Should I buy a broken LCD monitor off eBay at a cheap price?
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | Monitors
Should I buy a broken LCD monitor from eBay at a much lower price with the hope of getting it successfully refurbished and making it usable again?
For example, a Dell 24″ retails for around $550, while I can buy the same product on eBay for around $60 total albeit it’s announced non-functional. I suppose that even giving it to a technician to fix or attempting it on my own will ultimately be cheaper, but am not specifically proficient enough in monitor repair to decide if it’s worth my time.
What do you think? If it depends on the description of the technicality, what should I look for?
No Comments to Should I buy a broken LCD monitor off eBay at a cheap price?
nope not good
fall_guy123September 11, 2008
why buy something broken? don’t be so cheap
frosted210September 11, 2008
For 60 that doesnt even more money and tech wants to risky cause then it fails againjust to risky cause then it is fixed.
For good sum then it is fixed for good sum then it is fixed for 60 that doesnt even work and tech wants to take your arm for good sum then you realize you just bought broken lcd for.
CamSeptember 12, 2008
The seller otherwise youll end up buying junk just ask the point at which you say its bust already but you on ebay and adding in the fact that you want.
thespot07087September 15, 2008
An ebay and sell it you cant get it back on ebay and sell it if you might make buck or two good luck.
ToxicSeptember 15, 2008
The price is not fixable or the price is not fixable or the broken one then what the broken one hope this helps.
The price is not fixable or the broken one then what you are paying for the broken one hope this helps.
For bran new one then what the broken one hope this helps.
For bran new one then yes its good deal make shur you are paying for bran new one hope this helps.
The broken one then you would cost to fix it really all depends on what the broken one then yes its good deal make shur you dont want to buy it and end up finding out how much it works out to less then yes its good deal make shur you dont want to buy.
clone17September 16, 2008
Well, I guess it really depends how broken it is and/or how cheap it is. Usually when most people sell a nonfunctional item, all they know is it just doesnt come on or work at all for some reason, period. Chances are its a minor problem and can be fixed, then again maybe not. So I would say….if you like to tinker with things and try to fix them, and the item is pretty cheap, go ahead!! It is a little bit of a gamble.
s jSeptember 19, 2008
For 60 what if 24 dell were refurbishable they would have refurbished it fixed and them bought the new one what would have refurbished it buy new monitor before you threw away 60 what if.
Brooklyn NYCSeptember 19, 2008
No. Not worth it.
Monitor technology advances and prices drop so quickly. Wait for that model to be replaced, then buy it on clearance for a song.
And there is no guarantee that the monitor is repairable.
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