From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JVnuI-0003zM-JI for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:07:10 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6518EE0652; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:07:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mars.karoo.kcom.com (mars.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.54]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 245B2E0652 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:07:08 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,434,1199664000"; d="scan'208";a="274026770" Received: from compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org ([213.152.39.90]) by mars.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 02 Mar 2008 13:07:07 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.71] (funf.stroller.uk.eu.org [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 847E9E962B for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:07:05 +0000 (GMT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <777714.77712.qm@web31702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <777714.77712.qm@web31702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Stroller Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] beware ebay seller Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:07:06 +0000 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Archives-Salt: b5b39029-072f-4ef6-8436-b95eef64db0e X-Archives-Hash: a7162f5305127aaabd689363c5e4c39e On 1 Mar 2008, at 00:37, maxim wexler wrote: > ... > If you're looking for PC power supply on ebay and you > come across a Dynex, big quiet fan, PCI-E, SATA, 24 > pin for cheap from 2213Joseph. "New in Box!" Don't buy > it. You'll get the Dynex box alright and a new PS but > it's just a run of the mill, noisy, substandard unit. > No SATA, no PCI-E etc. > > This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at > his 100% positive feedback. > > I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. Just to add to your other replies, it is just possible this is an honest mistake. From what you've told us it's possible that the seller didn't look inside the box and assumed it was a new PSU, after their spouse tidied the old one up into an empty box. Certainly, I always keep packaging in case I need to make a warranty return, and in the case that a PC is just misbehaving, with random reboots & stuff, the first thing I do is replace the PSU, keeping the old one in case that makes no difference. I would email the seller in the first instance & see what they have to say. If, as a seller, I found I had made such a mistake, I would send you a refund or replacement immediately. As a buyer I wouldn't be prepared to pay the cost of shipping the duff component back to the seller, and wouldn't expect the seller to insist on that. If the seller isn't prepared to accommodate you then give them a negative feedback - a scammer with several negs will be quickly obvious from their feedback score, and will quickly lose sales. I personally wouldn't have high expectations of the "buyer protection" offered by fleaBay or ThievingScumPal. Stroller. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list