Refurb Motherboards @ Newegg Cheap! HURRY!

[DjmCam]

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Just a few of the deals:

IWILL KK266 VIA Apollo KT133A Chipset, 266MHz Bus, Socket A Motherboard with Sound - OEM - $55 w/free shipping

IWILL KK266 Plus, VIA Apollo KT133A Chipset, 266MHz Bus, ATA100. Socket A Motherboard with Sound - $65 w/ free shipping

IWILL KK266 Plus-R, VIA Apollo KT133A Chipset, 266MHz Bus, ATA100, with RAID. Socket A Motherboard with Sound - $69

Look around a little more and see what you like. Stock changes by the minute. I just ordered a KK266 Plus-R. I currently also own a KK266-R anyway.

Great deals.

 

[V00DOO]

Thanks, just ordered the same thing: KK266 Plus-R.

 

[The Sauce]

Isn't anyone wondering why all these refurb boards are iWill???

 

[DjmCam]

Well that's just the link that I gave.

Heres a link to other refurb boards from various brands: Link

 

[laugh]

because iwill is not as good as the it's reviewed. I am so glad not to use iwill kk266 any more. well maybe new batch of iwill is ok.

 

[JeffSpicoli]

It's your gamble. I expect refurb to mean products that were returned by a customer and then tested and/or fixed to return them to retail condition. That is not the case at Newegg. Their definition of refurb is products that were returned by a customer. They figure it's cheaper to send it to you, minus the manual, original box or any parts that came with it, to let you test and see if it is actually broken. Then, after you pull your hair out for a couple of days trying to figure out why your new board doesn't work, they will let you pay to ship it back to them for a refund, minus your shipping cost and any shipping and handling charges you paid when you bought it.

At least, that was my experience and, therefore, I will never buy another refurb product from them again!

 

[dmk11]

I bought refurb motherboard TWICE from Newegg, and there were both bad.

One had a sticker that says "CPU fan doesn't work".. and sure enough, when I powered it up, the CPu fan didn't turn on.

The other one had a flakey Promise ATA100 controller..

They have 30 day return policy, but it's a hassle to do it and then ask for the shipping credit.

 

[ddawson]

Just be careful. I had two MB's that didn't work that I bought as refurb. I'm still waiting for a refund. One blew a 950 Duron!!

I bought two new boards instead and had no problems.

 

[JeffSpicoli]

Here is a message I just sent to Newegg customer service after they emailed me they didn't have a replacement for the broken board they sent me and that they had credited my cc account. Feel free to use for your own complaining. Perhaps we can get them to give up this business:

Dear Customer Service,
No, you haven't. The credit does not appear on my credit card as of 1/18/02. When will I be credited?
Plus, Webster defines refurbish as "to brighten or freshen up : RENOVATE". I expected a REFURBISHED motherboard when I ordered. Not a broken board that was returned to you and re-sold, still broken, without any testing or REFURBISHING! This is a very slimy business practice and it threatens your reputation among the PC hobbyist and VAR customers.
In the future, I will not waste my time diagnosing your broken parts for you to validate that they are busted, only to be stuck with a loss on return shipping and the hope I don't get nailed with a restocking fee for broken crap you sent me that was supposed to be "REFURBISHED".

 

[Dunbar]

You guys are lucky, I bought a brand new 8KHA+ from Newegg that was bad. Pulled my hair out trying to figure it out and finally bought an MSI locally, I was happy to pay return shipping after that

 

[RONType1]

<< I bought refurb motherboard TWICE from Newegg, and there were both bad.
One had a sticker that says "CPU fan doesn't work".. and sure enough, when I powered it up, the CPu fan didn't turn on.
The other one had a flakey Promise ATA100 controller..
They have 30 day return policy, but it's a hassle to do it and then ask for the shipping credit. >>



yep, i'll second that, bought a refurb mobo from newegg with bad USB headers, returned it for an RMA. It turns out they don't stock that mobo any longer so they credited back my account. That was a waste of TIME and MONEY! Had to ship it back with insurance and it took them 3 days after they received it to process! And all the while I was computerless!

 

[dmk11]

You *can* get reimbursed on the return shipping. Just keep the receipt and fax it to them.

 

[nj]

I bought a refurb once from newegg and it came DOA. I sent it back to them USPS w/ insurance but no confirmation (that'll teach me). Sure enough it got *lost*. Now I know for sure that USPS loses things, and I'm sure it was bound to happen to me after sending out hundreds of packages. But it just seemed awfully fishy that a CSR called grilling me why my item was being returned, and that this was first package I've ever lost.

And now I'm fighting with USPS for my insurance money back. I have a huge form to fill out, I had to get a letter+signature from Newegg that stated they never received it (took a month), plus it takes forever too. *Major* headache.

I love newegg's prices as much as the next guy, but sometimes I wonder about them.



EDIT: More angering news today. USPS denied my claim because the package was DELIVERED to Newegg. Still no word from customer service about how they plan to handle it. Funny thing is ... I just got done with an RMA with Newegg that went stellar. Hit and miss I guess.

 

[oaaltone]

Geesh. I've bought hundreds of refurbs from them with no problems so far. Every type of component, all different brands too. Some come in better condition than others, but they have all worked.

