Buyer gets SCAMMED IN PERSON on a RTX 4090 Graphics Card

[@AlexHusTech]

I always try to see it working in person on higher value items.

[@j.p.h.8126]

Yeah i would demand it in a case like this.

[@shabazz717]

Yea. If I’m paying that much I’m seeing it work.

[@michaelangst6078]

I stopped buying pc's and tv's from random peoples homes 10+ years ago. Even if you go there and see if it working, that means nothing when the PC can randomly blue screen after being on so long combined with whatever else, and the tv could have a major defect on it you won't notice when just casually seeing it working... it's just simply not worth it

[@toufusoup]

You are absolutely right in the "99% of the time it will be fine, until it isn't." I've been doing second hand stuff for about 3-ish years now (PC stuff specifically) and I've probably done over 250 meetups/transactions. I've done some risky stuff, like buying a $20 GTX 1650, a $70 RTX 2060 Super, and a $400 RTX 4070 (a week after launch), no testing, but they've turned out surprisingly 100% functional. That was, until last week, first someone sold me a DOA $30 B450M (blocked me after), then the day after, I tried to buy something (normally priced, ironically, a $60 i3-12100F + Stock Cooler), and I literally got robbed. Dude yoinked my cash as I was inspecting the item, basically when I had my hands completely full, he robin-hood'd my ass and made a break for it and I lost him in the city crowds. Box just contained the cooler and the clam shell was just filled with thermal paste. I guess the 1% finally decided it was my turn :(

[@nerdonabudget]

Dang, sorry that happened! Thanks for sharing that story, thankfully it was for lower priced items and not something more serious. One thing that I do is NEVER show the money until the end of the deal. Each unfortunate story is a lesson learned for next time, I'll bet you won't be letting that happen again!

[@Idris-982]

The robin-hood comment gave me a good chuckle 😂

[@johnjohn40100]

It's ok. It's just a small loss of $60

[@toufusoup]

@@nerdonabudgetyeah that was my mistake, all the variables lined up for the guy-he handed me the item to inspect first so I let my guard down, I also was running late for something so I didn’t think about whipping out the money early, and cuz the guy looked kind of unassuming compared to other people I’ve dealt with 😢

[@toufusoup]

@@Idris-982managed to get a shot of him before he fully disappeared, I showed my friends and they said he looked like a full blown tweaker, so unfortunately I don’t think they’re giving back to the poor 🤣

[@ajb541]

I recently sold a PS5 and XBox Series S. I was moving so I had the people come by (I wouldn’t be living there in a couple of days anyway) and pick it up. But I had them plugged in to show they were working. To my surprise they didn’t seem to appreciate it, instead it felt like they were annoyed they had to wait to power it down and unplug.

[@L1lton23]

tell you the truth that's generally buyers off fb marketplace. They want Instant gratification!

[@IBaknam]

YESSS when i was selling my ps5 and xbox I offered them to show that they work and both of them declined the offer.. same with my old 5800x3d i sold like i literally had to tell him to please have a look if the pins are bent (which they werent) before handing me the money... the kid was probably around 17 so id like to think i taught him something valuable haha

[@flamingrage100]

Yeah, I like to reassure people because that’s how I generally like to happen when meeting up with others and some people just don’t care.

[@StruggleBoxing]

U were wasting their time when all they want to do is get home as fast as they can to play NCAA football. 😂😂

[@KryptonicHD]

Worst mistake ever was selling a computer at my house and then months down the line, the guy just showed up at my house because his PC was having problems. It was almost a year down the line. I'll meet at a Starbucks or some place public to let them test things out, but most of the time they never test. Used market is all about TRUST. Those accounts all disappear so fast because their isn't any trust behind the profile :(

[@nerdonabudget]

Yup, and that's why anyone commenting about meeting at anyone's house, whether it's the buyers or sellers, don't realize why it's a HORRIBLE idea

[@ZackSNetwork]

Very unfortunate however why would someone buy a used 4090 for $2,000? They can buy a new one for around the same price.

