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Originally Posted by trigatch4
... people equate price with quality way too much. If it costs more, it must be so much better. That's the fallacy that enables brand names to sell a pair of jeans for $500. If I'm able to buy a complete setup for $500... how much MORE will I get out of a system that costs 5 times as much? I doubt I'll get 5 times the value out of it.
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I agree with ya on that man. People pay so much for a brand, sometimes it's worth it for better quality but mostly you're just paying for the name.
Is eBay not competitive in the US? Over here no-one can compete with the prices on eBay, but then personally I'd rather have a better second hand item than an inferior new one and for PCs really don't care about warranties. (RTB in particular is more hassle than it's worth.)
Not looked at PC's for a while, but in the last year I bought an ex-demo fully guaranteed core2duo on eBay (from the same small company my stepdad bought an Atari ST from years back) for £100/$200 less than the equivalent on even the cheapest sites. I picked up a Vaio laptop too for £200 - more than happy to pay for the brand/quality there - it's a great little machine and better quality and spec than anything that retails at the same price.
I despise eBay and their business practices, but can't argue with the choice and price. Even the stuff from the big guys like Dell on there is so much cheaper than their retail prices. I hate using eBay... but no one has come up with a better alternative yet.