Is trading a 5700xt for a 6700xt a legit thing that actually happens? Or is it just a scam?

[serrapi]

I've been hearing about this for awhile, I want to upgrade my GPU. But I'm not exactly keen on just shipping out my only GPU (on a ryzen system no less) and hoping I don't get a potato or working GPU back.

 

Has anyone actually made this trade IRL? Is this actually a thing? or am I just looking to get scammed?

[AbydosOne]

1 minute ago, serrapi said:

or am I just looking to get scammed?

Almost assuredly. Don't ship anything anywhere without money in the bank or product on the table.

[Spotty]

I pinky promise to give you $1000 if you send me $800 first.

 

Why would anyone send you a 6700XT in exchange for a 5700XT? Going to need more information. Is this an official upgrade program offered by the manufacturer where you get a discount towards the new card if you trade in your old one (AFAIK no manufacturers are doing that at this moment)? Or is this just someone promising to give you something if you give them your graphics card?

[LienusLateTips]

6 minutes ago, serrapi said:

I've been hearing about this for awhile, I want to upgrade my GPU. But I'm not exactly keen on just shipping out my only GPU (on a ryzen system no less) and hoping I don't get a potato or working GPU back.

 

Has anyone actually made this trade IRL? Is this actually a thing? or am I just looking to get scammed?

Don't ship it out. If it was in person, I'd say it wasn't a scam. But this sounds like a scam.

 

The mining performance of the 5700XT when tuned can exceed 3070FHR (64MH/s) at almost 65MH/s, sometimes going up to 72MH/s.

 

6700XT is closer to 46MH/s.

 

But don't ship your card.

[serrapi]

2 minutes ago, Spotty said:

I pinky promise to give you $1000 if you send me $800 first.

 

Why would anyone send you a 6700XT in exchange for a 5700XT? Going to need more information. Is this an official upgrade program offered by the manufacturer where you get a discount towards the new card if you trade in your old one (AFAIK no manufacturers are doing that at this moment)? Or is this just someone promising to give you something if you give them your graphics card?

Just something I've heard several times on on reddit/discord.That miners want the old card for some reason, and are willing to do that trade. Seems sus (which is why I'm asking), but if someone legitimately wanted to make that trade I would do it in a heartbeat.

[WereCat]

It's likely a scam but 5700X is better for mining than 6700X so there is some incentive for some people to trade them... not worth the risk though. 

[Spotty]

Just now, LienusLateTips said:

Don't ship it out. If it was in person, I'd say it wasn't a scam. But this sounds like a scam.

It could still be a scam even if the trade is done in person. They could be giving you a dead GPU, a fake wish.com GPU, or a stolen GPU (maybe with a tracked serial number like those RTX cards stolen from EVGA). Also just box swaps in person where they have two identical GPU boxes one filled with a book to give it similar weight and the other with a real GPU. They take the real one out of the box and show it to you to prove it's legitimate then put it back in to the box, then when you're distracted counting out money or whatever else they swap the boxes and they give you the empty box. You don't realise until you get home and open it and they're long gone. This one might be a bit trickier to pull off for graphics cards since they tend to be so big and bulky so the switch might not be as subtle, it's more common for stuff like mobile phones where they can quickly swap the boxes without people noticing.

 

Just now, serrapi said:

Just something I've heard several times on on reddit/discord.That miners want the old card for some reason, and are willing to do that trade. Seems sus (which is why I'm asking), but if someone legitimately wanted to make that trade I would do it in a heartbeat.

After a very quick search it appears the 5700XT has a slightly higher hashrate and lower power consumption than the 6700XT, so it's possible that cryptocurrency miners would prefer the 5700XT over the 6700XT and might be willing to do a trade, but I still wouldn't take the risk of getting scammed sending your graphics card to any random person in the hopes of getting a free upgrade.

[Mark Kaine]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

but I still wouldn't take the risk of getting scammed sending your graphics card to any random person in the hopes of getting a free upgrade.

i agree, the only way i would make this deal is with the gpu being tested in my pc, at my home.

 

and yes, i know, most ppl's reaction to that would be "ahh too scary, dangerous..." whatever...  but that isnt actually dangerous at all, depending on where you live, the chances of something bad happening are just very low here (under 1%) but again, i agree i wouldn't send my card anywhere , and i would generally be wary about such deals, especially on discord ... but... my house, my pc, my rules, then yes, sure why not...  (unlikely to happen , yes, but that would be my terms for such a "deal")

 

 

ps: thats how i sold my ps4 for example, dude got brought by his mom (lol) and didnt even want to test it, even though i offered it to him and told him "no returns" lol

[aisle9]

44 minutes ago, serrapi said:

I've been hearing about this for awhile, I want to upgrade my GPU. But I'm not exactly keen on just shipping out my only GPU (on a ryzen system no less) and hoping I don't get a potato or working GPU back.

 

Has anyone actually made this trade IRL? Is this actually a thing? or am I just looking to get scammed?

If you ever walk into a trade thinking that the other party's an idiot, you're the idiot.

[LienusLateTips]

2 hours ago, serrapi said:

Just something I've heard several times on on reddit/discord.That miners want the old card for some reason, and are willing to do that trade. Seems sus (which is why I'm asking), but if someone legitimately wanted to make that trade I would do it in a heartbeat.

I've done it before, traded a 6700XT for 5700XT and even added some cash on my end. But I would again never do it unless I could test the card in a PC, as I did. 

 

But if you're meeting at a petrol station or shipping it.... never.