[@billlam7756]

Either stupid or fake

[@empedance1933]

I agree, but He was trading a 7900xtx and some unknown amount of cash on top (but prob arount 500-700ish, considering the going rates for 7900xtx's is prob between 750-900ish, depending on CAD to USD and whatnot), which while I can get in terms of convenience, Id only feel comfortable if it was someone I knew already that I was trading with (friend, family member, neighbor, coworker, etc). I got a PNY 4090 XLR8 RGB for $1649 USD new at a local Staples last December and they've been raising the price beween 1700 and 1800 every few weeks lol

[@pio80085]

@@empedance1933 $2k CAD is $1458 USD, so he paid somewhere in the realm of $1400-1500 USD for the 4090 (with trade of his 7900xtx).

[@flamingrage100]

It’s $2000 CAD so I think roughly $1500 USD is what the KZbinr said

[@wezite1983]

Most likely real. A new 4090 goes for about $2599-$3000. RX 7090 XTX is about $1400 new.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Yeah I think it's relatively normal to buy used without testing, but definitely would be more cautious for something this expensive. Also started taking around a portable test bench in my truck though, because one time I got sold a GPU that wouldn't work. Fortunately the seller believed the card was truly good, and I met back up with him to give it back and he refunded me. I let him keep $20 for the trouble though. Close one.

[@X_irtz]

I had a similar kind of experience with a used GPU and a monitor. The GPU had faulty fans and the seller actually agreed to refund, the monitor had some weird display defect that the seller wasn't aware of either and he also refunded it back. Honest people fortunately exist.

[@nodudelikeme]

@@X_irtz honestly its worth picking up an i5 4th rig with a 650 watt psu if u usually flip have one with an i7 4th picked it for 80 with 16 ram 128 ssd and added a 650 watt psu i had and a ups whole setup cost like 150-200 tested cards like 3070 4080 no issues worth it asf

[@X_irtz]

@@nodudelikeme I don't buy used stuff that frequently, for the most part it's been fine.

[@lanoche]

So he lost 2k instead of selling his video card, then adding like an extra $300~ish to buy a brand new one from Canada Computers? I'd go for a brand new than a second hand especially for 4090 since they're also known to break a lot and you can get a 3 year warranty from Canada computers which is kinda important for that video card for replacement in case it fails. Honestly this is why I can never be a nerd on a budget. I'd pay the convenience tax from retailers just so this shit doesn't happen to me. Too paranoid for these things. The only thing I don't mind buying in Market Place are Transformers and maybe furniture. At least with Transformers you can literally fiddle it in front of them and see if there are any broken pieces and furniture are furniture. But there's a caveat with Transformers and is that there are KOs of those especially the Masterpieces so you nee to be really careful about it.

[@Legitti]

Exactly

[@nohcam22]

To everyone watching this: choose sympathy, compassion and empathy before judgement.

[@nerdonabudget]

💯💯💯

[@kyleayy]

100%. It's crazy how so many people don't have those thoughts upon seeing stuff like this!

[@tapsofosiris3110]

No. OP was stupid we will call them as such. GG ez clap xtx plus 400 bucks cad.

[@BallinBalla]

Scams could happen to anybody. That's why scams work. Hell, I can definitively say I've been scammed before, not in a computer hardware secondary market scenario but probably something even more embarrassing than this.

[@soulreaperx7x]

I choose to laugh at a moron that got scammed for 2k instead 😂😂😂

[@danielhulan3058]

Dude could go to the business where they met and see if they can show you parking lot videos. If so, watch the car he comes from, get a license plate and report it to the police.

[@shadowarez1337]

It's theft over $500 should be enough to at least warrent a look.

