Sorry to say the old computer my client and I spent so much time on a few posts back, truly was on its last legs.  Not being one to give up easily, we spent hours today again coaxing, cajoling and finally calling it quits by reformatting the hard drive (thanks to an excellent old article by Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani) and wiping the data clear.  We have put the old Dell out to pasture.  It was the ripe old age of 6-1/2.

Having done some new computer research already, he mostly in store, me mostly on line, we found an excellent deal on eBay and “Bought It Now!”  The basic specs on the new custom PC are: 4gb ram,500 gb hard drive, 3.0 ghz processor, AMD Athlon II, DVI/HDMI, Windows 7 Ultimate, Microsoft Office 7 Ultimate, and more, plus 1-year warranty on the hardware. Price tag under $400.

I must confess to a twinge of envy that it won’t be my new toy!

Although my heart is always in my mouth a little purchasing like this, I have personally had great experiences buying thru eBay, and even when things didn’t turn out perfectly item-wise, eBay has always done the right thing in my book in terms of customer service and full refunds, especially in conjunction with PayPal and their protective policies.

I haven’t been an eBay Seller yet, just a Buyer, but I imagine I will be in the future.  Anybody else like eBay much?

P.S. I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge this month – a blog a day if I can.