I need some opinions

[penguincat]

So as some of you know my computer blew up last week or the week before even I can't remember now lol. Wall of text time.

So I ordered a new one from a online shop.
Now facts are when my city and state flooded (state was 75% was underwater) in January the shop had water up to the ceiling so lost alot of stock. I will find the picture and post it.
Now back to my story.
I checked what parts I wanted all said they were in stock lowest stock they had was <5. This was like Wednesday.

Order is as follows
Intel Core i7 2600 Processor LGA1155 3.4GHz CPU $350 stock >10
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus $29 stock >10
Asus P8P67-M Pro V3 $185 stock >10
Kingston 8G(2x4G) DDR3 $114 stock >5
Western Digital 500G HDD $42 stock >10
Asus ENGTX550 1GB 181 stock >5
Pioneer SATA DVR219L 24X DVD $26 stock >10
Antec Nine Hundred Two Ver3.0 $137 stock <5
Antec ATX TruePower 750W $153 stock >10
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro 64bit OEM $142 stock >10
Three Year On site warranty(for $0-$3000) $82
Computer System $80
The stock numbers above were taken 6 hours ago.

Wednesday I get a reply asking for a 100$ deposit. So yeah I do that I ended up paying the remaining balance that day as well.
Thursday I get a message saying "Computer system" out of stock.
Now Computer System is what they call building.

Friday I put a message on a local tech forum that has a thread about the shop already there so I put on a message saying what do they mean by "Computer system out of stock." Then I logged out etc.
A hour later I go to check emails the pc shop sent me a email telling me nothing in my order was in stock at all. No estimated time either.

So they couldn't be bothered telling me it was out of stock. On Wednesday nothing. Thursday they seemed to tell me in a cryptic way.

While I do understand they are in a bit of a bad spot but considering some of the parts I wanted didn't come out till early march though.

Note back in 2009 I had problems with them 700$ worth of stuff I ordered was given to some guy called "Barry" I was never told who this Barry person was. Either a person at the computer shop who signs for stuff or some random guy.
Problem happened because the too address was smaller then the from address. I got it and thought hmm seems they sent it to them-self.

So your thoughts if this whole saga to you would be ok? Well they were flooded. or be crabby? It's been nearly 3 months now stupid shop!

Thanks
penguin

So here is a picture of how high the water got too. This is also their warehouse.

[jimepcot]

go down there packing some heat. you will get what tou want. if you dont get your pc parts take the money u gave them.


fo sho

[penguincat]

Well I just got 2 messages from the computer shop.

One telling me that they didn't send me a message saying it was out of stock no supply problem here. So how did I end up with the message? I don't think messages and emails randomly compose send themselves.

2nd telling me that its now ready to go pick up which is great as I'm unable to go get it until Saturday.

*sigh*

[jimepcot]

well at least you have it saturday and your gun will stay in its holster

i think this is a time to rememebr something very important

.....
take a look its in a book READING RAINBOW

[EBchamp]

Wow, what a mess penguincat. At least you should be getting your new computer on Saturday! That's a beast machine by the way. World of Warcraft will play perfectly on that

Now, if you get there and they don't have your computer, then I you might want to heed the advice of Jim

[penguincat]

Yeah I do have to watch out though. They have some strange selling policies.
If you buy a computer pay for it then don't tell them when you will collect it they will sell it to another person and keep the money.
So I personally wouldn't be surprised if I do turn up and they go nope gone.
Specially after they told me on the phone to change the tech forum post or post a correction. I did post a correction sort of made it look forced which may come back to bite me.
I did tell them Saturday but who knows what will happen.

[EBchamp]

That's crazy, is there anywhere else you can get a computer from in the future? This place sounds shady to me...

[penguincat]

Well yes and no.

local shops other then umart.
I live near MSY is rated as the 2nd best. Problem with them is getting them to get stock they don't have in.
I bought my old video card from there I went asking for a particular model and brand.
No sorry we only have these atm and no estimated time for the card you asked for but hey this one is just as good...
I was desperate for a card so went yeah whatever. (Old card was too noisy and would go funny at times.)
The card I ended up with was less powerful less memory and cheap in quality was covered in stickers that pealed off so I'm guessing it got toasty. Not surprising as the fan looked more like something you chopped carrots with. The fans blades where just rectangle bits of metal.
The major selling point with the card so the dude in the shop said was that the card came with a full copy of Alone in the Dark. Its still sealed in the thing it came in. That's how much interest I had in it lol

Interstate shops
Well I bought this laptop from a interstate shop and was stuffed around the same amount. Though I did know it was out of stock said new stock in 4-5 days went ok done. 10days after the so called 5 days. Your laptop has been shipped.
Paying for it was a pain too. I was called up by my bank as it was flagged in their system as a rouge trader. Are you sure you sent it yes it came up in our system as a untrustworthy seller are you sure you want to continue? Great confidence that gave me then having to wait ages to get it.

So while there are other shops most of which are just as bad. lol

[EBchamp]

Oh man it sounds like a mess. What about online stores like Newegg.com and such?

[penguincat]

Well some online shop places don't ship internationally. Which is a biggy.
The ones that do can end up biting you in the butt.
If it breaks or is DOA your stuffed for return postage etc.
Some part makers wont except warranty claims if bought from overseas's.
As well as the postage for some items.
Also if its valued over $1000 then you have to pay 10% sales tax and then other 7.5% import tax on the item and any postage paid. So it can get quite expensive.

[EBchamp]

Oh wow, I see your point lol. That stinks, I wonder if there is an online shop that ships out of Australia? At least you have a place close by that you can get custom computers though, I just hope it works out for you.

[penguincat]

25 hours till I find out. lol

I then have to decide what I'm going to do with my old computer give up on it or try to fix it.
If I give up I'll take the 2 hard drives and put into the new one (providing they work and fit.)
Copy the stuff I want pictures of my old cat and emails then format too much junk on there.

Then see how much of my 100gig a month usage quota I have to use downloading everything again. Only have media for up to patch 2.0.0 of WoW. I then have 30+ steam games to re download. Lots of fun.

[penguincat]

I finally got it working yay. My hdmi cable seems to be umm stuffed lol.
This computer has been nothing but a pain in the rear.
It was always trying to boot my old hard drives. They work I have been copying a bit of stuff over.

Computer shop didn't help with it either.
I have a plug in the usb3 slot on the back that doesn't seem to go anywhere. It goes back into the case then behind the motherboard then I lose it.
I have a sata cable that goes nowhere.
Half the screws weren't done up tight.
If you have never been their before its the most confusing shop in existence. You have to walk in go to a computer type stuff in then go and wait. Doesn't say where to wait in the 2 floors.
There was a whole family in the main area of the shop. So I had to wait outside. Who in fish takes there entire family to a computer shop?
I then was asked for payment of $1421 I'm like err the guy then went oh you paid for it already. Even though it doesn't say balance paid or owing anywhere.

I feel so tired and have a headache being yelled at to order din dins every 5 mins didn't help.

[EBchamp]

Glad you got it working at least

This computer place sounds terrible, at least they actually had your computer ready though. Next time you should have someone from the states order a computer and build it for you, then send it off to you ;D