[@danielhulan3058]

@shadowarez1337 that's what I'm saying. With the cost of 4090s it would probably fall in the felony spectrum. In my staten, anything over $500 is a class e felony with 1 to 3 years in prison. Over $1000 class d 3 to 5 years. Then there class c which I'm not sure on but the prison term is 5 to 10 years or so. Class b is 10 to 20. I'm not sure if there's a class a felony for stealing. It could also count towards fraud. Dude has some options he just has to report it.

[@danielhulan3058]

@shadowarez1337 it may be difficult to prove because the seller could say it wasn't like that when I sold it but at least he could find out who it was.

[@tofuguru941]

@@danielhulan3058 The police will literally do nothing. I know from multiple experiences.

[@kmao508]

No testing? No transaction. I kinda got scammed once on some ddr4 ram. Didn’t pass memtest. Lol. Contacted manufacturer but had no proof of purchase. They replaced it anyways. Yay!

[@NYC-Potatoes]

As a seller I don't like having random people come to my place but some won't buy unless it's an option (especially in my borough after craigslist scams) even had a few say I scammed them and 1 claiming counterfeit money I got from a bank down the block before meeting up

[@ezreyll2]

I agree with basically all things you said here. I bought a 4090 used for 1550 a while back, but when I started it up, it would crash upon heavy load. I spoke to the guy pretty often, we tried to get a refund going and it wasn't working due to PayPal and their bank not listening to them. Though, he did still have a warranty, so I sent it back into MSI for the warranty and it's coming back to me next week thankfully. Not all times an item you buy that breaks, is the seller's issue. They truly believed it worked since their wife used it for light gaming on Minecraft.

[@mikeyhope7577]

Same thing with EBay. I’ve been selling money for years and 99 percent of the time everything goes smooth. But once in a while you’ll get a buyer who wants to try and cancel an order after I’ve already shipped it or claims the item was damaged or something. Unfortunate but it’s part of selling and buying secondhand.

[@Ancient_West]

When I first saw this post on Reddit, I thought they put it in the LTT thread hoping Linus would feel sorry for them and send them a new one.

[@nerdonabudget]

Yea, I thought that too, but reading through the comments, someone actually offered them a card and they declined it, saying they had a backup, so I don't think they were trying to get a pity free card

[@Maegor_Brightflame]

if i'm spending 2k on a card its not coming off facebook

[@Ancient_West]

@@nerdonabudget Side note: I just bought 2 5700xt's a month ago for $115 each. It's crazy to see how sought after they were during the pandemic.

[@LuccianoNova]

@@Maegor_Brightflamefr, this guys is an idiot. No other way around it

[@sol-hb8zg]

@@Maegor_Brightflame Facebook marketplace is so mid lol

[@nohcam22]

You’re the GOAT, Danny.

[@rflett5797]

There is a video from a few months ago of a guy who got ripped off buying an iphone. He told his brother who then set up another sale with the same scammers and the video shows the scammers apologizing over and over. It looked like they had both slipped and fallen on their faces a few times. Probably happened on their way to volunteer at the homeless shelter or something.

[@evers6214]

I love a good deal but with that kind of money involved I would pay the extra $200-$300 to get some buyer protection even if its ebay.

[@patrickmcgovern4004]

I only buy used parts from places like Ebay where I have some recourse as a buyer if something is wrong. I sell stuff from time to time on facebook marketplace and usually what I'll do is give them a week where I'll give them their money back if something stops working but they're on their own after that. Always meet them in a busy public place during daylight hours and so far have had no issues doing that. It is a bit scary sometimes because there's always the outside chance of getting robbed or something though.

[@IBaknam]

man im glad i didnt get scammed when i bought my used 4090 a month ago seeing this... the guy i bought it from lived too far away for me to pick it up personally so he shipped it to me which def. was sketchy but in the end i got a 1 month old 4090 strix for 1300€

[@dragon2knight]

I live in an apartment building and always have the buyers meet me in the lobby. In a city as big as NYC, meeting up has become a serious issue as many folks are just getting ripped off when they go to the meetup point, some folks didn't even make it to the place, the scammers/thieves were waiting when they got off the train! So meetups are just as bad as it gets now. Humans suck, for real, so you do what you must to sell safely.

