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So would I, if the chipset was still available retail...

I treat buying on Ebay the same as I treat my money in Vegas. Never spend more than you're willing to lose.

Hope it works out for you.

Well, Ken.. if it makes you feel any better, one of my guys ordered a lot of 10 or 12 hard drives... (partially to pay me back, he keeps stealing them from the spares cupboard at the office when he needs one for a project)... all of them were defective, 2 would spin up and that was it... the others were absolutely DOA... after some doing, the seller refunded his money, and he gave the drives to me, so I stripped all the magnets out of them, they'll come in handy eventually I think.

Bren R.

I've got a hard drive magnet on my fridge right now. Almost strong enough to hold up a ream of paper.

One magnet? My stack of magnets and I laugh at your one puny magnet...

And the practical jokes played with them are... borderline dangerous.

Bren R.

Yeah, hard drive magnets are pretty badass...

Well, the guy did email me back yesterday, and he's taking the mobo back and refunding my money. Maybe he's gotten slightly more reputable. Maybe not...

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Maybe he's gotten slightly more reputable.

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If he was reputable he would have shipped the items stated, you just called his game.

Ken, i have to agree with Homedad. I've had two bad ebay experiences and both were because the seller simply put out a dishonest description of their item. They say things like "in perfect working condition" and when it arrives, things that could not have happened in shipping (like static-sound volume knobs or missing parts), are obviously not "working perfectly".

I've been avoiding ebay a fair bit unless it is an ebay store or a truly reputable seller. There are simply too many people selling junk for whatever cash they can grab. Who would ever complain over a $20 bid that went bad?
The fear about getting negative feedback when you are not a power seller or buyer dissuades you from leaving negative feedback for someone else.
I think many of those crooks count on this very thing occurring. I also think many people don't even believe that what they are doing is wrong or immoral in any way because the broken part they never mentioned was only a "small" oversight, no biggie. Uh ya, to the buyer, everything is important dumbasses, and when the shoe is on the other foot...

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Ken: how did you make out?

He's got the motherboard now. I have no money yet, but he picked it up from the post office today. We'll see.