I got a great deal on Dell m1330 on ebay!

Hello, I got a really great deal on a Dell m1330 on ebay fully loaded brand new in the box! I am so excited!

The specs:

Processor: T7300 2.0GHz
Ram: 2gb
Color: Tuxedo Black
Screen: LED Backlit
Video Card: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Hard Drive: 200GB 7200RPM
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive
SOUND: Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
WIRELESS: Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) Mini Card
Battery: 6-cell AND 9-cell
Fingerprint Reader
3 Year Warranty
BLUETOOTH: Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

All that for $1,850.00 shipped.

Boy did I get a steal!

 

Nice! Even better than my deal. Mine was 1875 w/ 1g of ram.

 

Whered you get yours? Ebay?

 

Nice. Mine was similarly priced except I have T7500, minus biometric and 200GB 7200rpm HDD.

 

I got it from Ebay seller, but locally - face to face w/ cash.

 

so did I get an average price?

 

Buddy...you got a great price. Configure it on Dell and compare.

If your judgement on whether you got a good deal lies in its comparison to others, you will never be happy. I paid a total of 1338 for my system below complete like that is. Just as every other situation though, factors will affect what your final price is. So if you wanna put up with over 20 accidental cancellations along the way, you might just get a bit lower.

I'de smile though, you did well.

 

Wow @ your price and laptop!

 

Now you just wait and hope they actually send it.

 

Achilles: Face to face with cash means that the seller does not have to pay ebay, but it also means you have absolutely no protection if anything goes wrong with the transaction.

I have bought used laptops on ebay where, after corresponding directly with the seller, I asked him to list it on ebay and then bought it quickly using "Buy it now".

 

I'm taking it that he bought the laptop from the sellers listing but then met to pay him face to face with cash. If so then the seller still has to pay eBay the normal fees but he gets out of having to deal with PayPal.

 

I basically saw his item which was about 1920 bucks, sent him a message saying I'd rather buy w/ cash face to face, and he was okay w/ it and waived Ebay / Paypal fees.

 

By anything going wrong w/ the transaction I guess you mean he may rob me of cash, or give me wrong item.

I got the service tag to check the warranty status before the meeting took place, and I would love to see a guy who tries to rob me .

 

It has officially shipped, cant wait.

I wanted to get a sleeve for it, what sleeves are popular for it?

 

I have bought four Dell's from ebay, all sealed and all excellent deals. I bought my M1130 last week, Dell wanted 2200 plus shipping and tax for the same computer I paid 1500 bucks for.

 

What protection is inherent in eBay that isn't in a face to face transaction? eBay offers no additional protection, unless you pay through their subsidiary PayPal... And PayPal's protection is so weak I don't even consider it when making a purchase...

Only thing you could argue that would make the face to face transaction "safer" would be using a service like PayPal to do a payment using a credit card (the credit card is providing the extra protection not PayPal). That can still be done in person...

 

Credit cards offer NO protection through paypal. Paypal protection does work well and you will get your money if it falls within the limit they stated in the add. It just takes time.

 

Hmn really? I thought AMEX can take money back from sellers if it turns out to be a scam via paypal.

 

Huh? Credit cards do offer protection for purchases made through PayPal just like a purchase from anywhere else... Even PayPal recommends you use a credit card to get that extra protection in their user agreement (that I'm sure no one reads)...

This just one small section of the agreement talking about Credit Card advantages over their own protections... Read the link for the rest...

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/UserAgreement/ua/USUA-outside#pbp-policy

Credit cards, all major ones, do that... It is called Charge Back... And those are required by law...

 

People usually don't read because... it's too long lol.

Anyways, a rep for ya!

 

Thanks for the rep

I recommend people always read agreements like that... Especially for situations like PayPal where they aren't subject to bank laws (as they aren't a bank) even though they pretty much act like one...

Give it a read when you have time

 

yah, a friend of mine purchased a ps3 on ebay, via paypal 2 weeks later they sent him an empty ps3 BOX.

 

The seller has high feedback and I received a tracking number showing the weight of 13lbs. I do not think I should be worried..

anyone have sleeve recomondations

 

If you bought a new, sealed M1330 it comes with a sleeve.

Again, if it is new and sealed, double check that you are actually getting the LED screen. I got two CCFL M1330's from Dell due to an order screwup on their part and both shipments weighed 13 lbs. The replacement LED plus an additional LED M1330 I ordered both weighed 12 lbs.

 

it came with an extra battery and stuff