[@feliperodriguez2486]

Yup, pro tip you said at the last minutes of the video, before meeting a seller i always come with the surprise "hey i will bring my portable system to test the gpu", it saved my ass 2 times with a RTX 3060 and a Rtx 2070, i posted on local groups that everyone should be careful about the guy that was selling that cheap RTX 3060 since it didnt want to test it, the next day a guy bought it and posted he got scammed.

[@feliperodriguez2486]

But before that i got scammed with an iPhone that had a damaged mic and damaged camera, so yeah, most of us get scammed before learning how to prevent getting scammed

[@spartacuscreator]

Easy to avoid... Demand an in person view on it running and displaying the advertised GPU, if the seller refuses this kind of stuff, the red flag is already raised.

[@Jorge.Rangel]

I sell and buy constantly on marketplace. When it comes to graphics cards, motherboards, cpus I either want to test when picking it up, or if no testing then better meet up at their house when i sell they will come pick it up from my home and I will have it running when they show up because I will not be refunding when I'm giving you a perfectly working system.

[@marioStortuga]

People wonder why I pull up with a test bench and my two friends just in case for shenanigans. I refuse if they don't want me to test. I feel bad for this guy.

[@zeroturn7091]

I’ve been scammed twice on eBay 1st time I ordered an Optiplex 3010 MT, and was sent a 3020 MT instead. Since I just wanted the case I didn’t push the issue. 2nd time I ordered a refurbished 3TB HDD for $20, and it started throwing spin up errors after 90 days. It originally passed all tests. I guess that I could add a third time, but it was more so what the seller didn’t show in pictures. I lowballed an offer on another Optiplex, and it shipped without feet😐. That’s my fault.

[@uatlagh]

I absolutely feel for this guy. Honestly when I was going through this story I was thinking yeah this could happen to me up until he said no testing. I'm really surprised he went through with it after that especially considering how much money was on the line here. I have purchased used hardware without testing many times, even on big ticket items like a 7900 XTX so I'm not saying something like this couldn't happen to me because it absolutely can and has happened before (got scammed out of $140 on an rtx 2070). I really like the advice about fibbing about bringing a test system, can really help keep you protected.

[@ibobeko4309]

I bought a 3070ti for 330€, without allowing me to test, there is no way in hell i will even meet with someone.

[@Soundwave501st]

I fully recommend to never buy really expensive parts for pcs on FB, only buy new for those components. Prebuilts and low prices pc hardware is fine, aa you are only out said amount and pcs you can test. A warranty is always king for 300+ parts. Always assume they are trying to scam you.

[@Yukeena]

this is why i just buy brand new. you're able to return within 30 days, you have warranty and you don't have to meet up with potential sketchy scammers.

[@Legitti]

9:54 yes, but not with high value items 😂

[@jonbilalli607]

Just ask him for a video of the card working 1 hour before the meetup or something like that and ask them to show you the date and write something you would tell them to write on a piece of paper and show that on the video aswell there’s no way he could dismantle the whole graphics card in less than an hour

[@BillyBobDingledorf]

Agree. For most people, testing during the transaction is a challenge. One could "threaten" to test, but not actually do it. Wouldn't work if they call your bluff. Most people are good. It's a shame that the few wreck it.

[@johngrammaticus5296]

here in uk we have a chain of stores called CEX they sell used gpus with a 24month warranty. their prices are not the best sometimes but what's a few bucks extra for a smooth experience

[@Saabjock]

That core and memory removal looks like it was professionally done. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say somebody sent it in for repair and found it could not be fixed. Reach out to repair shops like Northridge, Gigabyte, etc... They'd have the serial number and possibly the name of whom ever sent the card in for repair.

