CompUSA Auctions??

[SeanFu]

Has anyone had any experiences with CompUSA auctions?  I just looked at their auctions website and they have a bunch of 21 inch monitors for under $200, many different brands.  What's the catch?

- Honko

[JackTucky]

They are Refurbs, which can mean they cleaned the case, turned it on, looked for a power light, and boxed it up.

I bought a refurb'd monitor from ubid.com once, it had a cracked case and was pure junk.

I'd be careful.   Make sure you can return it.  If you have to pay for return shipping, you could be out $50 bucks just to look at it.

Art

[SirPeale]

You may want to try a computer show in your area, if there are any.  I got my 19" Hitachi for $89.  There were larger monitors there for a bit more, but this one fit into my cab.

These monitors should all be working (at the shows I go to, the monitors are running in front of you) but of course, YMMV.

Note, these aren't new, they're pulls.

[Katana Man]

Allow me to suggest the best used 22" monitor you can buy (Mistubishi 2040U) for $196 + $88 shipping via truck.  
secondwindpcs.com

SecondWindPC's specialize in obtaining leased equipment from companies. Most of their hardware is 2-3 years old.  I bought 2 of these big Mitsubishi 2040U monitors and love them! What a steal. 2 years ago, these monitors when for $1200-$1300 each.

Last time I talked to them, they had over 80 of these monitors in stock.

They won't ship by Fedex, because they said Fedex always breaks them. So they ship by a smaller trucking company.

If you do a search for Mitsubishi 2040U reviews, you'll see they are awesome.  Here's one:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=twentyone2&page=2