Why would anybody buy a faulty CPU?

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Still perplexed with all these listings on the bay with faulty CPU's? Why would anybody want to buy one when it is clear that it doesn't work?
 
As mentioned in a previous thread on this return scams are a common one - buy expensive CPU, return cheap dead ebay one in box for refund (drive up prices for everyone else).
 
From what I've heard ebay side with the buyer regardless.

I sold a guitar and the buyer messaged asking to have it for free, then began sending abusive messages. I reported him and ebay did absolutely nothing.
 
ver01@ said:
How can you return a different CPU? They have serial numbers etc
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poor returns processes really.

amazon refund you shortly after the post office scan the parcel, not sure what checks they do when it arrives back.

but they've had a lot of bother with shucked hard drives and people returning dead/smaller size disks. these have made their way back into re circulation (sold as refurb etc) and people get a much smaller disk than what they expected.
 
Acme said:
Do you mean you bought one with a bent pin? :p
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Don't know exactly what was wrong with it, just wasn't recognised at all. I de-lidded it, removed and re-balled both Chips and then refitted/reflowed them. Lid back on, job's a good un. It was a Q6600, lasted 4 years after that before I gave it away with the system.
 
Despite many forums memebers disagreeing with me the last time this was mentioned (or similar)

ebay, in nearly every single case (probably EVERY case), side with the buyer. You can protect yourself as much as possible, but at the end of the day, there's nothing to stop someone switching out a product and sending it back

The police aren't bothered either, so ultimately you are screwed if anything goes wrong

I was scammed (only once luckily) after I sold an expensive samsung gaming monitor. It got to the point ebay and paypal were threatening me with the baliffs

There is an upside though, only last month someone bought my mrs broken Samsung S8. The screen was smashed to bits and it ended up going for £200. They paid straight away and I've heard nothing since :eek: I was expecting £30. Assume it was a scam of some sort.
 
Had a few issues with eBay. Someone bought a Minix from me and claimed that it was damaged etc etc. He then went into say in the messages that he installed custom firmware and it wasn't working properly. After I said that what he did voids any warranty and I will not accept any unit with pirated content on it he shortly backed down.
 
mmj_uk said:
I've received memory kits from Amazon with half of the sticks missing, I would assume they don't test returns that thoroughly.
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I have noticed recently that orders coming from amazon warehouses tend to be problematic quite a lot.. not saying they are employing a bunch of thieving ******** but they are employing a bunch of thieving ********.

Last one i had was a bottle of water in a box in lieu of the expensive fathers day whiskey i had ordered.
 
FloppyPoppy said:
I have noticed recently that orders coming from amazon warehouses tend to be problematic quite a lot.. not saying they are employing a bunch of thieving ******** but they are employing a bunch of thieving ********.

Last one i had was a bottle of water in a box in lieu of the expensive fathers day whiskey i had ordered.
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almost bought a switch game from there the other night untill i remembered they sent me a game box with no switch game in it before...... on the plus side they sent another one out with no hassle, incompetent thieving ***** :)
 
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