[@RobertFixit]

Dang that sucks. I think for sure if you are spending more than $1000 on an item (in person), you would want to know where they live and see it working in person. It is clear that this person went out of their way to scam, with the pictures and all. I hope the OP is able to recover from this. I have been scammed a couple of times, I was even robbed before, but nothing more than a couple of hundred bucks.

[@MMillerPCs]

I am working on getting a power bank so I can bring a test bench for future builds. I have only been scammed twice.. I should have asked more questions but you live and learn.

[@GTR72]

Ive bought over 30 gpus second hand and i agree, if you say you will bring a computer over to test, unless theyre scamming you, they will say yes 100% of the time. Be safe out there!

[@TrailBlazer-h8f]

Always check the product if it still working. Use e-commerce that have warranty if the product not work usually you can return it.

[@sliteovmind7930]

I buy, build and sell just like you, just got scammed a couple weeks ago on a 2080 Ti I bought in person. I only paid $150 cash so it wasn't the end of the world, but the VRAM died within the first week of owning it (if it wasn't dead already). Thankfully I was able to list is for parts as is on Ebay and made my money back but your right, it does happen.

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

I would NEVER pay this much to a stranger without testing the item first and personally I just would not buy something like this from an online stranger anyway. That being said, I have sold a lot of my hardware at great prices when I upgrade and in almost every case someone got a relative bargain

[@Fk8td]

Maybe he can send it to Northwest repair and they can put ram and a processor on it. I’m sure it won’t be cheap but it’s better than throwing it away. I think a lot of these are happening on the sellers where they strip the cards of CPU and ram. Maybe he can find a donor card and send it to Northwest repair

[@blazebox71]

Personally if the listing says no testing or if I'm looking to buy a graphics card and they say no testing during correspondence I just move on, also I always ask them if I can test the card even though I have no intention of testing the card on-site I basically just ask to see if they are going to be weird or not

[@itsdeonlol]

Thanks Danny! This helps a lot!

[@remakingsomething]

Whole GPU Core gone, now thats a wild scam. I built my very first PC about 6 years ago, all used since I didn't have proper income but still wanted a PC. (i5 4460 + GTX 760). (Thanks by the way, I learned a lot and actually had the idea to get one with used parts and found out what I should take care of when buying used parts from you and techyescity) When I first got all the parts, I built it and it didn't boot, I was actually quite devastated. I just left the parts sitting around, and while watching one of your videos months later(I think you were fixing bent pins?). I checked my motherboard and found out it had about ~10 bent pins and was probably sold to me like that. Bent them back, and it all started working. Needless to say I got lucky it was fixable, but since then I've been following your trick of simply asking if I can test it, even if I don't have a test system, it does wonders. Thank you man, you've actually been a great help to me overall. I wish you the best!

[@rutoojinn]

I have bought things plenty of times without testing it. The thing is I have done this long enough to only do that with people I have bought from before. I may have just been lucky I found actually good sellers...

[@dstig_nf7472]

I am a flipper per se and I bought a 3080 ASUS TUFF 10GB for 200 US dollars seemed a little to good to be true. I got it home it didn’t power on I contacted the seller he agreed to meet back up to return but ghosted me. I thought to my self to check the S/N and it was still under warranty! Shipped it back to ASUS and got a replacement 😊

[@1sonyzz]

NOAB and TechYESCity do their best to promote used market stuffs, but that is exact reason why I don't trust buying used pc parts from people. Tho I scored an open box deal of 6900xt for 650usd when new ones were going for 1000-1100usd but it was from online retailer I know and bought before and it only had slightly bent IO bracket, card was defo taken out of the box because the gigabyte case badge included supposed to be on top foam layer in the unboxing reviews but was on the bottom of the box yet, gpu didn't had even a single piece of dust in it...

