My Computer is For Sale!

fortyways said:
Okay, I don't understand why you made a thread about it. So you're trying to rip people off by lying and exaggerating, fine. But no computer literate person, or even reasonably intelligent person would ever pay you half what you're asking, so why post it in a computer forum?

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In fact, reading your ad makes me sick. "No cheapo parts?" Excuse me? You're using a power supply that came with your piece of crap case. I saw your case at Fry's. It has an 80mm rear fan, that's ridiculous. Not to mention your MSI video card.

You should be deeply ashamed of yourself.
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lighten up? much? Oh, and by the way, the MSI was the most 8600GT when i bought it. Why do you think that MSI is a budget brand? Because thier cards look a little different from the others? As far as i can tell, they are fine, in fact they also sell their own version of the 9800GX2, which is the best video card on the market. How are they a cheap brand? The power supply is not bad at all, and neither is the case. The power supply is from Raidmax and I don't know why you are calling it shit. And the case is amazing, in my honest opinion. I love the look, so much. I love it more than the Antec 900. Im not kidding. In my future build, i will use it again. Im sry its not a freezer that makes intel pops like an antec 900. :(

Im posting it here, because i thought it was a possibility that someone wanted to buy it, like as a secondary computer or something. Like i said before, im not making any profit at all if it goes for 800. And with my parts, mine is the cheapest one with a q6600 and 8600gt on ebay. others are 900-1200. So yes, i am the cheapest one.

To all who actually helped: I took your advice and changed the listing, a little bit, so it doesn't seem as if i am lying or something. Idk, i love my computer so much. Look, in my sig it says ultimate gaming monster. It plays every game. well what ever, i understand what u guys are saying. Oh yea, and most of you, thank you for telling me to fix stuff, politely. I appreciate that kind of help very much.
 
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k. Well i need to make at least a little profit, and im only gaining around 30 bucks at 800. so, i dont think so. Have you compared it to others on ebay?
 
fortyways said:
Okay, I don't understand why you made a thread about it. So you're trying to rip people off by lying and exaggerating, fine. But no computer literate person, or even reasonably intelligent person would ever pay you half what you're asking, so why post it in a computer forum?

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In fact, reading your ad makes me sick. "No cheapo parts?" Excuse me? You're using a power supply that came with your piece of crap case. I saw your case at Fry's. It has an 80mm rear fan, that's ridiculous. Not to mention your MSI video card.

You should be deeply ashamed of yourself.
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I think you should stop spaming, and see the fact that he clearly gives every detail, if he were omitting details at will then he would be ripping people off.

Everyone who looks at the system gets a clear view of what there paying for.

You should go spam somewhere else.

Tuffie.
 
Interested said:
k. Well i need to make at least a little profit, and im only gaining around 30 bucks at 800. so, i dont think so. Have you compared it to others on ebay?
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You realize you just blatantly contradicted yourself? two posts up you said you were not making any profit at all.

FYI, you need to realize who your clientèle is and advertise accordingly. Computer illiterate people will not pay much to an unprofessional poster on eBay. They will go to Dell where they can get it cheaper and know what they are buying. When you exaggerate what you are selling, you seem like you don't even know what you are talking about and it turns people off. Next time use correct grammar, don't exaggerate, and don't mention how your computer "beats dell" so much. You were wrong pretty much every time you mentioned Dell.

In order to sell your computer, I think you will either have to try and convince someone you know to buy it, post it on craigslist and take offers, or just drop the price alot.
 
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First of all, to the ignorant person who said I was "spamming," please look up spamming and don't make such a fool of yourself. I said what everyone else has said with slightly harsher language, and I said it only once. My post was accurate and on topic, unlike yours.

Now, OP, you can't sell a computer based on sentimental value. I'm sure it's a fine computer, but, you have to be realistic.

No one is fond of power supplies that come with cases, and, unless you've added it since I've checked, you don't even mention the specs of the power supply. Don't you think someone might like to know ALL of the components before they drop $850 on a used computer that they can't even see before they buy?

And, for the second time, I'm not saying MSI is "shit." I'm just saying it's not top of the line.

Even if you can't clean up the inside of the case, you should include a picture if you expect someone to buy it. Last I heard, you were using the stock Intel HSF for your processor. I doubt people expect that when they hear "top of the line gaming rig."

You said yourself that your case is very loud, and maybe you don't mind at all. Other people do. It's going to piss someone off when they realize their top of the line gaming case has an 80mm rear fan that sounds like a hair dryer.
 
oregon said:
You realize you just blatantly contradicted yourself? two posts up you said you were not making any profit at all.

FYI, you need to realize who your clientèle is and advertise accordingly. Computer illiterate people will not pay much to an unprofessional poster on eBay. They will go to Dell where they can get it cheaper and know what they are buying. When you exaggerate what you are selling, you seem like you don't even know what you are talking about and it turns people off. Next time use correct grammar, don't exaggerate, and don't mention how your computer "beats dell" so much. You were wrong pretty much every time you mentioned Dell.

In order to sell your computer, I think you will either have to try and convince someone you know to buy it, post it on craigslist and take offers, or just drop the price alot.
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my computer is wayyyyyyyyyyyy cheaper than one on dell.com with the exact specs. at least like $700. Im not kidding, AT ALL.
 
@ oregon: im sry, but i dont consider 10-30 much profit. Not for an $800 item. For a $50, yea, 10-30 is alot. Dell makes MUCH more than $30 bucks on every pc they sell you.

@fortyways. like i said, if they want to know, i will tell them. And the 80mm in the back isn't to loud, its audible, but nothing even close to an antec 900. and it has 4 fans, actually. But its not loud...i just wanted it to be silent when i got it, but i got over it. I have never had a buyer by from me that is very anal.
 
After reading all ^ that:

ramodkk said:
Well yeah if you word it the right way you can get some sweet sums :D
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I'll take that back.

And I'm back to my first post in this thread. You shouldn't be expecting a profit from something used anyways. You are trying to sell it for the same price you got it, not gonna work. If I were you I'd lower the price to at most $650.

Please, take this the positive way. It's just my opinion :)
 
@interested.. If you only made a $20-30 profit on this, you wouldn't make it. You have to pay to get pics listed on ebay, you need to waste job time (or not job time) atleast an hour to list and build. Not to mention the time to order it. You would be losing money if you "made a $20-30 profit"

Just don't lie to people on a forum like this.
 
They're not actually that bad... sure they may not always be name brand but they are guaranteed to work. For the average user Dell is perfect.
 
IMO it does seem pretty high priced but you might get lucky on ebay.

The biggest gripe I have with it, and when I see an auction that does it I instantly just hit the back button and disregard the seller:

The listings have it as "NEW!", and then on the page it says New, only to start reading the listing and have it say "like new". Just a pet peeve, but I am not the only person like this. It just wreaks of deception in most cases, and I just won't buy something from a seller that does it. Just something to keep in mind. ;)
 
the whole listing is just a bit deceptive. there are so many "exaggerations" that it makes it seem like your talking to an amateur car salesman. maybe this is a bit harsh, but it does seem that way.

next time i would try and be as honest as possible. it is good to admit faults, and doing so creates credibility. people will trust you more if you do this.
 
Sir Travis D said:
@interested.. If you only made a $20-30 profit on this, you wouldn't make it. You have to pay to get pics listed on ebay, you need to waste job time (or not job time) atleast an hour to list and build. Not to mention the time to order it. You would be losing money if you "made a $20-30 profit"

Just don't lie to people on a forum like this.
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ok. well there you have it. i am making no profit. you said it your self. So, yea, i guess i am losing money. Thanks for your input.

not.
 
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