My husband is an avid computer builder and technology geek. We had a computer blow on us...it needed a new power adapter. He looked online and found new power adapaters ranging at about $25. Before ordering he thought he would see if Computer Bytes had any used parts. Upon entering the store, he was surprised about the emptiness of the store. No displayed computers or parts. He inquired if they sold parts and they said they did. He was escorted into the back room where he was greeted with utter chaos. He wasn't directed either to where he might find what he was looking for. Parts were just scattered everywhere. He finally found a box in the back of the store, literally behind a garbage can. The box had some paper trash on top, but he found several power adapters inside. After digging through he found one that would work with the computer we needed to fix. The tech offered to test the power adapter for him. He told my husband that not all of the plugs worked on it, but knowing that he only needed one working plug he opted to purchase it from Computer Bytes. The tech quoted my husband a price of $89.95. My husband laughed in the guys face and told him he was only going to offer him ten bucks since he had ""dug it out of the trash"" The tech refused to budge on the price for a used half working power adapter. Needless to say we found a brand new power adapter online for $12 plus minimal shipping and handling. DO NOT GO!!! They will gouge the prices for their benefits, regardless of the quality of the part!!
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