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"Steve" <bond_youknowtherest_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> How much should I be looking to pay for the following cards on eBay (in UK
£)
>
> Radeon 9800Pro 128mb 256bit
> Radeon 9800XT 256mb
>
> Thanks guys,
> Steve
There are deals on EBay, but not many. 6 months back I picked up an ATI 8500
128Mb card for what would be about 23 pounds. Why so cheap?
1) No picture
2) Lousy, short, auction description "Used 8500 128Mb. Works great."
3) Misspelled the word "Radeon" as "Radion" in the title
Hardly anyone bid on it, for good reason too. Turns out the card was
flawless, but not many want to take that chance with such a poor auction
format. Any EBay auction for a desirable video card or whatever with a
decent picture, well written description goes for a high price. After
looking for over a month for a used 9800 Pro I gave up on EBay for this
particular item. The closing prices were within 5-10% of brand new retail
ones. I eventually got a 2 month old retail ATI 9800 Pro 128Mb (box, all
accessories) off the local usenet Edmonton.forsale group. Put up a post
asking if anyone had one up for sale. It works flawlessly, runs at 9800XT
spec without complaint on the stock cooler, and cost me $230 Cdn and no tax
on the sale to boot.....about 95 pounds.