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"The beefy CPU running this setup, a 32-core AMD EPYC 7532, underlines just how fast technology moves. At the time of its release in 2020, the processor alone w
by ofrzeta 1y ago
"The beefy CPU running this setup, a 32-core AMD EPYC 7532, underlines just how fast technology moves. At the time of its release in 2020, the processor alone would have cost more than $3,000. It can now be had on eBay for less than $200"
why do I never get deals like that when I am shopping for the homelab on eBay?
- progval 1y agoYou need to spend a lot of time looking through badly labeled offers, and be willing to buy from sellers with no reputation.
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- robrtsql 1y agoI searched "AMD EPYC 7532" and there are a ton of listings for $150-$200. Are you just regretful that it wasn't like this when you were shopping parts for your homelab?
- throwawayffffas 1y agoI got a 7551p plus motherboard and ram for about 600 bucks from China this January. I may have overpaid but it works great, and gets the job done.
- _fat_santa 1y agoNot for a CPU but earlier this year I bought a Thinkpad workstation off eBay for $500. It's a machine from 2020 and when it was new cost $5,700. I see this for pretty much all hardware out on eBay, just go back 5 years and watch the price fall 10x.
- saalweachter 1y agoHas eBay fixed their "and then they ship you a box of rocks" problem? I feel like there was a five year span where everyone I talked to said buying or selling electronics on eBay was a nightmare, so I'm a little curious if I need to re-evaluate my priors.
- apetresc 1y agoMy understanding is that eBay sides with the buyer on all disputes, to the point of ridiculousness. So you should be fine. The real issue is being a seller and solving the "and then the customer claims I shipped them a box of rocks" problem.
- buildbot 1y agoYep selling is way more risky. Ebay might be the most safe (refund wise) marketplace for buyers… I have more trouble with amazon.
- buildbot 1y agoYes, it’s extremely rare to be stuck with a broken/wrong/missing item as a buyer on eBay. Selling is quite risky in some ways because eBay will nearly always side with a buyer. Every missing or broken thing I have purchased has been refunded or replaced. On the other hand, 3 things I have sold were claimed to not arrive. The only case where eBay decided in my favor was when the buyer had signed for the package in a literal USPS office :)
- accrual 1y ago> Has eBay fixed their "and then they ship you a box of rocks" problem? I've personally never had that problem after over a decade and hundreds of purchases on eBay. I've had some defective parts, but never outright fraud. IME eBay favors buyers.
- throwawayffffas 1y agoYou don't get that with used old stuff, you get it with unrealistic low prices for new stuff. A 7532 CPU is now ewaste for all the datacenters out there 1/10 of original price is reasonable, but the latest Nvidia GPU for 200 bucks is obviously a scam.
- mjh2539 1y agoEvery single laptop I've bought off of ebay (all of which were used) over the past ten years has functioned perfectly and flawlessly. You just pay attention to the number of recent sales the account has had and their overall rating.
- ThatMedicIsASpy 1y agoEpyc7000+MB+256GB-512GB RAM (from china) usually starts at 800 euros + import tax
- Gormo 1y agoTheServerStore.com often has good deals. I actually bought a brand new 64-core EPYC 7702 server with 256 GB RAM and 8TB NVMe storage for about $3K fully assembled earlier this year.
- chiefsearchaco 1y agoGet a QC type chip and roll the dice, that's how I got mine. The biggest cost for me is disk and to a lesser extent ram, the chip itself was relatively cheap.
- renewiltord 1y agoAliExpress broseph. You'll get it in no time. I've gotten. Go do QS if you have some risk tolerance and ES if you also have time tolerance.