Bought something on craigslist and has problems with it.

[jsl922]

Curious...How much did you pay for it? What kind of computer is it?

I paid 550 after he lowered it from 600. Relatively cheap considering the specs on it. Apparently it is one of those gaming pcs.

 

[Zigner]

no I didn't know it had problems. That was just one minor problem...

You knew something wasn't right with it.

Enjoy your new computer.

 

[jsl922]

You have learned your lesson that everyone who is selling things on that website is not honest or trustworthy.

How much money did you lose? You could file a small claims court case against him but you lack the evidence to actually prove that he was the party that you dealt with and you have no receipt from your purchase.

New computers are relatively inexpensive these days. Spend the $500 or less to get a great computer from a retailer or from a pawn shop.

I mean I have text messages showing I bought the pc. Isn't that evidence I was involved with him?

 

[jsl922]

You knew something wasn't right with it.

Enjoy your new computer.

I already told you I can't enjoy this new computer.

 

[Just Blue]

I paid 550 after he lowered it from 600. Relatively cheap considering the specs on it. Apparently it is one of those gaming pcs.

You could have purchased a decent NEW computer for the same amount.

 

[jsl922]

Agree with PayrollGuy about meeting. Meet in a public place (a Starbucks would have been ideal for that), and the lack of transparency of where the seller lives doesn't indicate they are fraudulent.

I would have thought that any kind of purchase like that would be "as is".

Don't see how it is as is when it's advertised to be fully functional with no problems, then turns out to be broken and being lied to.

 

[jsl922]

You could have purchased a decent NEW computer for the same amount.

yea but that is the risk with craigslist, trying to get a good deal. There are good posts out there selling new items for cheap prices, for whatever reasons. I was on budget.

 

[cbg]

Here is the bottom line.

Whether he allowed you to go to his home or not, he brought the computer to you, you saw that it had trouble booting, you did not do further testing, you agreed to buy the computer.

The computer is yours and you have no grounds to take any kind of action against him. Use it as a door stop if you want to, but that's the ball game. Yes, I hear you saying that you have texts and emails from him. Since you made the decision to buy the computer AFTER seeing the computer itself, they don't give you any kind of leverage.

 

[jsl922]

You had plenty of opportunity to see if had any problems. I wouldn't have invited you over my house either if I was selling it. That's called being safe, not a scam.

Sounds like you already replaced the memory. That shouldn't have cost too much. Even if you have to replace the hard drive - they're really cheap too.

memory is like 100 dollars. and I don't know if the cpu has problems too since it runs unusually low for quality of this cpu.

 

[jsl922]

Here is the bottom line.

Whether he allowed you to go to his home or not, he brought the computer to you, you saw that it had trouble booting, you did not do further testing, you agreed to buy the computer.

The computer is yours and you have no grounds to take any kind of action against him. Use it as a door stop if you want to, but that's the ball game. Yes, I hear you saying that you have texts and emails from him. Since you made the decision to buy the computer AFTER seeing the computer itself, they don't give you any kind of leverage.

I did further test it.. there wasn't anything wrong with it until like hours later, things started to fall apart real quick. One small error boot didn't mean much to me at that point. He got it to turn on. From the outside, it looks almost brand new and expensive, but it has problems.

 

[cbg]

That doesn't change anything. If you had bought it sight unseen, those texts and emails might have meant something. Since you had the opportunity to see the computer and made the decision to buy it AFTER testing, they don't.

And if it was working fine until hours later, who's to say that something YOU did to it didn't cause the problems? That's sure the argument I'd use if you brought me into court on this kind of a complaint.

 

[jsl922]

That doesn't change anything. If you had bought it sight unseen, those texts and emails might have meant something. Since you had the opportunity to see the computer and made the decision to buy it AFTER testing, they don't.

And if it was working fine until hours later, who's to say that something YOU did to it didn't cause the problems? That's sure the argument I'd use if you brought me into court on this kind of a complaint.

Well not everyone has no diginity to lie like that. Obviously this guy did. I invited him to my home, acts friendly lies to my face and runs. I mean he just lies and lies, and doesn't stop. I literally just turn the power on and these problems started to happen.

 

[Just Blue]

I did further test it.. there wasn't anything wrong with it until like hours later, things started to fall apart real quick.

I literally just turn the power on and these problems started to happen.

 

[cbg]

Make up your mind. Did the problems all manifest themselves while he was there, or did they not show up till hours later? You can't have it both ways.

 

[jsl922]

Make up your mind. Did the problems all manifest themselves while he was there, or did they not show up till hours later? You can't have it both ways.

The problems started hours after he left. I don't imagine sitting and testing the pc for a hour with him over my shoulders doing nothing but looking at the windows screen. I mean I looked at the specs to see if it was legit. I browsed the internet.