Does PEB with AMAZON still work ?

EquitableEngineer · 12-13-2022, 06:32 AM

I am trying the SE a CPU but I am not sure of the exact weight. I have a boxed intel i7 9700k here which i weighed and came in at around 115g which is within the PEB weight restriction but the CPU i am after - the i7-12700KF - is physically bigger than the 9700k meaning it will weigh more.

After working out the percentage difference in the size of the CPUs themselves it seems the one I am trying to SE is 20% larger, so adding 20% to the 115g i got for the 9700k brings the estimated weight to 138g.

Is 138g still possible to do using PEB on Amazon?

Endeavor · 12-13-2022, 08:04 AM

Can you not use the box method for this? It is a high value item after all, should be easy to do that + you can keep your old CPU in case they check.
https://www.socialengineers.net/2022/05/...nners.html

Are you planning to return i7 9700k instead? You are claiming PEB, but which item are you gonna say is missing?

EquitableEngineer · 12-14-2022, 03:23 AM

(12-13-2022, 08:04 AM)Endeavor Wrote: Can you not use the box method for this? It is a high value item after all, should be easy to do that + you can keep your old CPU in case they check.
https://www.socialengineers.net/2022/05/...nners.html

Are you planning to return i7 9700k instead? You are claiming PEB, but which item are you gonna say is missing?

I could potentially box it but if PEB is viable then that would be less effort. I plan to buy a motherboard and the CPU and say the CPU is missing because the weight is very close to the PEB threshold. On the contrary I seriously doubt that initiating a return and putting the wrong CPU in there would get past Amazon.

mothered · 12-14-2022, 11:44 AM

Quote:Is 138g still possible to do using PEB on Amazon?

It's pushing It to Its limit, but the Increase In weight Is minimal, so It's fine.

EquitableEngineer · 12-17-2022, 03:12 AM

(12-14-2022, 11:44 AM)mothered Wrote:
Quote:Is 138g still possible to do using PEB on Amazon?
It's pushing It to Its limit, but the Increase In weight Is minimal, so It's fine.

Do amazon typically require a PR for a PEB claim ?

mothered · 12-17-2022, 03:16 AM

(12-17-2022, 03:12 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote: Do amazon typically require a PR for a PEB claim ?

Given most of their reps struggle to spell their own name, a PR for a PEB/EB claim Is requested quite often.

EquitableEngineer · 12-17-2022, 03:47 AM

(12-17-2022, 03:16 AM)mothered Wrote:
(12-17-2022, 03:12 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote: Do amazon typically require a PR for a PEB claim ?
Given most of their reps struggle to spell their own name, a PR for a PEB/EB claim Is requested quite often.

Can you recommend a retailer where I can PEB a CPU with a lower chance of being asked for a PR ?

Ashitbag · 12-17-2022, 07:51 AM

(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote:
(12-17-2022, 03:16 AM)mothered Wrote:
(12-17-2022, 03:12 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote: Do amazon typically require a PR for a PEB claim ?
Given most of their reps struggle to spell their own name, a PR for a PEB/EB claim Is requested quite often.

Can you recommend a retailer where I can PEB a CPU with a lower chance of being asked for a PR ?

Amazon is probably your best bet tbh.

mothered · 12-17-2022, 10:08 AM

(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote: Can you recommend a retailer where I can PEB a CPU with a lower chance of being asked for a PR ?

Avoid the following:

* Amazon
* Apple
* Walmart (For anything above $499.99 cad)

The majority of others are less likely to request a PR.

EquitableEngineer · 12-18-2022, 04:02 AM

(12-17-2022, 10:08 AM)mothered Wrote:
(12-17-2022, 03:47 AM)EquitableEngineer Wrote: Can you recommend a retailer where I can PEB a CPU with a lower chance of being asked for a PR ?
Avoid the following:

* Amazon
* Apple
* Walmart (For anything above $499.99 cad)

The majority of others are less likely to request a PR.

That being the case, who sells PC components but does not have CCTV apart from Amazon?