To invisiblemillionaire:

First...you must learn how to spell to be credible and/or believable in your business.

Second...

"We don't claim to be anything but an OPEN pc that can run any os"

Really?

Yet you have your current machine listed in Apple Computers and the fact that you've also listed it as a "HACKINTOSH" refutes your claim to be an open PC. It's bait and switch my friend.

Hey...there's room in this free market system in our country to exploit people's weakness to buy knock-offs. That's what you feedback from your costumers mean to me.

Bottom line: your MARKETING your product as a MAC CLONE. If components don't work properly, the computer HAS to get sent back to YOU and no one else outside of your network would touch it for fear of backlash.

Apple on the other hand REQUIRES any person INDEPENDENT from their system who wishes to repair and/or troubleshoot their product MUST be CERTIFIED AND QUALIFIED to do it. That means I can get certified and open my OWN store and sell Apple apart from WORKING in the actual store.

It simply means people can come to me because Apple certifies me to repair and troubleshoot their system.

I must add something to buyers and sellers:

It's great to look for better prices and even alternatives for a new machine, but I must stress to ask yourself WHY you are buying a computer and what you really need it for. If anyone is look to buy a MAC system, but don't want to burn their pockets, there are tons of people here on eBay who are selling their previous generation machines that STILL RUN 98% of the apps that are out today.

I myself who edits graphics, STILL use my PowePC G5 as opposed to the new MAC PRO's. Do you need to get a Mac Pro? Depends on what you need it for.

Most people in my profession need those monsters because of the myriad of number crunching programs designed for high-powered systems. Plus 9 out of 10 times, those who buy these machines can either afford them, or NEED them for the above reason. If your spending your money to save on 1/4 of the price of a new MAC PRO, your best bet is to buy an iMAC (which the current ones for their price will give you a bang for your buck). They are powerful if not more powerful than your average PC desktop. Does that make Apple better than PC?

No.

Be wise and weigh your options INTELLIGENTLY when it comes to spending your hard earned money and knowing that if something goes wrong, you can be assured of the NETWORK of places that are qualified to repair your systems.

Remember...any computer be it APPLE, HP, IBM, DELL, ect...are made to last what it was built for and are made to meet or exceed your needs. If you must buy a knock-off, you might as well make one yourself.

Why?

If it screws up, you have no one else to blame. But hey...you'll learn one way or the other. Because if you buy a knock-off from anyone, your going to get what you pay for.

Period.

I'm addressing this to the average consumer and not to the person(s) who know the ins-and outs of computers.

Do your homework.

Great advice

Just use common sense!

Hello

Hi, I don't know if this has been mentioned already, because I did not read the entire thread. If if has, it bears repeating.

Stay away from sellers that use stock pictures!

You want to know what the actual item looks like, not what it's supposed to look like!

I had to learn this the hard way.

Items were described as great condition, stock pictures were used and then it shows up looking like it was ran over by a truck.

Computers, like all electronics are delicate items and need to be handled as such.

Some people are not quite so gentle and if the item looks like it has been through a meat grinder on the outside, imagine what abuse the internals have taken.

Require products to be tested and certified tested!

As always and like previously suggested, always check out the feedback. As it was said, a seller with 200,000 feedback and low-mid 90-something percent positive likely has thousands of negatives too, and you don't want to end up being another on the pile.

It all basically goes without saying but just follow the normal guidelines. Read the whole description, and be sure to ask any and all questions that you may have. And always ask and reply using ebay's messaging and not an outside email.