Why buy from an e-tailer?

[Nomada]

I can understand it if your out in the boonies, but I don't see the point if you live in a metropolis. I can always find a local dealer comparably priced. Best of all, no paying for shipping on a returned or defective item. I can always test the item before the purchase; stuff like that.

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc. and I just find it much easier to hit up the local PC shop. Which side you on?

 

[olds]

Because I can't stand people and if I go into the city I have to deal with them. They are ugly, smelly and stoopider than hell.

 

[rh71]

depends on the item. Big ticket electronic items are usually bought in store. Items like digicams and especially accessories are always had for cheaper online. Even accessories like USB cables or tv cables... you can't find as cheap in a store 90% of the time.

 

[walla]

price, selection, don't have to get off my ass, etc... Plus, there are really too few places that actually sell PC part around where I live - those that do charge way too much.

I have stuck with companies like newegg and mwave for PC parts and haven't yet been disappointed.

 

[deftron]

Web dealers usually have lower prices.

You're either lucky with a competively priced local PC shop
or you're looking at the wrong web sites

 

[Gurck]

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc

That's because people will go to like... bobz1337k0mp00t3rPaRtZ.com to save 3 cents over newegg without checking resellerratings.com and seeing that good ole' Bob's rating is awful...

 

[imported_KirbsAw]

Originally posted by: Gurck

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc

That's because people will go to like... bobz1337k0mp00t3rPaRtZ.com to save 3 cents over newegg without checking resellerratings.com and seeing that good ole' Bob's rating is awful...

exactly

 

[DaveSimmons]

CompUSA or BestBuy do not carry 90% of the PC parts that Newegg sells.

When I buy a part I don't just say "gimme a hard drive!" I'm looking for specific specs and capacity. I don't say "gimme a CPU!" and forget to wipe the drool from my cretinous grin as they toss me a 400 FSB Celeron.

Yes, you can buy locally if you don't care about what second-rate parts you're paying too much for.

 

[Nomada]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
CompUSA or BestBuy do not carry 90% of the PC parts that Newegg sells.

When I buy a part I don't just say "gimme a hard drive!" I'm looking for specific specs and capacity. I don't say "gimme a CPU!" and forget to wipe the drool from my cretinous grin as they toss me a 400 FSB Celeron.

Yes, you can buy locally if you don't care about what second-rate parts you're paying too much for.

I decide what specifics I need through the net but I'll buy the product locally. I don't purchase from big box stores ever; we got some great local shops here in Toronto who's prices rival many e-tailers. We can't buy from Newegg up here but I paid less for both my DVD burner and HD when I bought them last month compared to what Newegg wanted factoring exchange rates.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Nomada
I decide what specifics I need through the net but I'll buy the product locally. I don't purchase from big box stores ever; we got some great local shops here in Toronto who's prices rival many e-tailers. We can't buy from Newegg up here but I paid less for both my DVD burner and HD when I bought them last month compared to what Newegg wanted factoring exchange rates.

That's rare. Here in the Seattle area there are still some smaller stores with decent selections, but generally either the selection is limited or the prices are much higher than Newegg.

Hard drives and optical drives can be easy to find locally, but specific motherboards, memory, video cards and cases are much harder.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Gurck

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc

That's because people will go to like... bobz1337k0mp00t3rPaRtZ.com to save 3 cents over newegg without checking resellerratings.com and seeing that good ole' Bob's rating is awful...

I don't even bother checking outside Newegg for anything but cases and misc cables anymore. Directron is still the superior case dealer, and I basically cut all my own cables these days from Mouser parts.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Because I can't stand people and if I go into the city I have to deal with them. They are ugly, smelly and stoopider than hell.

I resent that. :|

 

[mzkhadir]

I cannot find half the stuff I find on amazon

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Nomada
I decide what specifics I need through the net but I'll buy the product locally. I don't purchase from big box stores ever; we got some great local shops here in Toronto who's prices rival many e-tailers. We can't buy from Newegg up here but I paid less for both my DVD burner and HD when I bought them last month compared to what Newegg wanted factoring exchange rates.

That's rare. Here in the Seattle area there are still some smaller stores with decent selections, but generally either the selection is limited or the prices are much higher than Newegg.

Hard drives and optical drives can be easy to find locally, but specific motherboards, memory, video cards and cases are much harder.

Heh, awhile back when Newegg was "signing" all their boxes with Newegg packing tape, I walked into the ONE local parts store (for a LAN event, mind you, I wasn't buying). They had some boxes of new arrivals on the floor... With Newegg tape on them.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Nomada
I can understand it if your out in the boonies, but I don't see the point if you live in a metropolis. I can always find a local dealer comparably priced. Best of all, no paying for shipping on a returned or defective item. I can always test the item before the purchase; stuff like that.

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc. and I just find it much easier to hit up the local PC shop. Which side you on?

Just bought a Casio Exilim 7.1MP digicam...it was $55 less online than at ANY place in my city (and we have Fry's, BB, CC, etc.).

I never buy B&M unless it's a big ticket item, like a TV.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: Nomada
I can understand it if your out in the boonies, but I don't see the point if you live in a metropolis. I can always find a local dealer comparably priced. Best of all, no paying for shipping on a returned or defective item. I can always test the item before the purchase; stuff like that.

I read a fair amount of horror stories about e-tailers and RMA, wrong product shipped, etc. and I just find it much easier to hit up the local PC shop. Which side you on?

Just bought a Casio Exilim 7.1MP digicam...it was $55 less online than at ANY place in my city (and we have Fry's, BB, CC, etc.).

I never buy B&M unless it's a big ticket item, like a TV.

plus most of the time you are not paying taxes at an etailer, thats saving you big money too on some stuff

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Nomada
I decide what specifics I need through the net but I'll buy the product locally. I don't purchase from big box stores ever; we got some great local shops here in Toronto who's prices rival many e-tailers. We can't buy from Newegg up here but I paid less for both my DVD burner and HD when I bought them last month compared to what Newegg wanted factoring exchange rates.

That's rare. Here in the Seattle area there are still some smaller stores with decent selections, but generally either the selection is limited or the prices are much higher than Newegg.

Hard drives and optical drives can be easy to find locally, but specific motherboards, memory, video cards and cases are much harder.

Heh, awhile back when Newegg was "signing" all their boxes with Newegg packing tape, I walked into the ONE local parts store (for a LAN event, mind you, I wasn't buying). They had some boxes of new arrivals on the floor... With Newegg tape on them.

LOL

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: deftron
Web dealers usually have lower prices.

You're either lucky with a competively priced local PC shop
or you're looking at the wrong web sites