bought 3900x for 400$ on ebay

[marcuzx]

i just bought a brand new 3900x for 400$ on ebay. do you guys think i’ll get scammed? i really thought it was a good deal so i bought it… kind of worried tho because I already paid for it. 

[jaslion]

Well wait and see. 400$ for a used 3900x is a good deal but also not a unbelievable deal. So basically if you payed with paypal you should be good either way.

[dilpickle]

How do we know if you are going to get scammed?

[dalekphalm]

31 minutes ago, marcuzx said:

i just bought a brand new 3900x for 400$ on ebay. do you guys think i’ll get scammed? i really thought it was a good deal so i bought it… kind of worried tho because I already paid for it. 

If brand new? Yes, it's a scam. Either it's fake, or perhaps stolen.

 

If used, that's a great deal but could be real.

[marcuzx]

2 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

If brand new? Yes, it's a scam. Either it's fake, or perhaps stolen.

 

If used, that's a great deal but could be real.

yea it was brand new, in box

[marcuzx]

uh oh, I sure hope I don’t get scammed

 

 

[marcuzx]

so if i ever get it how do i check if it’s fake?

[Montana One-Six]

48 minutes ago, marcuzx said:

so if i ever get it how do i check if it’s fake?

Get a high quality reference picture from TechPowerUp or so and compare the image to yours. If the Pin layout fits and nothing else looks odd (like the IHS and the numbers on the IHS seem correct) I would try booting up with it and check CPU-Z if you get that far. Another way would be checking what your BIOS reports it as.

These are pretty much the only things you can do without taking off the IHS.

[marcuzx]

5 hours ago, Montana16 said:

Get a high quality reference picture from TechPowerUp or so and compare the image to yours. If the Pin layout fits and nothing else looks odd (like the IHS and the numbers on the IHS seem correct) I would try booting up with it and check CPU-Z if you get that far. Another way would be checking what your BIOS reports it as.

These are pretty much the only things you can do without taking off the IHS.

thanks, yea hopefully it’s real

[marcuzx]

5 hours ago, Montana16 said:

Get a high quality reference picture from TechPowerUp or so and compare the image to yours. If the Pin layout fits and nothing else looks odd (like the IHS and the numbers on the IHS seem correct) I would try booting up with it and check CPU-Z if you get that far. Another way would be checking what your BIOS reports it as.

These are pretty much the only things you can do without taking off the IHS.

oh also mining will definitely determine if it’s real

[marcuzx]

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/313768444200#vi__app-cvip-panel there it is! i got it for 400 with taxes and evening! what a fantastic deal! now let’s just hope it’s real rofl

[marcuzx]

i saw that it was listed for 400 and i jokingly put 375 and he accepted so i was like wtf? so i bought it

[dalekphalm]

7 hours ago, marcuzx said:

i saw that it was listed for 400 and i jokingly put 375 and he accepted so i was like wtf? so i bought it

You have to remember that if this is a scam (yet to be determined)... it's actions like this that perpetuate scams on eBay.

 

No scammer would sell a fake $600 CPU for less than $400 if people didn't buy them.

[marcuzx]

how do these scams even work? i’m sure paypal or ebay find the scanner and get their money back? 

[Mister Woof]

I'd rather have a 5800x for $341 but that's me

[marcuzx]

58 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

I'd rather have a 5800x for $341 but that's me

oh i’m mining, i also bought a 5950 for 725 over a 615$ 12900k. to me it’s just about profit 

[alyen]

Last month I bought a 3900x from eBay for $400. The item was not functioning normal as stated. It appeared to have been over clocked to the point that it was no longer stable. I was able to install Windows, but the computer did crash several times during installation/updates. The CPU eventually stopped working the day after I received it. I didn't have to pay anything extra to return it and got my refund, but it did cost me time.

[dalekphalm]

15 hours ago, marcuzx said:

how do these scams even work? i’m sure paypal or ebay find the scanner and get their money back? 

Sometimes - it depends on how elaborate the scam is.

 

Sometimes eBay has to eat the cost when refunding the scammed buyer.

 

Some people who get scammed though, literally don't do anything about it.

[marcuzx]

10 hours ago, alyen said:

Last month I bought a 3900x from eBay for $400. The item was not functioning normal as stated. It appeared to have been over clocked to the point that it was no longer stable. I was able to install Windows, but the computer did crash several times during installation/updates. The CPU eventually stopped working the day after I received it. I didn't have to pay anything extra to return it and got my refund, but it did cost me time.

thanks mate

[marcuzx]

3 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

Sometimes - it depends on how elaborate the scam is.

 

Sometimes eBay has to eat the cost when refunding the scammed buyer.

 

Some people who get scammed though, literally don't do anything about it.

wow, i mean people in less developed countries could make a living off this… 

[marcuzx]

item still hasn’t shipped, yup definitely got scammed

[Kid.Lazer]

1 minute ago, marcuzx said:

item still hasn’t shipped, yup definitely got scammed

When did you actually finalize the purchase? Sellers are required to list their handling time.

[IkeaGnome]

8 minutes ago, Kid.Lazer said:

When did you actually finalize the purchase? Sellers are required to list their handling time.

I'm assuming Monday.

However, I wouldn't have bid on this.

It's new, but no returns, and new seller with no reviews.

[dalekphalm]

24 minutes ago, marcuzx said:

wow, i mean people in less developed countries could make a living off this… 

Some do - it's pretty scummy behavior.

[marcuzx]

5 hours ago, Kid.Lazer said:

When did you actually finalize the purchase? Sellers are required to list their handling time.

on monday and it says will arrive by dec 12. ffs never buying off ebay again fucks sake