Newegg Now Owned by Chinese Company

[eidairaman1]

I'm really glad that there's a Micro Center in Massachusetts

It still has that old-school 1980s sign

Microcenter and frys

 

[HammerON]

Let's be respectful and keep presidential politics out of this news thread.

 

[cdawall]

Welcome to the new Ali Baba

Does this mean I can buy all of my low price chinese knock off goods directly through newegg? If so screw everyone's complaints this is so much less shady.

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

I believe newegg has always had strong ties with china. Every time we've seen inside their operations almost every employee is Chinese. I doubt much will change culturally there.

 

[64K]

(I've been around long enough to remember when Newegg was a brick and mortar software store)



People don't seem to understand that there are consequences for their purchasing decisions. We don't value value added service from companies today. Amazon is a leach. There's no value added to what they sell. It's just a SKU that they happen to be able to sell for a small percentage less than most every one else. Does Amazon have a "tech expert" to help you with your purchasing decisions?

It already has.

So what are you going to do once that goes away?

You get what you pay for.

For me, I don't need Newegg or Amazon to hold my hand in buying decisions but I recognize that some do. Also I don't feel guilty for using Newegg to help sort through a category of hardware easily and buying from Amazon instead. While it's there anyway, I will use it. I've spent thousands at Newegg in the past also. I like Amazon better for prices, free ordering without any special membership (over $49) and I have had an excellent experience with them. I did also have an excellent experience with Newegg as well so it's not about their customer service for me but that was years ago and maybe it's changed.

 

[Deleted member 50521]

Newegg Founder Fred Chang, who was born in Taiwan, has always kept a close tie with both China and Taiwan. So really no surprise here. I have been purchasing from Newegg for a long time and I see no reason of stopping.

This is quite similar to the earlier Japanese buying spree when the Japanese Real Estate market soared through the roof. It has been like this for most developing countries. Then it was Japanese, now it is Chinese, in a few years it might be another country. However the same strict market rules still apply to all of them in US. It is not like they can operate in US like they are in China.

I wouldn't call most comments here racist, more like ignorance based on lack of knowledge.

 

[Jetster]

First order. Is that an IBM DeathStar? Maybe... mine didn't die though. Had a fan-cool HDD bay which wasn't nearly as common as it is today.

Nostalgia aside, this move doesn't help. It also doesn't hurt much either, as I've been with other stores for several years now. Like previous posts, just don't have the same feels anymore.

Got me beat

Newegg has never been had the best prices, but they get the products first that's for sure. Its a day by day thing. If they have what I need then I go to them. Its the free market



For those who disagree with buying from a Chinese company , what car do you drive? what monitor do you have? Hard Drive, graphics the list goes on

 

[ironwolf]

Just got me beat.

 

[Casecutter]

(I've been around long enough to remember when Newegg was a brick and mortar software store)

Been there done that.

I believe newegg has always had strong ties with china. Every time we've seen inside their operations almost every employee is Chinese. I doubt much will change culturally there.

And you should see the property value that shot up for places on the other side of the 10 Frwy like Rowland Heights. Though not just from Egg but plenty of other import industry that hail from that area

This is actually good news, The Chinese know how to run their businesses far better than Americans.

So you don't follow real geo-political/business news within communist China and the subsidiaries from the old ROC. It's not always superiorly rosy for their populist.

Newegg was always the easiest in drilling down to figure out what you were looking for. Their pricing has been good in the past, but I always check prices before buying. Out of the last 30 computer item I've purchased I might have gotten two from Amazon, their prices are far from always the best (including I have Prime and buy tons of stuff from Amazon). Always have had deliveries from Egg on the doorstep in less than 3-Days (<25mi away), most of the time it's dropped by OnTrack, or anymore Egg's own fleet of Transports'. Being I'm minutes away from both a Fry's and MicroCenter I do purchases from either, but for me it's mostly about price (with shipping and to get it to the doorstep) and more often than not... Newegg comes out on top.

Newegg customer service has always been above board and always fair about returns, exchanges and/or refunds, credit.

 

[Jetster]

Look what you paid for that Socket A board

 

[HisDivineOrder]

First, Amazon goes to the dogs and now Newegg gets bought out. I know people will argue Amazon is fine and that'd be true, if I felt like paying $99 annually for a membership fee to get my purchases in this lifetime. Or if Amazon didn't charge tax. But they do. And I don't see why I should have to pay an annual fee to get the old value pricing they used to give or even give a fig if they ship the product asap regardless of shipping service selected.

Now Newegg is going to go down, too.

/sigh

 

[bogmali]

Why Trump did nothing?

Another nail in his coffin.

I have to ask, what does that have to do with the topic?

 

[Aztut]

I hope this doesn't end up badly for Newegg.

I used to buy almost all of my hardware from Newegg but in recent years I've bought almost everything from Amazon. I still use Newegg to sort through a category of a piece of hardware and then when I find a few that I'm interested in I check Amazon. Usually Amazon has the same or better price and I can count on getting free shipping if order is over $49.

That's exactly what I do, but I have Prime, so free shipping most of the time!

 

[Tartaros]

So you don't follow real geo-political/business news within communist China and the subsidiaries from the old ROC. It's not always superiorly rosy for their populist

You are 30 years late saying that. Move on already.

 

[AsRock]

Only shop Newegg, i have had 0 issue's with them in the passed unlike Amazon, i hope this don't mean i will have to wait a month to get some thing ( J\K ). Another sad day.

