I would like member's opinions/thoughts/ideas on this:
When you sell a piece of computer hardware, do you normally clean it before you ship it to your buyer ? Especially one that can be easily & negatively affected by dirt & dust......
I recently purchased a used (Higher end) video card with the stock HSF combo from someone on another board. This person has good heatware & ebay feedback AFAIK, and had been a member of the board for a good while.
WHen I received the card, it was as advertised, with 1 big exception:
It was FILTHY, and full of dust bunnies & dirt. It took me almost 2 hours and 3 cans of canned air to get most of the filth out of it......
Yes I knew it was used but I never expected to anyone to ship such a cruddy piece of hardware to a buyer....
So far it seems to running fine, but I have not stressed it at all yet, preferring to use it lightly for a few days first.
I have pm'd the seller, letting him know that if the card starts to overheat, I will have to disassemble the HSF unit and clean it inside & out, and that if that becomes necessary, I WILL expect to be compensated for my time in the form of a partial refund. So far he has not responded.
I also told him that I would keep this matter between us for now, and that I have NOT yet posted any negative feedback, heatware, nor filed a paypal claim, which I am sure would be within my rights to do so if he does not agree to a reasonable resolution.
I have been buy & selling online for many, many years and have NEVER ever received or shipped anything, hardware or otherwise, in such horrible condition.........
ANy/all comments appreciated
When you sell a piece of computer hardware, do you normally clean it before you ship it to your buyer ? Especially one that can be easily & negatively affected by dirt & dust......
I recently purchased a used (Higher end) video card with the stock HSF combo from someone on another board. This person has good heatware & ebay feedback AFAIK, and had been a member of the board for a good while.
WHen I received the card, it was as advertised, with 1 big exception:
It was FILTHY, and full of dust bunnies & dirt. It took me almost 2 hours and 3 cans of canned air to get most of the filth out of it......
Yes I knew it was used but I never expected to anyone to ship such a cruddy piece of hardware to a buyer....
So far it seems to running fine, but I have not stressed it at all yet, preferring to use it lightly for a few days first.
I have pm'd the seller, letting him know that if the card starts to overheat, I will have to disassemble the HSF unit and clean it inside & out, and that if that becomes necessary, I WILL expect to be compensated for my time in the form of a partial refund. So far he has not responded.
I also told him that I would keep this matter between us for now, and that I have NOT yet posted any negative feedback, heatware, nor filed a paypal claim, which I am sure would be within my rights to do so if he does not agree to a reasonable resolution.
I have been buy & selling online for many, many years and have NEVER ever received or shipped anything, hardware or otherwise, in such horrible condition.........
ANy/all comments appreciated
