Why I don't buy from Newegg anymore...

[jboydgolfer]

I won't bother with Newegg again until they get rid of 3rd party sellers. Besides, anything worth buying there is already bought out by 3rd party sellers/scalpers. Actually I probably won't bother with Newegg again as there's just plenty of other options nowdays. Past couple of years I've checked there for things I need, but wound up buying elsewhere anyways.

thats exactly what i do. if i cant buy from 1st party seller, aka sold & shipped by amazon, newegg, i just dont buy it. i dont have an issue with anyone buying something for a buck & selling it for 2, since normally the market is healthy enough to support that practice, & still have easy access for those who dont mind shopping for a better deal. The issue comes when the product in question is in short supply, which drives profit margins for scalpers, which drives incentive to engage in scalping. left to fester, it wont get better, leaving 3rd party sellers to determine a given products value. the only recourse is for manufacturers to increase production, & also drive down hype of their product, & drive down value, so now the manufacturer has a vested interest in this scalper industry. this wont end well if its not dealt with. newegg, amazon, should either separately host, or remove 3rd party sellers who engage in shortage scalping in my opinion.

 

[Bill_Bright]

I won't bother with Newegg again until they get rid of 3rd party sellers.

But that is a common practice. Amazon and Walmart.com use 3rd party sellers all the time. But just like Newegg, that does not mean you have to buy from them. When I research parts at any of those (or other) sites I always filter out the 3rd party sellers by selecting Amazon, Newegg, or Walmart only. Piece of cake.

Past couple of years I've checked there for things I need, but wound up buying elsewhere anyways.

And to me, this makes sense. I always check and if cheaper (factoring in shipping, if any) I will buy from them. If not cheaper, I go elsewhere.

it is the false presentation/pitch that a re-seller makes to indicate it is an exclusive type offer from them (the retailer).

But that is exactly what I am saying happens all the time. I was NOT talking about "used" car but brand new cars. Local new car dealers all the time pretend they are offering "exclusive deals" when it is really the car maker's deal they are passing along as their own.

In fact, if anything, car dealers may be more deceptive(?) as I note, at least in my area, multiple competing dealers in this region will get together to buy a large quantity of vehicles from the maker then pretend to offer exclusive deals. But they are not exclusive and if Ford Dealer "A" does not have the blue F150 your want, they will trade a red F150 with Ford Dealer "B" for you and still pretend it is Ford Dealer "A" is giving you the exclusive deal.

There are lots of legitimate reasons (to include "just like someone else better") for not buying from Newegg. But your claim of false pitches for exclusive deals is not one of them because they all do that.

In fact, it is so common that manufacturers even conspire with retailers. For example, VIZIO might offer 32" TV Model #ABCXYZ-B to Best Buy and offer the exact same TV as Model #ABCXYZ-W to Walmart so each can claim exclusivity. This is a gimmick they also use so they can avoid "price matching" issues.

 

[Bones]

But that is a common practice. Amazon and Walmart.com use 3rd party sellers all the time. But just like Newegg, that does not mean you have to buy from them. When I research parts at any of those (or other) sites I always filter out the 3rd party sellers by selecting Amazon, Newegg, or Walmart only. Piece of cake.

THIS.
That's what I do as well, I filter out all the shady side-vendors and the price is almost always cheaper period and alot of the time it's way cheaper too.

 

[trickson]

I got to say I have been with Newegg for the entire 20 year run so far and it's been nothing but perfect for me.
Always get what I order not like on ebay where they can actually sell you knockoff / stolen crap made in China.
At Newegg you get genuine parts NOT STOLEN KNOCKOFFS!

 

[ThrashZone]

I won't bother with Newegg again until they get rid of 3rd party sellers. Besides, anything worth buying there is already bought out by 3rd party sellers/scalpers. Actually I probably won't bother with Newegg again as there's just plenty of other options nowdays. Past couple of years I've checked there for things I need, but wound up buying elsewhere anyways.

Hi,
Funny same third party sellers are on amazon too and gouge even worse there so I'm guessing you have the same high standard for amazon too
Nobody is forsed to buy from third parties on the egg.

 

[bobbybluz]

Hi,
Funny same third party sellers are on amazon too and gouge even worse there so I'm guessing you have the same high standard for amazon too
Nobody is forsed to buy from third parties on the egg.

