it on again on Ebay and bought my 3700 second hand... Saved a load of money in the process

 

[pieman109]

If you must buy one from there, make sure its sold with some sort of guarantee that its working. Theres a lot sold "as seen" or "untested, possibly faulty", so steer well clear of those just in case, especially if you're buying one for about £50-£60 and higher.