 

[Rooski]

I bought a refurb mobo from Newegg, and it had a problem. They swapped it for another one, and the second one had the same problem. as it turned out, I discovered the problem was a somewhat common issue with this particular board, and had it been pretested, the problem would of cropped up. So, There's no doubt in my mind that Newwegg accepts returns, and then just turns around and sells them as refurbished. They should just call them "open box" items.

 

[rodan]

I've bought a few "refurbished" items from NewEgg over past few months,,,,,,,did get one IBM 40gb drive that came to me bad. I called them, they said they didn't have a replacement for it, so, would credit my Ccard, even refunding my shipping, if I email or fax them the postage receipt,( which i did) ,but, come to think of it, I don't think I got credit for that on my c card statement....I better check for that. Anyway, those refurbished buys can be a hassle, but, the prices look sooo tempting sometimes.

 

[Rio Rebel]

No offense, but I can't imagine what you're thinking putting in a refurb motherboard.

I would use a refurbished floppy drive, or maybe even a video card at the right price, but saving $25 for a refurbished motherboars is insanity. Is your time worth absolutely NOTHING when you have to reconstruct the entire system (and that's after all the time it took to finally determine with confidence that it's the motherboard that's the problem).

Trust me, if you have the skills to build a computer from the ground up, you could be spending your time in MUCH better ways than testing their returned motherboards.

 

[taserT]

I was planning to make a purchase with newegg because i'd seen alot of favorable things said about them here in the past. However, i see alot of negative comments in this thread about them and will not do business with them unless i see more favorable comments about them. Thanks for letting us know!

 

[LukFilm]

Newegg is good, it's just that their refurbished products are not worth the hassle. You can buy safely there as long as you buy a new product.

 

[Rio Rebel]

I've had nothing but positive experiences from them (mutliple times).

I would not judge their overall reliability on the condition of "refurbished" products - many companies handle that label differently. Considering how widespread it is to resell returned products as "refurbished", I would not assume anything unless I was expressly told it was repaired and tested.

 

[Ziptar]

My newegg experinces and feedback:

New Stuff =
Refurb = + :|

 

[cherrytwist]

Just wanted to add that I've had zero problems with my a7v133 I purchased refurb from NewEgg.

 

[VBboy]

Buying refurbished motherboards is simply asking for trouble

I strongly advise you AGAINST buying any refurbished hardware. You are risking damaging the rest of your hardware as well as data loss and potential fire hazard situations.

I build over 30 computers, and the cost of a refurbished mobo ($20-30 savings) is NOT worth having the customer go back to you complaining something is not working. Trust me, don't buy refurb.

 

[DieselMan]

<< Buying refurbished motherboards is simply asking for trouble

I strongly advise you AGAINST buying any refurbished hardware. You are risking damaging the rest of your hardware as well as data loss and potential fire hazard situations.

I build over 30 computers, and the cost of a refurbished mobo ($20-30 savings) is NOT worth having the customer go back to you complaining something is not working. Trust me, don't buy refurb. >>



Many of the so-called "refurbished" motherboards from newegg are actually returns from customers who couldn't get their system to boot or run properly (often due to a lack of experience, not a defect from the board - if you glance at the motherboard forum once in a while, you'll know that some people send their new board back for one reason or another). I only have had good luck with these boards. Of course, I am not saying that every single board is simply an "open-box" item, but most are. Those that were truly "recertified or retested" by a manufacturer usually come in big batches, and usually are fixed for a simple, but common flaw (maybe a short tracing on a whole series of motherboards on the outer layer, or a misplaced component such as a capacitor or other passives). Once you build a system with ANY motherboard (new or used), you should always perform a standard burnout test for 72 hours; if everything is stable, I'd say you have 99% of chance that system will run perfectly fine for the next 3-4 years (I have as little complaints coming from people who asked me to build systems with new mobos as those who wanted to use refurb'ed ones)!

As always, you should always budget ample time for worst case scenarios (ie I had to return the mobo 'cause it didn't work and I had to wait, blahblahblah). If you are that much in a rush, either don't buy online, or buy a couple of them (one spare), or simply spend a little more and go to a local store. But guys beware; some online stores will indeed sell you some truely refurbished motherboards (not recertified by manufacturer, but quickly fixed by a third-party technician); there may be a higher risk of failure involved in this case, so just be prudent, and always expect and budget for the worst (even though the odds are pretty good that the mobo has indeed been properly "patched").

 

[hopster]

Jeez... I saw this thread and felt compelled to write this. I've ordered a bunch of "refurbished" stuff from newegg. I'm not really sure that you can call it refurbished at all. All the video cards and drives that I've ordered have been fine, but out of 3 motherboards all 3 of them had something wrong with them... some more serious than others. So, my advice... unless you have a real fun time with RMAs... just stay away from their refurb motherboards... I'm 3 for 3 and it gets a little old after a while.

Makes me wonder how they can get away w/ calling these "refurb" at all.. obviously no work has been done to them at all. These must be self-refurbs... w/ a guy standing over them waving his hand and chanting "Motherboards... heal thyselves"...

Evangelistic motherboard healing...


Don't mind me... I'm very sick and home from work at the moment.