Ebay money back guarantee on CPU from China?

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Hi folks ... I'm trying to decide whether or not to purchase a CPU (FX AMD 6100 processor) sold from a seller in China... although the seller says they do not accept returns I'm aware of ebay's money back guarantee policy should the processor turn out to be defective (I've built/assembled four computers so far that have all worked so at this point I like to think I know at least a bit about defective computer parts 🙂 ) ...

My concern is this - should the CPU be defective, would I be responsible for the return shipping cost to mail it back to China? In the one situation I was forced to invoke the ebay money back guarantee (seller described item as brand new and it was obviously used , scratched dinged up and so forth when it arrived) the seller paid to have the item mailed back to him but that was a seller within the USA, I'm not sure if the buyer is responsible for the cost of return shipping in the case of sellers who live that far away from me (I live in the US).

As a "PS" in case someone's answer is just to tell me to not buy from China... I'm aware of the concerns expressed online about buying CPU's from China and quality standards (not trying to be prejudiced by any means, apparently there's some concern on certain pc repair forums about the CPU's not meeting the standards of say a retail CPU purchased here) ... one of our close family friends is battling cancer, she just came back from surgery recently and I would love to use the spare parts I've assembled over the years I have sitting around to build a new-ish computer for her as her old one died... sadly however the motherboard I have lying around isn't new enough to handle the more modern processors (like say an AMD Ryzen for example) which, honestly would be beyond my price range anyways (the CPU I'm looking at seems to sell in the $35 to $40 price range and at that price the only option appears to be Chinese sellers).

Thanks so much to anyone who reads this and responds 🙂

andrebacchus

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Posted 5 years ago·Last reply 3 years ago

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kh-vince

·3 years ago

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Hi everyone,

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Thank you for understanding.

an-57470

·3 years ago

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Just an update: It's 2 years later and things are almost back to normal after Covid and there are still Chinese vendors selling a ton of these CPU's for half the price than ones in the U.S. It's a real tempting gamble.

andrebacchus

OP5 years ago

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Thanks tudmonde2014... man it's that bad if you order from china eh? 😛 ... I know there are American sellers it's just they're in a position to charge more than I can afford 😞 , like anywhere from $70 to $99 ... anyone who's ordered a CPU from China and hasn't been bitterly disappointed who can chime in here 🙂

soh.maryl

·3 years ago

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So you are aware of the MBG, but somehow don't believe it would apply if you buy from China?

It would but the only problem is that the seller cannot send you a prepaid return label, but has to actually refund you the cost of return shipping if he wants it back. Don't know how much of a hassle that is, but it's something to consider.