So, A guy on here was selling a laptop. It wasn't much of a deal, about average price based on eBay listings, but he was willing to trade. He had impressive heat with no negatives and had been a member for some time, so we worked out a cash+trade.
I got the laptop and everything seemed fine. It was working perfectly the first day save a crash or two (which were both in one program and seemed to stop when I uninstalled it), so I left him positive heat.
Second day as I started using it more intensely, it started crashing again, completely randomly... and the crashes got worse and worse. I thought it was an issue with the OS so I reinstalled. Didn't help. So I tried wiping the HDD and reinstalling. Now the crashes are so bad that I cant even install the OS.
I finally went online and started doing research and found out that this particular laptop suffered from a manufacturing defect (known for four years now), and basically my only option was to replace the motherboard, which would cost me more than I paid for the laptop...
Now's where things get fishy... seller had urged me to leave heat as soon as I got the laptop - which I did. Two weeks later and he's still not left me any despite a PM and a request on heatware - basically holding it hostage because while my heat's 100% positive, it's very low and a single negative will kill me...
My guess from all of this is that the seller knew the laptop was about to die and sold it and is withholding heat so I cant complain or request a refund. (Seller also did not include the exact model number of the laptop - which makes it harder to find the issue since the other models did not have the defect)
So I'm left with a dead laptop and no $$$. At this point I'd even just take a cash refund and chalk up the lost trade items to bad luck...
Anyone have suggestions? or am I boned?
I got the laptop and everything seemed fine. It was working perfectly the first day save a crash or two (which were both in one program and seemed to stop when I uninstalled it), so I left him positive heat.
Second day as I started using it more intensely, it started crashing again, completely randomly... and the crashes got worse and worse. I thought it was an issue with the OS so I reinstalled. Didn't help. So I tried wiping the HDD and reinstalling. Now the crashes are so bad that I cant even install the OS.
I finally went online and started doing research and found out that this particular laptop suffered from a manufacturing defect (known for four years now), and basically my only option was to replace the motherboard, which would cost me more than I paid for the laptop...
Now's where things get fishy... seller had urged me to leave heat as soon as I got the laptop - which I did. Two weeks later and he's still not left me any despite a PM and a request on heatware - basically holding it hostage because while my heat's 100% positive, it's very low and a single negative will kill me...
My guess from all of this is that the seller knew the laptop was about to die and sold it and is withholding heat so I cant complain or request a refund. (Seller also did not include the exact model number of the laptop - which makes it harder to find the issue since the other models did not have the defect)
So I'm left with a dead laptop and no $$$. At this point I'd even just take a cash refund and chalk up the lost trade items to bad luck...
Anyone have suggestions? or am I boned?