A while back (a few months), I purchased a CPU from an individual who claimed it to be a 750 OC'd to 950 (and capable of more). The trouble was that it rarely booted my OS at 950. This included Windows 95, Windows 98SE, And Windows Me (so I like Windows, sue me). Continually throughout the several-month ordeal I contacted the individual and explained my problem. I was told "Oh try this, maybe that'll fix it," more than once, and finally "Talk to the person I bought it from, he's responsible for it."
I contacted this person and was given the same run-around, offering fixes and troubleshoots that never seemed to work. Finally I said I wanted to return it. It never worked for me no matter whan anyone said, the best I could get from it was 850 on a 90MHz FSB, and sometimes 900, but not everything runs at 900. I was then told to speak to the individual I bought it from.
I did this and told him he could probably adjust it and offer it up as a 900, and sell it for maybe 400 (I just picked a number that popped into my head, I saw a 900 w/mobo go for 480 on _forbidden auction site here_ recently) and was told, "I do not think it is worth $400... it has a 700 core... off an Athlon 550... and on pricewatch a 550... is $60. A 700 is $123 yet it is not a true .18 core... although the modding fee comes in... so the value... under my opinion goes for around $130. It would be understandable of the supposedly 'defective product' was returned within the first month or so, but after this much time, it is like having a free processor. I cannot afford to take a $400 hit."
Retailer: I'll sell you a CPU for $500.
Buyer: OK!
Buyer: Hey, this is just a glob of green Jell-O!!
Retailer: I'll take it back for $.39, that's the going-rate for Jell-O.
Bullshit.
So what if it's been months? It's not my fault everyone had to give me the goddamn run-around instead of just getting right to it and telling me I had a problem. "Oh, try this," is no diagnosis. So I went around for a while wondering what was wrong. After testing EVERYTHING, it became clear the the CPU was messed. But my wonderful friend won't refund my money because he doesn't think he can make a profit. He can't afford it... what, I *CAN* afford it?
Let's take stock of this:
-Advertised as a 750 modded to 950, tested in current form with the HSF I bought to go to 1026.
--Works at 850 reliably.
---Is a 550.
So we have, let's see, 2 lies. It is not a 750, it's a 550 and it is not capable of 1026MHz.
This is called Bat & Switch, am I correct? And that's illegal, am I correct here as well? Yet still, after being informed of this, the individual refuses steadfastly to refund my *MY* money.
MY questions to you are:
-Who can I contact to help me get back my cash?
-What else should I do? Should I post his name and eMail address around with warnings? Anything similar to that I can do to help let others know? (I'd rather not, I don't wanna be mean to him. I have no personal animosity, I'm just out of patience)
-If I can't get my money back (seriously, I *REALLY* need it), what do I do with this lump of crap?
Thanks,
-Frosty
I contacted this person and was given the same run-around, offering fixes and troubleshoots that never seemed to work. Finally I said I wanted to return it. It never worked for me no matter whan anyone said, the best I could get from it was 850 on a 90MHz FSB, and sometimes 900, but not everything runs at 900. I was then told to speak to the individual I bought it from.
I did this and told him he could probably adjust it and offer it up as a 900, and sell it for maybe 400 (I just picked a number that popped into my head, I saw a 900 w/mobo go for 480 on _forbidden auction site here_ recently) and was told, "I do not think it is worth $400... it has a 700 core... off an Athlon 550... and on pricewatch a 550... is $60. A 700 is $123 yet it is not a true .18 core... although the modding fee comes in... so the value... under my opinion goes for around $130. It would be understandable of the supposedly 'defective product' was returned within the first month or so, but after this much time, it is like having a free processor. I cannot afford to take a $400 hit."
Retailer: I'll sell you a CPU for $500.
Buyer: OK!
Buyer: Hey, this is just a glob of green Jell-O!!
Retailer: I'll take it back for $.39, that's the going-rate for Jell-O.
Bullshit.
So what if it's been months? It's not my fault everyone had to give me the goddamn run-around instead of just getting right to it and telling me I had a problem. "Oh, try this," is no diagnosis. So I went around for a while wondering what was wrong. After testing EVERYTHING, it became clear the the CPU was messed. But my wonderful friend won't refund my money because he doesn't think he can make a profit. He can't afford it... what, I *CAN* afford it?
Let's take stock of this:
-Advertised as a 750 modded to 950, tested in current form with the HSF I bought to go to 1026.
--Works at 850 reliably.
---Is a 550.
So we have, let's see, 2 lies. It is not a 750, it's a 550 and it is not capable of 1026MHz.
This is called Bat & Switch, am I correct? And that's illegal, am I correct here as well? Yet still, after being informed of this, the individual refuses steadfastly to refund my *MY* money.
MY questions to you are:
-Who can I contact to help me get back my cash?
-What else should I do? Should I post his name and eMail address around with warnings? Anything similar to that I can do to help let others know? (I'd rather not, I don't wanna be mean to him. I have no personal animosity, I'm just out of patience)
-If I can't get my money back (seriously, I *REALLY* need it), what do I do with this lump of crap?
Thanks,
-Frosty
