Mate, Dick Smith has in their catalogue 256mb pc 133 sdram for $136
I just purchased the same on ebay for $8
It is out of another computer but is working just fine.
How could you knock that??
You can't really.
eBay has its pros and cons, just like shopping at DSE and almost every
other place does.
The usual rules of common sense apply.
Like buying a 2nd hand camera and being surprised when it doesn't come
with the accessories (I know it's not Bob's fault as he didn't buy
it).
Or buying batteries at "too good to be true" prices, and being
surprised when they are crap.
Or buying a new $1000 camera for $100 from someone in asia with a
feedback rating of two and being surprised when it doesn't turn up.
etc etc.
As for DSE, they may be a "reputable" dealer, but they have been known
more than once to sell (probably unknowingly) shonky products and fake
parts etc. They'll happily buy from the lowest cost asian wholesaler
no questions asked, just like many of the Ebay sellers do.
In the case of the original Ebay charger I quoted, the risk is very
low indeed. All the good signs are there - It's an Australian seller,
feedback is high and good, looks like it comes in the original sealed
package, it's not a one-off, seller appears to specialise in selling
all things Energizer, and the price is not so low as to make it sound
like it's "too good to be true". All the hallmarks of a genuine
product being sold on eBay at a good price that undercuts the biggies.
Of course, in some cases it's actually cheaper to buy at DSE than
eBay. Not everything on eBay is chepaer than the big dealers.
Dave.