Amazon has some mega-pirates as third party sellers. Nothing is worth anything until you find a sucker willing to pay your price for it (if it's far beyond reality). Having owned and managed businesses I learned it's far easier to sell many items at a small profit on each one that try to make a killing on a single sale. You also make a lot more money off many items sold at a small profit and don't have money tied up in inventory that doesn't move.

 

[metalfiber]

Third party sellers are everywhere even Walmart. You just have to be carefull and double check every time.

Some of Newegg third party sellers are direct from the manufacturer like Be Quiet and in that case i've had no problem with...

 

[trickson]

Sucks for you.
I just picked up more from the Egg again just yesterday so far In the last week I have spent 1,500+ US bucks at Newegg.
I always get what I pay for and I have NEVER received any packages from Newegg that where so much as scratched and if You buy OPEN box or even refurbished items as I have , Again never had any issues at all. And from a stand point of returning an item that is defective or even if the box did not come as you wanted you can simply tell Newegg about your issues and they will solve it straightaway!
I had an issue with a video card once that once I installed it there was NOTHING at all. asked for an RMA that day got it Newegg sent me out a replacement video card that day not even waiting for me to send back the bricked card and I got it in 3 days!
No you got Newegg wrong or maybe it's just my white privilege I do not know.....

 

[bobbybluz]

Sucks for you.
I just picked up more from the Egg again just yesterday so far In the last week I have spent 1,500+ US bucks at Newegg.
I always get what I pay for and I have NEVER received any packages from Newegg that where so much as scratched and if You buy OPEN box or even refurbished items as I have , Again never had any issues at all. And from a stand point of returning an item that is defective or even if the box did not come as you wanted you can simply tell Newegg about your issues and they will solve it straightaway!
I had an issue with a video card once that once I installed it there was NOTHING at all. asked for an RMA that day got it Newegg sent me out a replacement video card that day not even waiting for me to send back the bricked card and I got it in 3 days!
No you got Newegg wrong or maybe it's just my white privilege I do not know.....

7-8 years ago I bought an open box motherboard from Newegg on a Black Friday deal. It showed up damaged, I called customer service and they sent me a brand new one at no extra charge. It's still in use today. Their customer service has always taken care of me without delay.

 

[erocker]

Hi,
Funny same third party sellers are on amazon too and gouge even worse there so I'm guessing you have the same high standard for amazon too

Rather obvious as Amazon has been this way from the start, but you've assumed correctly.

So where do you shop then? if your gonna bash them you have to give an option to replace them...........

Bash them? Lol, Okay drama llama... Anyways, locally or direct from the manufacturer. There's also lesser known online retailers but I generally don't need to use them. For little stuff, Amazon works fine.

 

[pony66]

Sucks for you.
I just picked up more from the Egg again just yesterday so far In the last week I have spent 1,500+ US bucks at Newegg.
I always get what I pay for and I have NEVER received any packages from Newegg that where so much as scratched and if You buy OPEN box or even refurbished items as I have , Again never had any issues at all. And from a stand point of returning an item that is defective or even if the box did not come as you wanted you can simply tell Newegg about your issues and they will solve it straightaway!
I had an issue with a video card once that once I installed it there was NOTHING at all. asked for an RMA that day got it Newegg sent me out a replacement video card that day not even waiting for me to send back the bricked card and I got it in 3 days!
No you got Newegg wrong or maybe it's just my white privilege I do not know.....

Priceless reply, TY. Never had a problem with the egg, and don't even bother looking around for the cheapest price, the only way I won't get it from the egg is if they don't have it.

 

[tabascosauz]

Where I live getting caught stealing things off porches can end up with the would-be thief getting shot.

We don't have that privilege here. Gun control and the whole biz yada yada, not gonna get into that quagmire. A prime example of what happens in Canada is this golden video that popped up on the news not too long ago:

We just spend a couple minutes yelling at the guy and end up offering to help him get unstuck (??), apparently.

As for the Egg.ca, I'd feel fine getting stuff like Samsung/Intel/WD SSDs, Intel CPUs and Noctua coolers from the Egg (all of which I've done in the past) if their shipping speeds weren't impacted by 'rona. As for anything with pins or can't be thrown around, I just go to Amazon (not third party sellers obvs) or the local store so I can make use of their return policy. No AMD CPUs or motherboards of any kind from the Egg for me.

