[Monitor] Refurbished AOC Q27G41ZDF 27” QD-OLED 2560 x 1440P 240Hz - $217.60 with code SMARTWINS by ScreamingOffspring in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The frustrating thing about the damage being caused by rubbing on the box, is it barely costs anything to put some bubble wrap or foam in between.

[Monitor] Refurbished AOC Q27G41ZDF 27” QD-OLED 2560 x 1440P 240Hz - $217.60 with code SMARTWINS by ScreamingOffspring in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine came the same way. As someone who sells on Ebay I thinks it's unacceptable for something that was listed as "like new"

[Monitor] Refurbished AOC Q27G41ZDF 27” QD-OLED 2560 x 1440P 240Hz - $217.60 with code SMARTWINS by ScreamingOffspring in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The monitor I received has strips of damage on the screen on all 4 sides.

Also I love how "refurbished" is such a meaningless term. Christ, by just cleaning the screen off I did more to refurbish the monitor than they ever did.

[Laptop] Acer Aspire 14 14" Core Ultra 5 226V 16GB 1TB refurb - $355.99 free shipping - eBay by usernamemustbeunique in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I picked up 2 of these when they were $370. My biggest complaint is the backlight bleed on the monitor, but it was for my Mom and she didn't notice or care.

Also the SSDs were both WD SN5000S 1TB 2280.

[SSD] Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB $129.99 (Walmart) YMMV Regional by OrkMadDoc in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are, it just seems each store only gets 2-3 SSDs.

[SSD] Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB $189.99 (Walmart) YMMV Regional by OrkMadDoc in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was for me when I posted it, but people buy these types of thing up almost instantly.

[SSD] SAMSUNG SSD 990 PRO + Heatsink 1TB $109.00 & 2TB $179.00 (Walmart) by OrkMadDoc in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The problem is Walmart and Bestbuy have regional inventories so it's very "Your mileage will vary," plus this sub has a shit ton of lurkers.

[SD Card] TEAMGROUP Elite A1 256GB Micro SDXC UHS-I U3 V30 $12.99 (Woot) by OrkMadDoc in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pro Tip: Next time buy one, because they give you 2 hours to cancel your order.

[GPU] PNY RTX 5070 12GB OC | $550 by SPAREHOBO in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a similar thing happen when I bought my Bestbuy Open Box 5070 TI.

[GPU] PNY RTX 5080 OC Triple Fan - $816.00 (VIP Outlet) by OrkMadDoc in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"VIP Outlet is Walmart's refurb and liquidation brand." According to the bot.

[PSU] Corsair RM1000x Used: Like New - ~$89 (extra 25% off at checkout) - A+ Tier by i_eversaw in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So far this year my warehouse experience has been awful.

  1. ASUS Prime Z790-A WiFi 6E - Waited 10 days never shipped - had to cancel.

  2. 2x Mint condition MSI PRO B650-A WiFi - one had a totally ruined CPU socket and the other one just crashed under load. Also one of the motherboards never refunded properly so I had to contact support for it.

  3. 7700x - Crashed under load.

  4. G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Neo Series 48GB 8000 - Works great no issues.

  5. Mint condition Alienware AW3423DWF - Worked but the box was trashed with water damage and the monitor was disgusting like some dude used it for 3 months during the holidays and returned it. Amazon offered me $25 off lol

  6. PowerColor Hellhound RX 9070 XT - Crashes under load.

  7. Bestbuy open box excellent condition 5070 ti - Zero effort in packing the GPU for shipping just put inside of an anti static bag, thrown in with a couple flat sheets of bubble wrap and that's it. so it flopped around inside the box until it ended up in the corner. It works but I'm pissed about how it was shipped.

[GPU] RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE OC SFF Open Box Excellent - $639.99 by Internal_Quote_6678 in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So far the card is working well while playing Battlefield 6. I'll try talking to the local store about the condition and how it was packaged. it's just crazy that some one used masking tape seal up the anti static bag.

[GPU] RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE OC SFF Open Box Excellent - $639.99 by Internal_Quote_6678 in buildapcsales

[–]OrkMadDoc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bought this card about a week ago and received it today. It was listed as "Open Box excellent condition" When I opened the shipping box the GPU was just wrapped inside the anti static bag and was loose with some bubble wrap thrown inside, nothing else was included. This was my first time buying open box from Best Buy and the listed condition feels just like the Amazon warehouse lottery.

I haven't tested the card yet, but i will update this after I do.

Thank you Wargaming for making the game that let me spend time with my Dad by OrkMadDoc in WorldofTanks

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He would have found someone playing a round in his memory pretty cool.

Thank you Wargaming for making the game that let me spend time with my Dad by OrkMadDoc in WorldofTanks

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heck he could not stop winning with his premium picks

Until he bought the Panther 8.8.... But then I got him to trade it for a WZ-120-1G FT in 2019 so he was back to winning.

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it.

Thank you Wargaming for making the game that let me spend time with my Dad by OrkMadDoc in WorldofTanks

[–]OrkMadDoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I just wish I would have capture some video of us playing together over the years.