Anyone buy a new Dell off of EBAY?

RickM · RickM's Garage

I was curious if anyone here has experience in purchasing a new Dell desktop PC off of EBAY.

There are several individuals selling new units at discount prices with a "transferable" warranty. ??? I thought Dell only sold direct.
The prices are attractive but I also believe that if it's too good to be true it probably is.

What's the scoop here?

id10t · 10-24-2003, 07:27 AM

Dell only sells direct, but it is possible to transfer ownership of the machine to someone else for warranty purposes.

If you want a new Dell, I'd just get it directly from Dell.

BGCarrera32 · 10-24-2003, 07:54 AM

I was told by our IT guy to look into the refurb units available from Dell...guess he knows of a few that have worked-no problemo...often times its a corporate return as someone used it for a week and upgraded to another model...might be worth a look.

dglenn · 10-25-2003, 08:39 PM

I bought a Dell refurb for my parents about a year ago. They love it and haven't had any problems so far with it.

ronin · 10-26-2003, 01:51 AM

there are some reputable dealers selling Dells on ebay with good results. are you looking to get one for a specific purpose?

911pcars · 10-26-2003, 11:33 PM

Rick,
I purchased a brand new, in-the-box Dell last year on ebay from a private party. Price was right and the warranty was transferable as stated. I used Dell's tech support a few months later and all was well. I'm assuming the seller obtained a quantity from Dell and resold them.

I cannot vouch for every seller. If it looks too good to be true, it's probably a scam. An auction a couple of weeks ago advertised 10 computers in stock; he wanted payment only by money order and/or wire via Western Union; credit card or escrow was not even an option. Auction history = Sold dolls. Stay away from deals like this. I just purchased a PowerMac on ebay last week. Am crossing my fingers as delivery is expected this week.

Sherwood
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RickM · RickM's Garage

I'm looking for a decent machine to augment the the two laptops I use at home on my network. I'm very happy with the desktop PCs purchased here at the office.

My question/statement is: Does Dell actually (legitimately) sell machines wholesale to people? Apparently so. I didn't realize this was part of their business model.

The question now is: Do I wait for the 64 bit Athlon processor to become mainstream? It never ends! :-)