Suspiciously cheap GPU

[irishbeast]

On a local site a chat Is selling a 1080ti for £200 ($250)

 

Says it's working fine. I've asked if I can see it running cos I would like to check temps etc as the price seems too low.

 

Are there any tell tale signs for physical damage apart from lumps of plastic hanging off? 

 

Was thinking of buying as a backup and maybe do a bit of mining. Even though I said I was done with mining I could probably do ok without breaking the bank

 

[da na]

If it seems too good to be true it is.

[frozensun]

Avoid.

[irishbeast]

He said he would only accept paypal friewnds and family. 

 

Does that mean that you cannot dispute it? If so then I won't even entertain the idea. 

 

I would be curious to have a look although its probably just a card thats on its last legs so might work for a demo and will give up shortly after

[Kanna]

It's possible it's real but I would only go for it if it's a local trusted place and you can actually check the card fully there. if not don't get it

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, irishbeast said:

He said he would only accept paypal friewnds and family. 

 

Does that mean that you cannot dispute it? If so then I won't even entertain the idea. 

 

I would be curious to have a look although its probably just a card thats on its last legs so might work for a demo and will give up shortly after

Yeah don't mind what I said don't do it. iirc that is the one you can refund one (fwiends and famiwy uwu)

[Stockholmes]

It's a scam.

[irishbeast]

This popped up my news feed today. Might interest some 

 

https://www-tomshardware-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.tomshardware.com/amp/opinion/should-you-buy-a-used-graphics-card?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From %1%24s&aoh=16260100965026&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fopinion%2Fshould-you-buy-a-used-graphics-card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Naughty]

Are you not picking it up in person?
If not, then dont do it nor do friends and family.
 

[irishbeast]

He won't even send me a video of it working. 100% scam.

 

I would like to report to facebook but I still have no absolute concrete evidence that its a hoax. 

 

The oter 1080tis on the local page are double the price or more.

[jaslion]

23 hours ago, irishbeast said:

He said he would only accept paypal friewnds and family. 

 

Does that mean that you cannot dispute it? If so then I won't even entertain the idea. 

 

Yup friends and family is made so that any extra costs fall onto the one sending the money, you cannot dispute and you cannot get money back (unless in some very rare cases not a normal scam).

 

This is literally such a run of the mill scam here it hurts :p.

[irishbeast]

On 7/12/2021 at 1:15 PM, jaslion said:

Yup friends and family is made so that any extra costs fall onto the one sending the money, you cannot dispute and you cannot get money back (unless in some very rare cases not a normal scam).

 

This is literally such a run of the mill scam here it hurts :p.

Yes it is really! Saying that I have picked up some absolute bargains over the years but most are scams. I am tempted to demand to see it working and run a stress test. If he can't do that then report him. Nobody in their right mind would buy a GPU without seeing it work. A 1080ti could have been hammered for 5 years and whilst that's no guarantee that it's worn out it probably is

[Mick Naughty]

49 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

Yes it is really! Saying that I have picked up some absolute bargains over the years but most are scams. I am tempted to demand to see it working and run a stress test. If he can't do that then report him. Nobody in their right mind would buy a GPU without seeing it work. A 1080ti could have been hammered for 5 years and whilst that's no guarantee that it's worn out it probably is

If something is worn out on an old card you actually wonna buy, you should prolly replace that stuff.