I have never used these stores, so I can't vouch for them, but the point is you should be able to find a new monitor within your budget with a little bit of work.
Is R1 500 flexible and what do you plan on doing with the monitor? Do you like colour acuracy or faster response times? (Not that I think there are IPS panels at this price?)
I bought my Samsung 24" LED via a supplier for R1800 a while back... it should be around that price in shop now???
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Holy crap: Just noticed how these are going for R2500+ on the webs.... I forgot, I got mine supplier price, with a massive discount and with not VAT... Sorry for the super skewed price...