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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #120 on: April 09, 2008, 10:10:27 AM »
If you don't want the stress, forget newegg.

You can get the same items, latest and greatest, elsewhere on the internet for the same price (if not less), and at worse, for a few pennies more.

Pricewatch.com is your friend.

A lot of companies will accept international credit cards.

Alternatively, get a US issued credit card. (from a relative living abroad or so). You can get one of those visa debit cards that you can top up all the time if you don't want the burdensome credit card rates eating into your financial wealth.


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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #120 on: April 09, 2008, 10:10:27 AM »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #121 on: April 09, 2008, 10:21:14 AM »
Or...scrap all that and check TTDirectBuy.  When it comes to Newegg, they just might be your one-stop shop.
Especially if you're new to online purchasing.
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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #122 on: April 09, 2008, 10:38:47 AM »
To put my money where my mouth is:

Lets take this card, the PNY VCG88512GXPB GeForce 8800GT 512MB

One of the most sought after piece of gaming kit on the planet at the moment.

Available for US$209 @ newegg.
3 Business Day Shipping $7.59
Total US$217.58

A quick search at Pricewatch.com reveals the same is also available for $209.44 @ PartsPc.com
Free shipping
Total US$209.44
and yes, PartsPC accepts international credit cards.
« Last Edit: April 09, 2008, 10:42:00 AM by NoobGoneWild »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #123 on: April 09, 2008, 12:16:18 PM »
Thanks for all d help guys. Sry i didn't do a search. My bad. With reagards to ttdirectbuy it looks like the same service as skybox an i hav one already. my reel problem is finding sites dat accept international credit card. Shipping is not a problem. Price watch looks like my solution. Thanks again guys!  :ph34r:

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #124 on: April 09, 2008, 01:02:18 PM »
To put my money where my mouth is:

Lets take this card, the PNY VCG88512GXPB GeForce 8800GT 512MB

One of the most sought after piece of gaming kit on the planet at the moment.

Available for US$209 @ newegg.
3 Business Day Shipping $7.59
Total US$217.58

A quick search at Pricewatch.com reveals the same is also available for $209.44 @ PartsPc.com
Free shipping
Total US$209.44
and yes, PartsPC accepts international credit cards.

NGW, said card is available for just US$197 on Amazon with free shipping.... of course, we talking about THIS particular item... amazon usually pricier on computer parts..
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« Reply #124 on: April 09, 2008, 01:02:18 PM »

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #125 on: April 09, 2008, 01:08:46 PM »
exactly

Newegg is not the be all and end all of online computer retailers.

Pricier can be nothing but a few dollars in many cases. So save yourself the headache of Newegg and use other e-tailers that welcome international purchases. You won't be put out by a wad of cash for the effort.

Pricewatch will make sure of it!

enjoy

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #126 on: April 09, 2008, 01:53:50 PM »
yay for pricewatch my age old friend ^_^

and more noob friendly these days too

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #127 on: April 09, 2008, 02:14:02 PM »
lol, yeah crixx is a long time believer.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #128 on: April 09, 2008, 02:53:31 PM »
Since this discussion is also very pertinent to the 'Online Purchasing...' thread, I have merged both topics.

sha-ZAM!!! *poof*

There, all square now...  :sunny:
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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #129 on: April 09, 2008, 03:13:04 PM »
Is it a matter of having an international credit card or rather the fact that the credit card's billing address is not in the U.S.?
I've encountered problems before using my credit card due to my billing address being in Trinidad. Just a couple weeks ago in fact. I contacted the bank and had them put my skybox address as a secondary billing address and had no problems after that. Note this wasn't newegg btw.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #130 on: April 09, 2008, 04:38:39 PM »
Yeah it IS the matter of having an international cc. Newegg simply doesnt accept them. Instead, I send them cheques. At least that way, you can secure an item immediately if u see it at a great price and before it goes out of stock.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #131 on: April 18, 2008, 06:07:25 PM »
I just bought an old apple clamshell blueberry off ebay can't wait for it to reach, a bigger HD installed and more RAM and I set!! My dream laptop iymc, finally a pretty, girlie machine to use....I have a ubberly fast one so I ok with my 3rd laptop being a slow machine it is just for basic stuff anyways, will let you guys know how it play out.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #132 on: April 18, 2008, 06:34:27 PM »
lol. splits what is the spec of your uberfast machine?

