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Bent pins from poor packaging... someone saying its new but they just cleaned it really well and its defective and you will be SOL on the warranty. That actually happened to me with a 3800x, it had a faulty IMC that would intermittently not post unless RAM speed was dialed way below spec.
Thanks. Couldn't I get my money back through eBay if there is a problem, or not as described?
Me too. I've gotten CPUs I couldn't have afforded new for pennies on the dollar used. They've all been LGA CPUs, but I've bought mobos no problem too.Anecdotal, but I have bought CPUs from eBay before without issue. Granted, they were SERVER CPUs, but...
For what it is worth I have quite literally purchased and sold THOUSANDS of CPUs on eBay. Out of those I had 1 dud that was probably damaged in shipping (pins) and not sold as such.
How do you know which sellers to buy from?
How do you know which sellers to buy from?
Cool thanks, makes sense.Feedback and location. It does help having an eBay and PayPal account with a lot of transactions on your end if a dispute or misrepresented item occurs but that is exceedingly rare if you buy from vendors with a fair bit of feedback.
Look at their other listings and read the item description carefully. If they don't have a true description and stock photos, maybe leave it alone.
Location I stick to NA unless I was buying a big lot of chips to break up and resell in which case I'd buy from Asia.
Ebay makes money from sellers, not so much from buyers, so make sure the ad is very very clear and what it says for returns, of anything. if the ad does not say anything about returns - avoid.