A good thing to do if you own computer hardware if you are an enthusiast is to sell your old stuff before it devalues too much on ebay and purchase new equipment. The only problem with this is that ebays starting to take significant chunks of change for listing fee's and final value fees, if you have an account with them, let them email you promotions and take advantage of "free listing" days to make the most out of selling your hardware. Sure you'll get some ebay spam but its worth it in the end if you dont have to pay them a dime.
Also, if you are buying hardware ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS buy parts or components from ebay sellers that have 100% feedback, never go with anyone who has any negative feedback. I got ripped of trying to purchase a DVD-Writer for Roughly ~$160 back when they first game out on someone who had 99% feedback rating. Also look for paypal buyer protection, NEVER buy from ebayers that dont have it or if the ebayer has 100% feedback and very few comments always get legit contact information from them, if they are honest they should be willing to reveal their own identity and place of work or business. Ebay since purchasing paypal is now able to refund your money in disputed auctions provided you weren't the one dicking around with the sellers legit auction (I've sold stuff and there are many bad bidders as well). So there you go, some common sense tips to stay safe!
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