[CTS] Re: Moving On !
- From: cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: "computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:04:27 -0800
Speaking of drives..... I ran across some SCSI drives today at about 25
cents on the dollar if anyone is interested. I've forgotten where but
I'm sure I can find them if needed.
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On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:31:50 -0800, "Charles R. Buchanan"
<daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Great deal, right up to the moment it dies! :-O With the prices of new
> drives today, it would be almost unbelievable that someone would buy a
> used drive from someone across country. :-O At least with a new drive
> you get a warranty with it. My two cents!
>
>
> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:16:33 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say
> the following:
>
> (^_^)
> (^_^)On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:27:30 -0500, "Owens, Jack K. (Mission
> Systems)"
> (^_^)<Jack.Owens@xxxxxxx> said:
> (^_^)dollars depending on the vender and model. There was a post that
> came
> (^_^)in after I started this reply that warned against buying HDs from
> eBay.
> (^_^)I have to agree that buying a used or new drive from eBay is a crap
> (^_^)shoot. With the price of HDs, you should really think about buying
> a
> (^_^)new>
> (^_^)
> (^_^)Let me try to esplane...........
> (^_^)eBay lists a 60GB Maxtor
> (^_^)Min bid $12.00
> (^_^)S&H plus Insur adds $12.00
> (^_^)You bid the minimum bid knowing you'll never get a 60GB drive for
> $12.oo
> (^_^)
> (^_^)Week later you receive notification that you are the winner.
> (^_^)WOW......... you won for $12.00
> (^_^)Your PayPal account sends the guy $24.00 (still not bad for a 60GB
> (^_^)drive)
> (^_^)The drive arrives.
> (^_^)You install.
> (^_^)Supwise......... it's DEAD
> (^_^)You email seller.
> (^_^)He says no problem........ return for exchange.
> (^_^)You return it for about $6.00 in S,H,&Ins
> (^_^)Your total investment to this point is $30.00
> (^_^)Second drive arrives and it too is dead. As a matter of fact it's
> the
> (^_^)same drive that I returned to that same seller several days ago.
> (^_^)second verse, same as the first
> (^_^)You email the seller......... no problem, return it.
> (^_^)You don't want to play anymore ????
> (^_^)This time you want your money back.
> (^_^)Fine with the seller so you return the second drive for another
> $6.00.
> (^_^)Investment at this point is $36.00
> (^_^)Your refund is $12.00 or what you paid for the drive. The remaining
> (^_^)$24.00 you have sent is your overhead for S,H,Ins
> (^_^)Happy camper time. You got your money back and he has the two bad
> (^_^)drives. He'll soon be out of biz selling bad drives, eh wot ?
> (^_^)Let's look at the egonomics.
> (^_^)He has bad drive
> (^_^)Junk
> (^_^)Posts on eBay
> (^_^)Sells for minimum bid of $12.00 + $12.00 S&H
> (^_^)He ships it via the flat rate envelope from the USPS for $3.85,
> neglects
> (^_^)to insure it since he knows it's junk.
> (^_^)Now you want your money back ?
> (^_^)He gets the drive back and you get $12.00
> (^_^)Out of the other $12.00 S&H he has paid out $3.85 to ship the drive.
> (^_^)He has the dead drive back to recycle at the next auction, a profit
> of
> (^_^)$8.15 and you're shopping for a HDD.
> (^_^)Yep, we got him over the barrel now......... he can't keep shipping
> bad
> (^_^)drives and stay in business !
> (^_^)WANNA BET ?
> (^_^)
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