# Is this guy running some kind of used computer scam? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 24, 2000, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-running-some-kind-of-used-computer-scam/47103 "2000-12-24T18:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-running-some-kind-of-used-computer-scam/47103/21 "2000-12-27T00:37:34Z")
Oh, my I got confused. Alright it was this ad they sent to me, its 1 ghz: ## Here’s what we found: Processor: Egghead (the lowest price I found) for $539 Motherboard: [netmarket.com](http://netmarket.com) had the lowest… $199 Memory: 128MB of 800 MHz RAMBUS memory at… 299 Heat Sink and fan................................ 20 Total: the best price you can get anywhere is over $1000 Listen, we just inked this deal. You’ll get all of this: lightning-fast Intel Pentium III 1 GHz processor, Intel heat sink and fan, Genuine Intel 820 motherboard and 128MB of the fastest 800MHz RAMBUS memory (plus cables, CD, manuals, all in a pre-packaged Intel kit box, not just thrown together, packaged by Intel)—for just $484.99 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-running-some-kind-of-used-computer-scam/47103.md?page=1)