Really liked Newegg due to receipt's as they keep them for many years so no worry about losing one. Prices have always been alright for me even more so the tax free part which may of ended some time ago although not to sure about that.

Should i expect more spam now too .

 

[Batou1986]

Ever since Newegg forced a friend of mine to pay a restocking fee on top of heavy monitor shipping costs on one that arrived damaged so bad that the control buttons fell out I stopped buying from them.

Amazon has the best customer service and that's what matters most to me, especially that they make returning things so easy by shipping you a replacement first with a box and label for the item to be returned.

 

[Melvis]

Newegg would you like to stop over charging us Australians please? Thanks!

 

[fluxtatic]

Can it be worse? If you buy something between 1 November and 31 January you get hour long waits on hold. They charge 15% restock fees on just about everything. Some items can be returned for refund, some items replacement only. Sometimes your item ships next day, sometimes in three days. Sometimes they ship it on a Friday and send tracking but nothing actually ships until the next Tuesday. Fragile items ship in boxes too big with no foam or padding.

Amazon is the way to go. Some items are slower to get to Amazon but if you have a problem Amazon stands by it. Replacement, refund, anything - customer first. If you buy it you know exactly when it ships - same day or next day if you have Prime (and you even know which it will be before purchase). You get items in two days or next day for just a few bucks. If you need to speak with someone they are there instantly or in minutes.

Amazon has really started to irritate me, as I don't have Prime. Without it, their shipping rates are outrageous, and the lead time seems to be "eh, we'll get to it when we get to it." $14 to ship something less than half a pound that will likely come from the DC 5 miles from my apartment, and it's going to take a week or more? Nah. It's obvious they use it as leverage to encourage people to drop the $100 on Prime, but I don't like being strong-armed like that. I'll stick with Newegg and small e-comm sites. Plus Newegg's chief council, Lee Cheng, takes no greater pleasure than going to trial with patent trolls, so that's enough reason to throw money at them, for me. I hope the new owners let him carry on with that.

 

[birdie]

NewEgg doesn't accept international Visas for reasons which are beyond my understand but now with the Chinese taking over I guess this artificial limitation will finally be lifted for good. The Chinese are not known to be philanthropists.

 

[jaggerwild]

New Egg's customer service has long been bad(sense Premier started)not willing to pay extra to be in the club affords you a lot of delays. Then again everything they sell is from China, THANKS RONALD REGAN(good ole Bed Time for Bonzo)

 

[Rickkins]

Well, that's it then. Never gonna buy from newegg again.

 

[rtwjunkie]

You are 30 years late saying that. Move on already.

You really have fallen for propaganda. Nothing has changed in China.

New Egg's customer service has long been bad(sense Premier started)not willing to pay extra to be in the club affords you a lot of delays.

And this is ZERO difference from Amazon. If you don't pay for Prime, here is how an Amazon order goes-

Day 1: Accept your money. Day 2: Look at your order. Supervisor talks to employees about maybe, at their leisure gathering up some of your order. Day 3: Find most of your items in warehouse. Day 4: Finish finding all your items and send to packaging. But, it's too late to go out, so pickup is scheduled the next day. However, status shows shipped because they entered they printed the shipping labels. Day 5: Package is picked up by a Nepalese porter and hand carried to the nearest shipping place with the slowest service. It sits for the afternoon. Day 6 (very early- 1AM) your package is loaded on a truck. Day 7: it arrives at a transfer point. There it sits to await enough packages going to nearest transfer center to you on Day 8, when it finally departs and is then incommunicado on tracking until Day 12, when status finally shows "Out For Delivery".

 

[zhangfeideya]

eh' As an ordinary Chinese, I don't think that will affects me.

 

[64K]

You really have fallen for propaganda. Nothing has changed in China.



And this is ZERO difference from Amazon. If you don't pay for Prime, here is how an Amazon order goes-

Day 1: Accept your money. Day 2: Look at your order. Supervisor talks to employees about maybe, at their leisure gathering up some of your order. Day 3: Find most of your items in warehouse. Day 4: Finish finding all your items and send to packaging. But, it's too late to go out, so pickup is scheduled the next day. However, status shows shipped because they entered they printed the shipping labels. Day 5: Package is picked up by a Nepalese porter and hand carried to the nearest shipping place with the slowest service. It sits for the afternoon. Day 6 (very early- 1AM) your package is loaded on a truck. Day 7: it arrives at a transfer point. There it sits to await enough packages going to nearest transfer center to you on Day 8, when it finally departs and is then incommunicado on tracking until Day 12, when status finally shows "Out For Delivery".

What delivery option box are you selecting when ordering? "Strap it to the back of an idiot and turn him loose" option?

The shipped and expected delivery days have broken down though. Sometimes I get a email saying the items have shipped after I receive them and sometimes I don't receive any emails after ordering anymore.

 

[newtekie1]

What delivery option box are you selecting when ordering? "Strap it to the back of an idiot and turn him loose" option?

The shipped and expected delivery days have broken down though. Sometimes I get a email saying the items have shipped after I receive them and sometimes I don't receive any emails after ordering anymore.

I really have to agree with him. Shipping/Handling time at Amazon without Prime is stupid long. It is mainly the handling time, but I've had some long shipping times too when using the free option after $50. I think it would have been faster if they loaded it up on the back of a donkey let the donkey deliver it from Indianapolis.