So how is Chilean eBay then? And who's to say I'm going to have a consistent postal address during my time there? Or that the postal/parcel system is reliable?

So how is Chilean eBay then? And who's to say I'm going to have a consistent postal address during my time there? Or that the postal/parcel system is reliable? Or that the package will even arrive in time? And, ironically, generic parts for an Acer notebook may in fact be more available in less-developed economies, due to their relative cheapness and increased reliance on industry standard parts like hard drives and memory. Plus, in my anecdotal experience, there are a lot more people around who are able to do repairs in places where "making do" is a fact of life.