Since I started this hobby with thanks to all the people on here helping us all out, I have found to be having issues with different used parts dealers. Wondering if anyone else have been having trouble. I have bought many boards off Ebay and crossing my fingers and knocking on wood, I have yet to receive a bad board. I have used Payless Components a few times now and twice I have received bad boards from them. Shopjimmy has been good but their shipping charges are insane. I live in Winnipeg about 7 hours drive away from them and I pay $50 shipping. I understand it crosses the border but Payless charges $10. I have dealt with Useful tv parts and no issues but their stock is limited. Has anyone had issues or recommend other suppliers?
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Ive gotten most of mine from recycled tvs, but they take up a lot of space. ShopJimmy is my favorite as I have a almost 100% certainty that they are good. You might try getting them from ShopJimmy off ebay. They charge a bit more for the boards but shipping is much more reasonable.Liberating magic smoke one part at a time -
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I've ordered three items from Shopjimmy. Two were dead on arrival. The first time, they sent a PSU that arrived with a blown fuse in it. I replaced the fuse and it blew again immediately. If it had been tested as they claim, it would have been pretty easy to tell it was not working. The second time, I ordered a control box for a 32" Polaroid. It took two replacements to get one that actually worked. The first one wouldn't allow the input to be changed, the second one displayed vertical lines, the third one fixed the issue.
There is no certainty that ShopJimmy's boards are good and they obviously don't test all of them.Comment
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I have only gotten 3 bad parts out to the 30 or so I have bought since I started doing this more then a casual hobby.Comment
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Anybody has experience with Retechtv.com?Comment
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I ordered a Sony main board from shopjimmy, they said the board was new, tested. So I installed on my TV (My TV had color distoration), it didn't powered on, when I unplug the cable to the panel, it powered on but of course no picture.
I called Shopjimmy but they answered only one guy could determine the main board failed, without that guy determination they were not willing to refund. Emailed them a couple of times but no reply.
Finally got approve to return, they refund the board, but I had to pay two shippings (return and the fee they shipped to me).
since then I never buy parts from Shopjimmy.Comment
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With the amount they charge for shipping, I am very reluctant to use Shopjimmy. Payless may have sent me a bad mainboard but gave me an RMA immediately. Cheap shipping and very honest. I haven't used retechtv yet. I will if they have a board I need.Comment
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100% success with Payless so far with about 10 items purchased. You must have been unlucky but as you say SJ shipping is a killer, Payless has a flat rate but I suspect he's losing on some. I had a SN board sent to Australia and $15 USD, sticker on the box was around $30.Originally posted by dcapper View Post
He use to combine postage but last transaction for whatever reason he never did, even after he said he would?
So with 3 boards I was charged $15 / board. 2 travelled together still charged $30.
Compared to SJ I'm still miles in front though, just not as sweet a deal as it was when I first purchased.
I got a 20% off discount for my next purchase from Payless.
SJ needs greater flexibility on their International postage. There are cheaper options and I'd like to get a repair kit but I'm not shelling out $50 for an envelope with some semiconductors that weigh almost nothing.Comment
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Make that 3 bad Westinghouse mainboards now! I am so over this panel I might take it out for some target practice!Comment
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Originally posted by tw2005 View Post
I emailed them after and I questioned them on the shipping charges and got the blah blah blah email back. I wasn't impressed at all. I'll use them to ship to a warehouse I use in Pembina, ND but not to Canada. I do try to use Payless as much as I can.Comment
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So much for Useful TV Parts. Only ordered from them once and they sent me a faulty buffer board. The easiest board to test with a meter and they didn't do it. Not impressed.Comment
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Adding to my last post. I emailed them and they are letting me return the part but they told me they tested the board. Basically calling me a liar. When I have 0 ohms from the white connector to one of the ribbon connectors, that is a blown buffer chip.Originally posted by dcapper View PostComment
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Any success buying from eBay if the part is available there?Comment
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I have had great luck on ebay. Knock on wood. I have yet to get a bad board from there.Originally posted by bradf79 View PostComment
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Can be hit and miss. There are quite a few recylclers now that probably do the right thing and if it's DOA sort the issue out.Originally posted by bradf79 View Post
I always look at how many sales they've made, feedback score which ideally should be above 99%, terms of sale, returns etc, always look for the negative and neutral scores and read them.
Quite often someone will say the bit was bad and have a followup saying full refund or replacement sent etc. Looking for their after sales service.
If the seller has multiple lots (eg 10 or more) of the same boards available then good chance they came from damaged in transit TVs sold in a lot.
Most do the right thing, but take the board tested remarks with a grain of salt as majority are not.
Worst case I had when I went outside Ebay to china for TCON boards. PAYPAL saved me though.
Always use PAYPAL. lodged 2 disputes for DOA sustain boards and got refunds on both.Comment
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Went on their webpage just now and it was 402. So I would say not to use them, unless their system crashed.Originally posted by tibimakai View PostComment
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Wow, I have just called them, last week and they haven't answered and there site it was still up.
I have got a T-con board from them and I'm not sure if it's good or not. I wanted to talk to them, about it.Comment
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Best thing to do is test it and see what happens. Webpage is still down. It is Sunday so it may have crashed and nobody is checking on it.Originally posted by tibimakai View PostComment
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The problem is, that it shows the same voltages at the Gamma chip as before.Comment
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