# Opinions of PriceWatch.com **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776 "2003-10-27T03:16:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrianS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@BrianS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianS)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/1 "2003-10-27T03:16:26Z")
I’m thinking about gutting out my computer (again) and upgrading. The only problem is that this time I’ll need to replace just about everything in the system, so I’m looking to save as much money as possible. I’ve looked at [PriceWatch.com](http://PriceWatch.com) many times, but I’ve always hesitated to buy from any of the merchants listed there. Has anyone ordered from the site and, if so, how’d things go? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/2 "2003-10-27T03:47:17Z")
They have good prices and give a good idea of price range, but I usually just shop one of the places I know like [NewEgg.com](http://NewEgg.com). I don’t have the patience to order from 10 different places. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/3 "2003-10-27T04:14:44Z")
I would like to second the [NewEgg.com](http://NewEgg.com) testimonial. You’ll find their stuff through pricewatch, and while their prices might not be the rock bottom lowest, they are always close enough that I don’t worry about it. Especially since I know that I’ll definitely get my stuff and it will all work fine. I got burned on a hard drive from another online company found through pricewatch and I had to chalk it up to lessons learned. When I built my machine New Egg was slightly higher on the MB (by $5 or so), slightly lower on the processor, etc. . . It all evens out, and I only had one shipping charge rather than 5 or 6. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/4 "2003-10-27T04:19:54Z")
A third vote here for [NewEgg.com](http://NewEgg.com). I have absolutly no problems with them, and their prices always near the lowest you will find. ---
**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/5 "2003-10-27T04:27:59Z")
I’ve never had a problem with a Pricewatch merchant, and I’ve always sworn by PW as a source of comparison info. That’s not to say I haven’t avoided retailers whose operations appeared a little shady. I use common sense, and haven’t been burned yet. _knock on wood_ When I order a lot of things at once, I use PW to find the retailer with the lowest total price, rather than ordering from the company with the lowest price on each item. I’d much rather pay a few percent more to do all my shopping in one place. You almost always come out ahead in shipping, anyway, when dealing with one place. Although, free shipping seems to be more commonly offered than it was a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/6 "2003-10-27T06:56:06Z")
Just to praise NewEgg, I’ve bought stuff from em three or four times, and it always arrives quickly. I got a bad hard drive from em once and they took it back and gave me a new one with no problem. I did have to wait a week or two for it to get there and get back here, but that’s shipping for you. ---
**Author:** ![pestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/7 "2003-10-27T17:49:28Z")
I use merchants I find through PriceWatch for almost all my purchases. As others have said, I steer clear of any whose web sites give me the feeling that maybe they’re up to something shady. It’s hard to go wrong with companies like NewEgg and Comp-U-Plus, though. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/8 "2003-10-27T23:45:00Z")
I use [Fatwallet.com](http://Fatwallet.com) [Techbargains.com](http://Techbargains.com) or [Xpbargains.com](http://Xpbargains.com) they have all the latest scoop on the best deals PLUS coupons. Also [ecost.com](http://ecost.com) has a lot of nice computer deals in their bargain countdown section. Dell is pretty cool. Those sites should have dell coupons. ---
**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/9 "2003-10-28T02:13:11Z")
If you use Pricewatch, you have to use it in conjunction with [www.resellerratings.com](http://www.resellerratings.com). Or just shop at NewEgg and not worry about it. ---
**Author:** ![BrianS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@BrianS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianS)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/10 "2003-10-28T06:01:49Z")
Thanks, everyone, NewEgg it is. I used to buy everything from [Egghead.com](http://Egghead.com) and [NECXDirect.com](http://NECXDirect.com) before they started to change hands every year or so. NECXDirect wasn’t bad when Gateway owned it, but it’s gone to shit ever since. Egghead is now owned by Amazon and, aside from being expensive, they seem to be just another RAM store. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/11 "2003-10-28T14:06:38Z")
I haven’t had problems with Pricewatch, but as **audilover** said, I use common sense when I purchase. Most of the time now, I shop either at [tcwo.com](http://tcwo.com) or [newegg.com](http://newegg.com). I prefer [tcwo.com](http://tcwo.com) because I really like their customer service, but I’ve bought a few items from newegg. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/12 "2003-10-28T19:10:29Z")
I’ll also suggest [MWave](http://www.mwave.com) as a parts supplier. First rate on my upgrade. I like PriceWatch but I don’t necessarily buy the cheapest version of an item. I take the vendor into account. ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/13 "2003-10-29T05:56:24Z")
I tried NewEgg for the first time over the summer and they were fine, no problems at all. Before that, I bought everything from MWave, as **Belrix** mentioned. They shipped stuff to me when I lived on the East Coast, but now since I’m in LA, I can hop on the freeway and pick up my loot in person at their warehouse. **archmichael** is right about using [resellerratings.com](http://resellerratings.com) as a companion to [pricewatch.com](http://pricewatch.com). Very good advice. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-of-pricewatch-com/209776/14 "2003-10-30T15:05:17Z")
Sometimes on pricewatch you get prices lower than the store website has. In that case, email the store website about the pricewatch price & they should match it.