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Do you have a used computer that you’re planning to sell?
If so, you might be wondering about what it’s worth so you can determine how much you should ask for it.
Or perhaps you’re planning to buy a used computer and you want to make sure you don’t over-pay?
Determining the actual value of an item used to be pretty difficult, but the Internet has given us a great tool that can give us that info in a hurry: Ebay! [Read more…]
Question from Hailey: Rick, I think I’ve gotten myself into a mess and I need your advice.
I recently purchased two RAM modules on Ebay to go in my laptop. They were listed and sold as Kingston brand but I just found out that the seller was busted for selling counterfeit computer parts.
The new RAM seems to be working fine in my laptop, but I was wondering if it might cause problems down the road.
I’d just remove it and reinstall the old memory but I gave it to my nephew in exchange for doing the upgrade for me. It’s already in his computer and I won’t ask for it back.
What do you think I should do? [Read more…]
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Most households these days have stacks of unused and/or obsolete computer equipment collecting dust in the basement, wasting away to nothing while taking up valuable storage space.
Many people are unaware that there is a booming market for used tech items on ebay.
As I mentioned in this post, as long as it still works (and sometimes even if it doesn’t) there are most likely a number of buyers who are eager to bid on your old gear regardless of its “age” in either years or technology.
Here are seven tips for selling your unused/obsolete computer items for top dollar on ebay: [Read more…]
Question from Freddie: I know you’re always recommending that we enable Two-Factor Authentication on all our accounts.
Can you tell me how to enable it on my eBay account?
Thanks for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Marie L.: I agreed to purchase three new iPads on Ebay for my grandchildren.
The seller said he’ll give me a 30% discount if I pay with Western Union because he doesn’t like using PayPal.
He has pretty good feedback (48 total with 91% positive), but this just seems a little fishy to me because I have always been able to pay with PayPal in the past.
My question is do you think it’s safe to pay for the iPads with Western Union or do you think he’s trying to scam me? I’m really confused and don’t know what I should do.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]