- Re: Ebay strategies for getting laptop at a good price, without getting ripped off?
- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 1st, 2003
Sanjay Punjab <piclistguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
Look at the other feedback, check the other items.
If they have a feedback rating of 300, but it's all cheap collectables with
a total value of $1000, and they have just put up 300 notebooks/DVD players
with a total value of $150K, then avoid.
The most likely to be legit is a seller that's got good feedback and
has been selling the same sort of stuff for years.
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- Posted by mike on August 5th, 2003
Ian Stirling wrote:
Yeah, But...
I've been looking for a laptop battery for my Dell Latitude CPiA on EBAY.
Most of the listings say something like "takes a charge"
or "holds a charge" or "All five green lights are on".
All of this is necessary, but woefully insufficient information.
What I need to know is how long it will run the computer.
People who buy a battery AS-IS aren't gonna give negative feedback.
So, how do you figger out if this stuff is good before you plunk down
80% of full retail price?
mike
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- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 6th, 2003
mike <spamme0@juno.com> wrote:
Read all the relevant feedback. Is it "arrived promptly, well packed", or
"works well, delighted".
Check the auction listings the feedback is against.
Do completed searches for the items in question, and look for the
feedback on them.
Sometimes that sort of thing can help.
Ask the seller a question before buying. Most people will
describe the item in the most favourable way in the listing, but
will stop short of outright lies.
Outright lies tend to lead to negative feedback.
If it's the $5 (or so) batteries, well, what do you expect?
I've bought a couple of those sort, for the cells, and had them
measure at around half capacity (though all five lights were on).
I've also bought batteries for $10, and had them work just fine.
If it's an older laptop (don't know the model) then even 'new' batteries
that have been sitting on the shelf may not be nearly as good as they
once were, if they will even take a charge.
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