I'm looking for a motherboard to match an Intel i3 4170 CPU (microprocessor) that I took in part exchange because the motherboard it came with is dead. Even second hand, quality motherboards are expensive - the second-hand market in Argentina is peculiarly robust.
I always ask a lot of questions before buying and I came across a Mercadolibre product that looked interesting because it was shown as a socket 1150 with an Intel i7 840 CPU included, but I had my doubts, not least the advertiser's reputation and the shoddy way it was advertised.
I then asked a series of questions regarding actual make and model number of the motherboard being advertised, which is vital because CPUs are only compatible with the right socket. The seller at first insisted it was an Intel board, but I had my doubts. Intel do make motherboards but they are rare here. He was reluctant to tell me the make and model number or he didn't know where to find it.
When I pointed out where he should look on the motherboard, he took umbrage, telling me how long he had been in the computer business and he didn't need telling where to look.
I kept insisting and he finally told me the make and model number, which was an Intel to my surprise, model number DP55WB. I then looked up the Intel specifications page and it turns out that it's a socket 1156 (not compatible with my CPU) and not a socket 1150 as advertised. Also, he had advertised the i7 840 CPU as an 8 core, when in fact it's a 4 core CPU.
In other words, the entire advertisement was misleading, totally wrong, dishonest and crudely put together.
I pointed out all these facts to him in a further question but unfortunately I was only able to read a split second of his reply it before ML deleted it, presumably because of foul language. The ad has now been paused or stopped, but it just goes to show how careful you need to be when buying anywhere online. I smelt a rat straight away and feel that people like this should be banned for life from ML, but I can't see that happening.