Is Ebay safe?

i have a friend who found a sager 5793 and wonder if ebay was safe to buy it.

any thought would be helpful

 

it is safer for the buyer than for the seller.. usually.

just make sure to pay with a credit card (through Paypal, if needed), then if anything goes wrong, then you can contact your credit card company and they will not hold you liable and terminate the transaction.

 

Jst checking the feedback, a gd amount with gd percentage always makes me feel better about buying things and if paid for through paypal your covered if out goes wrong

 

Paypal would be the only way to go really for me. They've a insurance (limited) that covers bad deals on eBay as far as I'm aware.

 

the asking price is 1600 buck
2.21cpu
160 hd
512 98gts
silver rim outling
i think my friend said it was 8 months old

 

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Paypal, is what makes it safe, also you can look at a sellers feed back score, and what other people have said about them in their ratings.
Personally I wouldn't make a purchase from someone with a low feed back rating, and I'd be careful to purchase from someone who doesn't have many feedback ratings.

 

Clevo vendors (like Sager and Pro-Star) are currently liquidating that model.

You will get more for the money if you get it through them.

For instance, for $1400:
- Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz (or 2.5GHz for +$175)
- 4GB DDR2
- 9800M GTS
- 200GB 7200rpm or 320GB 5400rpm
- 2X Blue-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive

 

Make sure they have at least 98.5%+ good feedback (in my opinion) also, see what thoer bad feedback is about...

Make sure you use a Paypal or Credit Card.

Paypal will ensure you have your product and will refund you for any money lost, if the buyer is shady.

Thats for Buying... Assuming you arent interested in Selling details...

 

That is not a good deal.

try this one

BRAND NEW!

Sager NP5793 Custom Sager Notebook (Built on Clevo M570RU-U / M571RU-U)
- 17" WUXGA "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Screen (1920x1200) ETA 11/24
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9300 45nm "Penryn" Core™2 Duo 2.5GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
- nVidia GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB PCI-Express DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- None Standard
- ~ 4,096MB DDR2 667 PC2 5300 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- None Standard
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- ~ 2X Blue-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- ~ 200GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) ~
- None Standard
- None Standard
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 802.11 a/g/n
- None Standard
- Built in 1.3Megapixel Camera
- None Standard
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- None Standard
- None Standard
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Telephone Tech Support
(Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

$1577.00

 

If you want silver trim, powernotebooks has it, go here and customize a Brand new one for less. Plus you get 3 year warranty.

http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=569

 

No, I would not use Paypal at all. Use Escrow.com, imo (eBay's escrow service). It IS safer for buyers though. I've personally switched to EBid, as have a ton of users in the last few months, due to EBay policy changes that don't protect anyone, restrict payment and feedback.

 

thanks for the help. i will pass on the info.

why are they discon. the 5793????

 

.... its hot right now since Sager (and other huge Clevo vendors) is making it fully loaded with 9800M GTS and even Blu-Ray drive to liquidate its stock so that they can focus on the new (but slightly more expensive) NP5796.... Clevo M570TU.

 

then i need to wait a little longer for the 5796 to come down in price

 

Sorry but Paypal doesn't cover everything. My friend got scammed and Paypal only recovered 67 cents (yes, you read it right). Check how much Paypal covers (generally, its $2000). Also, your credit card should cover online purchase. Check the reputation of the seller, especially if he provides decent support if needed.

Also, check if there is a warranty remaining on it and if the warranty will still be valid. Verify that you can repair this laptop if you didn't bought through an authorized reseller (ie eBay).

 

I agree with that for the seller, the buyer doesnt usually doesnt hve a problem. They covered me once when i had a problem.

I lost $900 when i sold my old Vaio. I shipped it, the money from the buyer was in my paypal account. I spent it a couple days later. Then Paypal reversed the charges, and put me at -$900. And refunded the buyer after she had already gotten it and i lost the money. I called and called. They couldnt do anything... didnt know why, said that i somehow broke policy, but i dont think i did, AND SHE GOT THE PC, basically for free and i had to pay $900 for it (AGAIN)

So, i got skrewed. I try not to sell anything worth alot of $$ on ebay anymore.

 

My experience was that Paypal protected me and got my money back, maybe your friend didn't follow all the guidelines.