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #133 on: April 29, 2008, 05:59:37 PM »
Anyone using republic bank's gold american airlines mastercard ? I noticed in the little flyer they mentioned

"MasterDelivery provides a physical adress in Miami which US purchases can be sent and then forwarded to the cardholder's home"

was wondering if anyone ever used it and encountered any problems, my dad wants to get it do mainly ordering from amazon and maybe a couple ebay purchases.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #134 on: May 07, 2008, 03:49:21 PM »
On the topic of what works and what doesn't it's great to know that NOT using Paypal is akin to buying drugs off the street...
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Not using Paypal is akin to buying heroin on the street

According to Ebay

By Sylvie Barak: Wednesday, 07 May 2008, 6:07 PM

EBAY AUSTRALIA HAS firmly lodged its foot in its mouth, by comparing sellers who don’t use the Paypal option to heroin dealers.

At a "town hall" style meeting to discuss the fact that Ebay Australia will be scrapping all payment methods apart from Paypal, events went from bad to worse, with Ebay’s regional VP ending the evening with a comparison between people who didn't want to use PayPal and Junkies.

In April Ebay Australia announced that as of June, buyers would only be able to buy goods via the online commerce website Paypal, which just so happens to be owned by the online auction company.

Australians went hopping mad at the decision, which they saw as a ploy by Ebay to siphon off even more cash from user sales, to fill its overflowing coffers.

To try to appease some of the rage, Ebay decided to hold a meeting with sellers in Preston, Northern Melbourne. Regional VP Simon Smith, PayPal Australia MD Andrew Pipolo and trust and safety director Alastair MacGibbon were the execs chosen to head up Ebay’s panel, just asking for trouble by sitting under posters with the words "Making eBay even safer" and "practice safe shopping" emblazoned across them.

According to APC Mag, it all seemed to start out harmlessly enough, with Smith repeating the company mantra that Paypal was the most popular and safest option for buyers, and that keeping buyers happy would make them want to buy more stuff. This apparently didn’t go down too well with the crowd, but then Alastair MacGibbon decided to have a go.

MacGibbon, using a very random analogy, and responding to a question from a buyer who noted that she’d had nothing but good experiences from other payment methods, said, "I cross against the lights occasionally and I've never been hit by a bus, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea". As the boos filled the room and showed no signs of subsiding, MacGibbon stuttered "You can boo and hiss all you like, I can just tell you the simple facts."

But the ugliest part of the evening came in response to the question about why Ebay was taking freedom of choice away from the buyers. Smith, who attempted to answer the question, first fumbled around trying to make the point that many online shopping sites didn’t offer the luxury of choosing between bank transfers and credit cards, but when the crowd angrily rejected his initial explanation, Smith went on to say: "We're not allowing people to offer unsafe choices, just like in this democracy you can't go out and buy heroin on the streets".

http://apcmag.com/ebay_boss_not_offering_paypal_is_like_buying_heroin.htm

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #135 on: May 11, 2008, 10:29:26 AM »
OK fellahs,

I'm not sure if I should be posting this here, but it involves purchasing stuff online, so here goes. I'm looking to start buying parts for new rig (read my sig for the parts i'm interested in) and wanted to find out how many people on GATT make orders online for others as a business. The only person I know that does that is Saxman, but I'd really like to know of anyone else to compare prices with. Also, does anyone know of any stores in Trinidad that does the same thing and gives warranties with the items? I already got a quote from TTDirectBuy, but that whole "no warranty" thing had me thinking twice. I can really use yall help. I should be ready to begin ordering in a week or 2.



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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #136 on: May 11, 2008, 11:01:14 AM »
As fas as I know, there's no way to get anyone to order stuff for you and have them give you a warranty on the items you order. All you have is a warranty with the company from which it was purchased.

Sounds like you want the convenience having someone in Trinidad to "pass the buck" to if something goes wrong with an item you directed them to order online. I cant think of anyone who would dream of taking that kind of responsibility, unless they are healthily compensated, where the transaction will work like an insurance system...pay for coverage in the event of a problem, but get nothing back if there's not.

If you can find someone to do that, well, good for you. But make up yuh mind that the part you buying will cost SUBSTANTIALLY more by the time it reaches your hand.

If you want local warranty, settle for whats available locally.

If you want to buy online, prepare yourself to incur some financial damage should something go wrong.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #137 on: May 11, 2008, 01:02:05 PM »
aye guys....whats the best way for me to bring in this???

EBAY

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #138 on: May 11, 2008, 01:10:15 PM »
expertly said awesome.

You can also get anything ordered from the net by the recently formed trini tech squad. We will be offering that amongst other services. Cost to land the item plus 10% for our troubles.

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Re: Online purchasing: what works and what doesn't
« Reply #139 on: May 11, 2008, 01:31:53 PM »
^OK. so how to I get in touch with these Tech Squad guys?



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« Reply #139 on: May 11, 2008, 01:31:53 PM »

 


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