[@TheOneDanTek]

for buying second gand pc parts in uk, its a good idea to get a first generation vauxhall mokka as theyre really cheap, like 2k to 6k, cars anf have a plug in the back seats. no brqiner for buying used

[@Orodreth888]

Yea this is why I specifically buy "broken" or only when I can test before buying. But this is dire. Hardcore scam... wow

[@oswaldjh]

In Canada we have KIJIJI that has the same look as FB Marketplace. The difference is sellers have a history visible on the app stating how many years they've been on the site. I mostly picked up GPUs from people's homes and only twice out of a dozen cards I got two with a noisy fan easily replaced thx to eBay. I have no problem selling the occasional PC from home as there is surveillance in my building and in my apartment.

[@ainohautamaki2648]

Telling a seller you have a portable test bench and you want to test it there and then before money changes hands is all you need to filter out all but the boldest scammers. (They don't know.) If they start to hesitate, make excuses, sweeten the deal as long as you don't test like "come on I just want to sell quickly because I need money right now, I'll cut another 100 off the price", don't fall for it.

[@realkekec4028]

I usually sell/give my used components to my friends.But if you buy to other people that you don't know,test the stuff,if you can.

[@BrogramFilmss]

that be cool if you could get in touch with bro from last meet up vid with all the gpus he had and see if he has a shop, id look at some of his listing for sure.

[@Mike.D.843]

#1, if you go to meet up with someone to do a transaction like that take a pc and power with you to test the card. If you cannot do that, then skip on that transaction! #2, I don’t know about the laws in Canada, but that would be felony level fraud/theft in many places in the US due to dollar value. If the buyer had a photo or name and phone number or license plate from the vehicle they were in it would not be that difficult for the authorities to track them down and arrest them for their crime, you may still not get your money back, but at least nobody else would get scammed by that crook.

[@yaboimudd2793]

I’m curious could you look up the weight of the card this is and bring a scale and weigh it would that tell you if something is missing I’m not sure how much the gpu chip weighs but I’m assuming it’s gotta be similar to a cpu chip.

[@MalHerweynen]

@yaboimudd2793 most websites don't have a weight that exact but it could be not a bad idea

[@ZackMuffinMan]

I saw this on Reddit as well D:

[@DarkW8]

This is why I never buy second hand Only brand new with warranty

[@NulJern]

Taking a sneaky photo of their plate can help.. If you see their car of course.

[@StruggleBoxing]

Isnt buying a used 4090 something like the GPU equivalent of buying a used Mclaren? Why would u and since u are buying the "Best" gpu why try and be cheap buying it used. (No warranty at all) seems like a recipe for disaster but hey what do I know, I play mainly older games and still use a RX 580, pleased as punch with it still to this day. 😂😂

[@andrewdm81]

Bet he's missing his RX 7900 xtx now. I won't be buy Nvidia anymore after they tuned their back gamers that built their business only to go all in on AI. DLSS is good but ray tracing is useless when it tanks fps.

[@MaryannLynch-z9c]

I still have both GPUs as the trade example. The 4090 is better but I've also had some great 1440P gaming experiences on the 7900XTX. I found the 7800XT decent for 1440P mostly (7900GRE wasn't out at the time). DLSS and RT I still don't use much unless I'm playing a new game that has it. I still don't like the RT tax to FPS. I'd rather have a clear non-RT image and higher FPS.

[@Kyanzes]

Press charges. They will find the perp. And he will get a suspended sentence. Authorities can easily find the guy. They have all the tools to do it.

[@nerdonabudget]

How can they easily find them if they likely used a VPN and fake information? And after all of that, what proof does the person who got scammed have? They didn't record the interaction, it's just their word for the most part. How do the authorities know that they didn't remove the core and VRAM themselves and are playing victim? These cases are tough to prove, there's so many holes in it unfortunately

[@thecrwster]

@@nerdonabudgetalso authorities won’t really care most the time or respond.

[@ACTIVlS.1]

@@thecrwster wasted resources

[@yotoprules9361]

I did this, even had their name, address, everything, police in the UK did absolutely nothing. Lost £350.

