sold a pc with bad psu feeling bad about it :/

[yuuhuu]

I sold my pc today it was having problems with psu but I did not want to fix it I let the buyer test the pc but I did not tell him about the psu my question is did I do something morally incorrect or did I give him fair chance
should I call and tell him cuz im feeling realy bad i sold the pc for a real good price he got a great deal plus it only cuts power wen benchmarking you can play gta 5 max without a hit.

 

[not you]

He tested it didnt he? Its not moraly the best but he will think he screwed up the psu and he will just buy a new one
If you tell him now he will be angry and say why you didnt say it earlier (and rightfully) so you might have to handle an argument.
I would say if you didnt tell him when you sold him than its too late now just forget it :/
(Just my opinion)

 

[yuuhuu]

yest I let him test it the pc run great it only really crashes on unigine benchmark you can game on it without a hit at all I I donno if he calls il give ahim a refund I guess I feel guilty about it even though a psu cost 80$

 

[not you]

Than im not sure its the psu why did you exclude other components?

I think there is very little chanse for him to call he could just as easily screw things up and cause this problem and i think he knows this
(If he has problems just guide him to this forum and we will help him 😀)

 

[yuuhuu]

with all honesty I dont know the pc runs perfectly when gamimg but when running intes benchmarks it would cut power the only reason it would do that would be a faulty psu not being able to handle 100% load for extended duration

 

[yuuhuu]

so I shouldn't feel to bad about It 😛

 

[not you]

It could also be the motherboard faulty power delivery or gpu cant handle a certain load (the gpu i wouldnt bet on but this couldaseasily be a mobo problem as psu i would say)

No need to feel bad about it now 😀
Just never buy used products or this might happen to you next time 😉

 

[yuuhuu]

gpu : 970 strix
mb : msi guard
psu : thermaltak se 730w its a tire 4 psu I would put my money on it amw your right never buy used electronics

 

[not you]

Bad quality but 730w is a very big overkill for that build im still not sure to say its 100% psu problem
But if you say so :/

 

[ssddx]

if it is a well known fact to you that the system has power issues or other strange quirks and you did not reveal that to the buyer but instead told them it was working fine than yes, it is morally wrong and in fact this is false-advertising just to make a sale. if something goes wrong or breaks expect a quite angry phone call. at minimum i'd make mention that the power supply should be replaced (for a single 970 a new one can cost as little as $50-70 for something decent). if you gave him really low deal i wouldnt even worry about a refund (but that is your call) though at minimum they should be aware of everything. full disclosure.

think about sales this way: how would you personally like to be treated? if you want other people to take advantage of you or not tell you things about a product that may be wrong with it then by all means continue. the problem is that most people do not think in such a way and only want to make the sale to get rid of an item so are thinking of themselves only.

we do quite a bit of both ebay and craigslist sales ourselves.

 

[giantbucket]

yeah, it depends how you advertised it. but since you knowingly misled the customer - even for a used private sale - you should be beat up in a dark alley by him and his 300 closest gym buddies.

if you advertise and sell it as mostly working or for parts, then that's ok. but if you claim it's fully working, then you're a lying thieving <edited>.

 

[yuuhuu]

harsh I talked to the guy he can return the pc at anytime if anything happens to it for 2 week and I told him its has a problem when benchmarking he told me hell use it and let me know I want stop feeling bad 😛

 

[cst1992]

but if you claim it's fully working, then you're a lying thieving <edited>.

Always hilarious when this happens. Leaves a bit to the imagination. 😀

OP, which power supply are you talking about? If it's just an overkill PSU, you need not worry. I'd say just to be on the safe side, tell the customer that the PSU is old so he should keep an eye on it.

 

[ssddx]

@cst

true, though we hate to delete outright or modify post context extensively unless its really required. using a placeholder seems the easiest way to maintain our no-profanity rules yet not be overbearing at the same time.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

What power supply is it?

 

[cst1992]

@cst

true, though we hate to delete outright or modify post context extensively unless its really required. using a placeholder seems the easiest way to maintain our no-profanity rules yet not be overbearing at the same time.

Of course, it's in everyone's best interest to keep the forums clean and see that the rules are being followed.