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Well, I just can't do it...give up on building PC's. It would be against my religion...I can NOT go prefab. So I've been researching, and I would love to share my findings with all here, as there is a great deal of consumer spending via us here in THG community.
These are the BBB reports...I will probably do some research outside of them as well, as some of the poor vendors do not have reports on BBB yet.
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!!!!ANTARES COMPUTING : Satisfactory (check it out...not one complaint in 3 years) http://www.trenton.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0221000009002475
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A2Z COMPUTERS (OHIO) : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.akronbbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=02720000&ComID=0272000017002042
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ACCESS MICRO : NO STANCE (not good either): http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13048249&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=4
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ACCUBYTE : Satisfactory
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ALLDIRECT.COM : Satisfactory
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AVAPC.COM : UNSATISFACTORY: http://www.akronbbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=02720000&ComID=0272000039000361
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AVLOGIC : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.goldengatebbb.org/common.html?location=/home/common/www/bindr/report.php&bureau=oak&compid=5005945&national=Y
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AXION TECHNOLOGIES : Satisfactory w/a large amount of complaints: http://dell.hurdmanivr.com/hous/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=hous&compid=78858&national=Y
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BZBOYS (CA): NO STANCE
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CASECOOLER.COM : No records
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CNETPC : no report [belong in prison if ya ask me]
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COMPUTERGEEKS.COM : "satisfactory" despite large amount of complaints: http://www.sandiego.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=1019180
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COMPU-TERRA : NO STANCE (unusual comments...check them out) http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000017003517
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DIRECTRON : Satisfactory (only 10 complaints...not too bad) http://dell.hurdmanivr.com/hous/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=hous&compid=17000083&national=Y
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ECONOPC: Satisfactory
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EDGE MICRO (aka International Computer-Xpress Inc) : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.thebbb.org/report.html?compid=55001370&national=Y
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INCA-CITY : no report (thumbs down from me, though)
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MICRO-PRO, Inc : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000020000811
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MONARCHCOMPUTER.COM : NO STANCE : http://www.atlanta.bbb.org/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=atlanta&compid=4000343&national=Y
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NEWEGG : Satisfactory (odd though, as no complaints are listed, but the summary does say there have been some complaints) :http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13146135&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=2
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ROYAL COMPUTER, Inc : NO STANCE (not a good report, though) : http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=63000356&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=3
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SHOP4TECH : no report (says they're in business selling cd sleves...they sell a lot more than that...hmmmm, only good so far for me, though)
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SOFISTIC.COM : No records
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SPARTAN TECHNOLOGIES : Report being updated (is that good...or bad?)
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TUFSHOP.COM : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13089358&hAKAID=4&hAddrID=2
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UNITED MICRO : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000008001413
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These are most of the vendors with whom I have delt with in the past 2-3 years, with a few that I have not (such as BZBoys, when the first time I was going to make an order, called their number, and it was a phone-sex hotline...confirmed the number, and made note to never deal with). I have not yet delt with Antares either, but after seeing that report, they will be my next pick. I know I'm missing several vendors I have delt with, but they will come to me later and I will post them as well. I also need to do more vendors I have not delt with, as I need more sources, but I got hooked on finding info on ones I have already delt with. I just want to make sure we all know what kind of crooks, and honest dealers, are out there. It's no wonder I've had some rought experiences...a good chunk of the PriceWatch vendors are frauds!
To look up a vendor you're curious about, go to WWW.BBB.ORG
If I don't get my 90THz AMD Quadraplex system soon, I'm afraid I may just combust right here.
These are the BBB reports...I will probably do some research outside of them as well, as some of the poor vendors do not have reports on BBB yet.
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!!!!ANTARES COMPUTING : Satisfactory (check it out...not one complaint in 3 years) http://www.trenton.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0221000009002475
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A2Z COMPUTERS (OHIO) : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.akronbbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=02720000&ComID=0272000017002042
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ACCESS MICRO : NO STANCE (not good either): http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13048249&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=4
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ACCUBYTE : Satisfactory
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ALLDIRECT.COM : Satisfactory
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AVAPC.COM : UNSATISFACTORY: http://www.akronbbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&strBCode=02720000&ComID=0272000039000361
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AVLOGIC : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.goldengatebbb.org/common.html?location=/home/common/www/bindr/report.php&bureau=oak&compid=5005945&national=Y
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AXION TECHNOLOGIES : Satisfactory w/a large amount of complaints: http://dell.hurdmanivr.com/hous/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=hous&compid=78858&national=Y
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BZBOYS (CA): NO STANCE
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CASECOOLER.COM : No records
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CNETPC : no report [belong in prison if ya ask me]
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COMPUTERGEEKS.COM : "satisfactory" despite large amount of complaints: http://www.sandiego.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=1019180
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COMPU-TERRA : NO STANCE (unusual comments...check them out) http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000017003517
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DIRECTRON : Satisfactory (only 10 complaints...not too bad) http://dell.hurdmanivr.com/hous/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=hous&compid=17000083&national=Y
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ECONOPC: Satisfactory
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EDGE MICRO (aka International Computer-Xpress Inc) : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.thebbb.org/report.html?compid=55001370&national=Y
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INCA-CITY : no report (thumbs down from me, though)
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MICRO-PRO, Inc : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000020000811
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MONARCHCOMPUTER.COM : NO STANCE : http://www.atlanta.bbb.org/common.html?location=/home/common/www/mis67/report.php&bureau=atlanta&compid=4000343&national=Y
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NEWEGG : Satisfactory (odd though, as no complaints are listed, but the summary does say there have been some complaints) :http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13146135&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=2
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ROYAL COMPUTER, Inc : NO STANCE (not a good report, though) : http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=63000356&hAKAID=2&hAddrID=3
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SHOP4TECH : no report (says they're in business selling cd sleves...they sell a lot more than that...hmmmm, only good so far for me, though)
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SOFISTIC.COM : No records
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SPARTAN TECHNOLOGIES : Report being updated (is that good...or bad?)
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TUFSHOP.COM : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.labbb.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/SouthlandReport/default.htm?hCompID=13089358&hAKAID=4&hAddrID=2
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UNITED MICRO : UNSATISFACTORY : http://www.cleveland.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0312000008001413
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These are most of the vendors with whom I have delt with in the past 2-3 years, with a few that I have not (such as BZBoys, when the first time I was going to make an order, called their number, and it was a phone-sex hotline...confirmed the number, and made note to never deal with). I have not yet delt with Antares either, but after seeing that report, they will be my next pick. I know I'm missing several vendors I have delt with, but they will come to me later and I will post them as well. I also need to do more vendors I have not delt with, as I need more sources, but I got hooked on finding info on ones I have already delt with. I just want to make sure we all know what kind of crooks, and honest dealers, are out there. It's no wonder I've had some rought experiences...a good chunk of the PriceWatch vendors are frauds!
To look up a vendor you're curious about, go to WWW.BBB.ORG
If I don't get my 90THz AMD Quadraplex system soon, I'm afraid I may just combust right here.
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