Buying direct from OEMs

[pantherx12]

Hey TPU I was wondering if any of you guys have ever ordered directly from an OEM?

I've been shopping around for northrbridge coolers and well the selection is pretty crappy where I'm based.

So I headed to allibaba to see if any OEMs could help me out, there's so many good things!

Found the OEM version of my Alpenfóhn cooler and it's even cheaper than what I got it for.

I recommend checking out a few OEM/trade sites and seeing what you can find.


Anyone fancy a pure copper 120mm tower heatsink for cheap? I'd reccomend looking at OEMS first.

Here's a few examples of cool stuff I found

92mm CPU cooler ( I like this because how ... odd it looks)

CPU cooler

Northbridge cooler

GPU cooler, this is like an accelero twin turbo, cept made of copper.

Unfortunately you can't order everything you see unless you fancy 100/1000/10,000 of an item, but some will let you order one, or order a sample

 

[WhiteLotus]

some... like...?

 

[pantherx12]

some... like...?

Eh?

Some what?

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Am I reading this right? http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/333577945/Cheapest_New_EVGA_GeForce_GTX460_1024.html

Sounds like if you order enough it's only $45 per 460...

 

[pantherx12]

Am I reading this right? http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/333577945/Cheapest_New_EVGA_GeForce_GTX460_1024.html

Sounds like if you order enough it's only $45 per 460...

It's probably right, I hear GPUs cost shit all to make really


* using the term shit all very loosely here

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Too bad about the order size... no chance of organizing a group buy on that scale. You know someone should make a trusted site just for group buys like this. They add like 5% to the price and set it up so no one get's charged until all the slots are filled up. Even with their cut plus shipping it'd still be a huge deal.

 

[pantherx12]

For now, I'm emailing various ones with very low order requirements and asking if individual units can be purchased.

 

[_JP_]

HOLY CRAP!
I can get a GTX 480 for 80$ if I order a minimum of 1 Ton of them!
But seriously, eight Sapphire TOXIC HD 5970 4GB cards for $45-85, that's considerably cheap, knowing that 8x$85=$680 and a single TOXIC HD 5970 costs around 890€ (~$1,138.68) here.
I'd buy one and sell all the others, but that's always the plan...

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

These prices can't be right. I could kinda believe the 460 for $45, but a 5970 for $20? http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/296877191/Graphic_Card_SAPPHIRE_Radeon_HD_5970.html

 

[pantherx12]

I imagine those prices include NO shipping or packing cost by the way chaps. (FOB)

+ some put their prices low to come up higher in results.

Best to contact sellers directly to ask.

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Do you have to have company with a branch in asia or something to receive these? They keep saying you'll receive it in 24-36 hours. They'd have to ship everything airmail.

 

[WhiteLotus]

Eh?

Some what?

some OEM providers that allow you to do such a thing.

 

[pantherx12]

Again this is due probably to FOB, basically with items that state FOB price etc the item is "yours" as soon as it gets to the dock, shipping arrangements etc are done by you.

 

[pantherx12]

some OEM providers that allow you to do such a thing.

Did you go on Alibaba? It basically puts you in contact with shit tons of OEMS.

Just a case of browsing through the product results and looking for ones that have minimum order " 1 pieces" : ]

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Is this what distributors do? They handle sorting through the sea of oems so retailers can just buy from centralized sources?

 

[pantherx12]

Is this what distributors do? They handle sorting through the sea of oems so retailers can just buy from centralized sources?

I've no idea, my understanding was they mass buy things to more convenient storage locations, probably wrong though.

By the by, emailed 10 Factories/distribution centres so will wait for replies.

Range of products I've enquired about.

CPUs
GPUs
Heatsinks: Chipset/VGA/CPU
Speakers: 2x120w tower speakers, mmmmmm

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

This seems a lot less exciting when you realize a lot of these prices are the exact same for all the products from the same oems, so they're just going on there and listing some generic price for everything they post, actual prices are probably not major deals. I found lots of stuff that's very close to retail price which is what you'd expect.

 

[Loosenut]

A must read and something I almost fell for a couple of years ago. I don't trust anything or anyone on Alibaba.

You want deals? Go directly to a manufacturer and apply for re-seller status.

 

[pantherx12]

A must read and something I almost fell for a couple of years ago. I don't trust anything or anyone on Alibaba.

You want deals? Go directly to a manufacturer and apply for re-seller status.

Easy enough fix, only buy with paypal.

And read what your actually getting in the sale fully.

 

[yogurt_21]

Easy enough fix, only buy with paypal.

And read what your actually getting in the sale fully.

um text can be a complete fake, legitimate serial numbers can be taken off of others reputable ads and palced on alibaba to look legit, some of those cards are going for less than it costs to make them. obvious scams in most of the links provided. look for a legit local wholeseller.