With the stories I've heard from the Egg, chances are if I had any sort of issue with my motherboard I'd have to film the entire 4 hour process from unboxing to reboxing in 4K to cover my ass in case they try to pull a fast one on me by fucking all the pins.

 

[bobbybluz]

One thing to pay close attention to on Newegg is their daily Shell Shocker "deals". Once in a while they do have something worth buying but it's usually old crap they're trying to liquidate. Also, their refurbished stuff is always sucker deals. Their days of genuine steals ended years ago.

 

[Jetster]

They still have a few deals now and then. 1 month ago picked up a i7 9700K for $260 and a ASUS Prime Z390-A for $140

 

[gwildperson]

And now I don't buy from Fry's any more. Who still has genuine deals?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Everyone sooner or later will have good deals even newegg

 

[trickson]

And now I don't buy from Fry's any more. Who still has genuine deals?

Fry's is FUCKING DEAD! Went into there Wilsonville store everything GONE why have the doors open? Close the place Best Buy same thing!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I've bought more from bestbuy than fry's but I float with the prices like most but fry's has never even been on the radar for the majority of items I'm interested in.

 

[Jetster]

Fry's is FUCKING DEAD! Went into there Wilsonville store everything GONE why have the doors open? Close the place Best Buy same thing!

Yep, as of midnight last night, all of them are closed.

 

[trickson]

Yep, as of midnight last night, all of them are closed.

WOW COVI-19 and China took out 90% of the retail stores in America and 99.9% of all restaurants.
WOW thank god I got my parts when Trump was in office! LOL Enjoy the wild ride folks it's just going to get wilder! Congrats on all this to people if NOT for all you Mark and jack would be in full control of the entire WORLD! 3 people running everything! Way to go folks!

 

[Jetster]

WOW COVI-19 and China took out 90% of the retail stores in America and 99.9% of all restaurants.
WOW thank god I got my parts when Trump was in office! LOL Enjoy the wild ride folks it's just going to get wilder! Congrats on all this to people if NOT for all you Mark and jack would be in full control of the entire WORLD! 3 people running everything! Way to go folks!

I stopped by Fry's in Willsonville in 2019. They were just barely holding on. Hardly any parts on the shelves. A few OEM systems. A bunch of stuff like made for TV ad crap. I surprised they lasted this long

 

[trickson]

I stopped by Fry's in Willsonville in 2019. They were just barely holding on. Hardly any parts on the shelves. A few OEM systems. A bunch of stuff like made for TV ad crap. I surprised they lasted this long

You see the Klipsch speakers I have? That is where I got them and the Sony T.V. 73" 4K for $850 Bucks!! Fuckers charged me $599 for EACH speaker! I went back the very next day to get more! LOL spent almost 5K there! Haven't been back since.

 

[Jetster]

You see the Klipsch speakers I have? That is where I got them and the Sony T.V. 73" 4K for $850 Bucks!! Fuckers charged me $599 for EACH speaker! I went back the very next day to get more! LOL spent almost 5K there! Haven't been back since.

Yea I bought a few things there. Mostly monitors. I don't like them shipped to my door

Would have been nice if they had a going out of business sale

 

[trickson]

Yea I bought a few things there. Mostly monitors. I don't like them shipped to my door

My problem is more P.I.G. ( Problem of immediate gratification ) so going to a store (Even one 65 miles away) is the best for me. I get all the cool China tech in one truck load bring it all home and open it all up! It's like Christmas all year round then. Now Chinas Covi-19 killed EVERYTHING! When will life come back?
I just love to walk into the best buy and walk out with 10K of cool shit can't do that at all any more!! WTF!

 

[R-T-B]

My problem is more P.I.G. ( Problem of immediate gratification ) so going to a store (Even one 65 miles away) is the best for me. I get all the cool China tech in one truck load bring it all home and open it all up! It's like Christmas all year round then. Now Chinas Covi-19 killed EVERYTHING! When will life come back?
I just love to walk into the best buy and walk out with 10K of cool shit can't do that at all any more!! WTF!

It sucks but people are actually dying. We need to remember that the shutdowns are for a reason.