Buying from E-bay

This is sorta a personal pole question, What do you think of buying hardware from E-bay? yes/no, is it worth the risk? yes/no and any other thoughts because i'm having a difficult time buying my parts fromt the over-prised local stores

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This is sorta a personal pole question, What do you think of buying hardware from E-bay? yes/no, is it worth the risk? yes/no and any other thoughts because i'm having a difficult time buying my parts fromt the over-prised local stores

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You may be able to find a great deal on stuff on EBAY but if the stuff is defective in anyway or dies right after you install it. Good luck in getting your money back from an EBAY seller. To me it isn't worth the risk when you have loads of online stores that at least you have some recourse with if you have any problems with what you buy.
Stores like:
Newegg, http://www.newegg.com/
Frys, http://www.frys.com/
Tiger Direct, http://www.tigerdirect.com/.
 
You can also use Froogle to search for computer parts, http://www.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=wf&q=

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Well I wouldn't worry about Froogle and their prices. Nearly everyone on there is a storefront/business not like EBAY.
One thing to remember though is that place you mention is in the UK so that price might be $160.00 Pounds which is $304.13 US Dollars. You might want to PM Relic and ask him for the name of the place he uses in Canada since the exchange rate would favor a US buyer.