My Computer is For Sale!

fortyways · 04-25-2008, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Interested

of course there is better. heh, a skulltrail OWNS your mobo. OWNS. There will always be better. My neighbor has a bmw. Yet, ferrari's exist! Who cares? If it works, it reliable, and its made with great quality, it's great.

It's almost as if you're dodging the point on purpose. Your used computer is not worth more than $500, no matter how you try to sugar-coat it. By putting up that ad, you have wasted your parents' money, eBay's bandwidth, and eBay users' time.

Even if we ignore your poor component choices, your exaggerations, your lies, and your omissions of important details, an ad like yours will be ignored by the vast, vast majority of eBayers.

You've posted a stock picture of your case, as if this is somehow an accurate representation of the equipment you're selling. You offer no warranty. You don't even offer a return policy.

I'm sorry, but your plan to make a profit by building and selling computers is idealistic and poorly conceived. Nobody is going to respect you as a professional if you won't stand behind your work, let alone offer some evidence your work even exists.

Are you prepared to replace, free of charge, expensive components that arrive at your customer's door damaged or DOA?

If not, then this is one area where Dell has you beat.

Interested · 04-25-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fortyways

It's almost as if you're dodging the point on purpose. Your used computer is not worth more than $500, no matter how you try to sugar-coat it. By putting up that ad, you have wasted your parents' money, eBay's bandwidth, and eBay users' time.

Even if we ignore your poor component choices, your exaggerations, your lies, and your omissions of important details, an ad like yours will be ignored by the vast, vast majority of eBayers.

You've posted a stock picture of your case, as if this is somehow an accurate representation of the equipment you're selling. You offer no warranty. You don't even offer a return policy.

I'm sorry, but your plan to make a profit by building and selling computers is idealistic and poorly conceived. Nobody is going to respect you as a professional if you won't stand behind your work, let alone offer some evidence your work even exists.

Are you prepared to replace, free of charge, expensive components that arrive at your customer's door damaged or DOA?

If not, then this is one area where Dell has you beat.

All of the parts have a warranty. They are 3-4 months old!

fortyways · 04-26-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Interested

All of the parts have a warranty. They are 3-4 months old!

Yes, from the manufacturer for their original owner. Are YOU prepared to warrant them for the new owner?

Sir Travis D · 04-26-2008, 01:42 AM

If people wanted a gaming desktop, or were into gaming, they have probably done some research. One 8600 is not good for desktop gaming at all. I would expect an 8800 for this price.

Interested · 04-26-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fortyways

Yes, from the manufacturer for their original owner. Are YOU prepared to warrant them for the new owner?

yea.

Interested · 04-26-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sir Travis D

If people wanted a gaming desktop, or were into gaming, they have probably done some research. One 8600 is not good for desktop gaming at all. I would expect an 8800 for this price.

$800? Damn. Is that possible?

oregon · 04-26-2008, 08:39 AM

They're not very expensive now. Only $150 for the GT.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-26-2008, 12:58 PM

I know this isn't what you want to see, but...

ramodkk · 04-26-2008, 02:42 PM

Hehe nice Geoff. I knew the price was around the $650 mark.

BTW, I see you have your little big E2200 overclocked now, how's it doing? I'm sad I couldn't get mine past 3.0GHz...

[-0MEGA-] · 04-26-2008, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ramodkk

Hehe nice Geoff. I knew the price was around the $650 mark.

BTW, I see you have your little big E2200 overclocked now, how's it doing? I'm sad I couldn't get mine past 3.0GHz...

I don't want to bash him even more, as it's great for a kid to try and make some money doing what he likes, I just don't think that posting it on this forum would gain all that much positive response.

And yes it does overclock nicely, I haven't tried to really push it, but 3.3GHz @ 1.456v seems to be the best, idle is around 30C, gaming is around 45C, and full stress test load is around 60C. I may try to see how far I can push it for fun, but I'm happy at 3.3

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oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Age: 17 Posts: 999	They're not very expensive now. Only $150 for the GT. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

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ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,789	Hehe nice Geoff. I knew the price was around the $650 mark. BTW, I see you have your little big E2200 overclocked now, how's it doing? I'm sad I couldn't get mine past 3.0GHz... __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded)

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