9700 Pro on EBay, advice wanted

[Emultra]

Out of the 9700 Pro's currently on sale at EBay, which one would you choose? I've never used EBay before, and I'm not that up-to-date on the hardware front, so I need some advice, especially given the difference in pricing.

Must ship to Europe (Sweden).


Link:

Radeon 9700 Pro's on EBay

 

[happy medium]

Any 9700 Pro with 128 mb, 256 bit memory are pretty equal. Just scroll down and find one that ships worldwide and you'll be fine. Should cost you about 120.00$ Don't buy the "All IN Wonder Card"

 

[Emultra]

Okay. Well, even with the shipping, import tax (probably the same as the sales tax; 25%) and EBay fees, I bet it's still going to be cheaper than the $500 I'd have to pay for one over here.

Anything regarding the sellers as such I should watch out for, conversely look for?

 

[Appledrop]

the one by retek is good i bought off that ebayer before ( a 9700 pro, incidently ) worked great

 

[Emultra]

What's the highest price you'd consider acceptable?

 

[Appledrop]

$130

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: Azzy64
$130

Around there, I paid $138.50 for mine. It works great, and the core just happened to OC very nicely. I'm happy I just need a VGA silencer, and i'm set.

o yea, got it on ebay Try to bid on an item, where you see the actual product, not a representation photo.

 

[Emultra]

What's the easiest way to tell them apart? Except when they're placed on a hallway carpet, of course. :
Maybe some try to trick you into believing it's a real photo...

 

[Keysplayr]

Do you know how to check a seller's feedback? Every Ebay listing shows a percentage of total sale positive feedback. If its not 100% positive, read his feedbacks and find out why. Its up to you ultimately to take the Ebay risk. Yes, there are risks. Too many to list.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: Emultra
What's the easiest way to tell them apart? Except when they're placed on a hallway carpet, of course. :
Maybe some try to trick you into believing it's a real photo...

I doubt people are trying to TRICK you, just look at the pic, and see if it includes what they say it will in their description.

 

[Emultra]

And there is some form of compensation if I don't get what I order, right, since that would be fraud? I think I read something about that in the Help section. That's usually the way it is when you buy and sell things.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: Emultra
And there is some form of compensation if I don't get what I order, right, since that would be fraud? I think I read something about that in the Help section. That's usually the way it is when you buy and sell things.

If you get a defective and or non-working product that doesn't matchup with the product you were supposed to get, as described, contact the seller, and demand a refund. If he gives you the runaround, you contact ebay, and they'll take it from there. Generally tho, most people on ebay are genuine sellers, and they aren't trying to rip anyone off.

 

[Emultra]

And as long as it says Pro without anything else suspicious, it should be the full 8 pipelines, correct?

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: Emultra
And as long as it says Pro without anything else suspicious, it should be the full 8 pipelines, correct?

Impossible for us to know that.
Why are you even bothering with Ebay if your so scared of getting ripped off?

 

[SneakyStuff]

THIS is what i'm talking about, that's an example of a good auction.

 

[Emultra]

Indeed. Though it only ships to the US...thanks for the tip anyhow.

keysplayr: I know I sound a bit shaky, but I'm just trying to speed-learn about these things.