Lesson learned, ebay is scam city. I already knew that going in. I just wont buy computer hardware from ebay anymore. I'm waiting on the sellers response to the claim I made in paypal, so far nothing.
How do you "dig deep" on these Hard Drives. I picked up a couple of 3TB drives that were white label from GoHardDrive. They ended up being Hitachi drives and HD Sentinel reported them as new. Just curious what else I could use to look into it.
I use eBay whenever I need a used part to fix an older computer. It's great for old parts that are no longer made. But when I want new stuff I just stick to Amazon/Newegg or Microcenter/Fry's when I have to have it in person. Last year I had issues with new mobo and router that I just received. I sent back to Amazon for a replacement. Easy peazy. Ordered a video card from Amazon through a reseller. Reseller sent me a lessor card. I think it was intentional. Whatever the case, sent it back ASAP and ordered it's replacement directly from Amazon. Amazon didn't send me the free game that was promised with the purchase and refunded me $30+ dollars. Amazon is awesome!
Lesson learned, ebay is scam city. I already knew that going in. I just wont buy computer hardware from ebay anymore. I'm waiting on the sellers response to the claim I made in paypal, so far nothing.
Ebay can be scam city. Some things NOT to buy on ebay, are flash-memory devices, and software, unless you are buying from the ebay store of a well-established business. (Like Newegg or BestBuy.)
FWIW all my 1tb EVOs from Newegg came in factory shrinkwrap/cellophane, and my PROs did not, so I wouldn't consider that an issue.
Ebay can be scam city. Some things NOT to buy on ebay, are flash-memory devices, and software, unless you are buying from the ebay store of a well-established business. (Like Newegg or BestBuy.)
If it was a seller with high feedback then just contact them and give them a chance to resolve it. I had similar issue of not getting what I paid for which "could" have been an intentional scam but the seller promptly shipped a replacement or gave full refund with apology. Didn't even require me to return the first one.
Not bad a deal, minus the stress. CongratsSo I got a 120gb SSD for free I suppose. Don't know why I get to keep the item but it saves me the hassle of returning it and now the wife has an SSD to use for her Sims 4 game.
It made me feel dirty just to read the outcome. Why would eBay let this seller continue to do business is beyond me....