[@ZackSNetwork]

@@yotoprules9361That’s because you live in the UK lmao. Authorities are more worried about online bullies than real criminals.

[@coolkevs2371]

thats why when buying expensive stuff make sure its on the sellers home and showing that its working

[@Kelekona_808]

I bought a used car from a dealer and spent 8+ hours going through the sales process only to drive off with 1 set of keys and non-functioning head lights... I was on the hook for the keys, but the dealer did have to make right on the headlights.

[@RobertFixit]

Having sold hundreds of used cars, the buyer always assumes that there is a 2nd key. It would be nice to have, but it is not required. But definitely the car has to be safe to drive (tires, headlights, etc).

[@MaryannLynch-z9c]

Never bought or sold in person yet. Did get a used 1070 online a year back that was/is fine for a spare system (will keep/flip). Have both GPUs still in question, the 4090 is better but it's subjective about if it's another 700-800 better. It's not for everyone. My 4090 was for MSRP new and 7900XTX was on sale below when I bought that. I found the 7800XT okay this gen mostly good but it depended on the game sometimes; am in 1440P. I'm not sure I would stake a 7900XTX in a trade, would rather sell that as part of a system then get another hypothetical new 4090. I feel like the highest value GPU is the most targeted for a scam (feel same about CPUs a used 14900K/7950X/9950X would have me wary).

[@42TY.Gaming]

Imagine having the idea to put an air tag in your 7900 before trading it.

[@Retrocidal]

i been selling all over for 35 years i still yet to have 1 person not happy with what they bought from me

[@HistoricalGamers]

I always ask to meet at a police station parking lot if its a large value item. They have cameras so if something like this occurs at least authorities can put a face to the scammer. Better safe than sorry.

[@Hu55a1n]

thats why in my country everyone tests them in front of their eyes before buying any electronic products...

[@NGreedia]

This is my highest fear of buying or even selling anything second hand

[@redditor001]

rule 0: if it looks too good to be true, it is. better to pay a bit more for someone who'd test in person than risk it.

[@flamor6633]

Hi. I am trying to build pc that can play triple A games with no problem. Can you recommend few choices for gpu? / price and quality seems important to me/

[@1337strvids]

Whenever I purchased a used electronic I want to see it working and benchmarked, if not I just leave it's not worth the risk even if it's a small amount of money like $20. That's still $20 that you worked hard to earn; save it and go to another seller that is willing to let you test it. Also, I ask for their phone# I say I don't have Data/LTE to message them on FB marketplace so I need to contact them in someway.

[@NYC-Potatoes]

That sucks main reason I haven't jumped on any newer GPUs on marketplace

[@deano_bites]

Scams are becoming more common in this world we live in today be careful guys

[@spyplane3979]

You need to be vigilant when no testing is major red flag .

[@mds00]

Always meet at the house and test everything. I passed up many good deals because there was no meet up at the sellers house.

[@Krenisphia]

Be glad it was merely a computer part and not something truly important. This is an expensive loss, but the best thing to do is to accept it and view it as a valuable lesson in vigilance going forward. Lessons are invaluable in life.

[@BigBerias]

i always meet up at home. When selling stuff i offer the buyer if they would like to test out and take a look at it so they know im not selling them crap. When i buy something i have to test it, if i cant test it im out for sure.

[@spyplane3979]

Are factory sealed no test 4090 asus rog good or is this a scam?

[@nerdonabudget]

@@spyplane3979 uhh, people are able to reseal easily lol, ask him to open and test and if it works you guarantee buy

[@Vikturus22]

I can understand why he did the deal with the benchmarks being sent with the date code. But for anything like this I personally wont give cash until its in my system booting and working fine.

[@Btprime99]

I understand the topic of this video was about encountering scammers but what would you do when you encounter a scalper in this scenario if you didn't know the price of the component in the first place?

[@nerdonabudget]

I'm not sure what your question is? As in, what should you do if the listing is legit, and you just don't know if you're paying too much or not? I'd use eBay as a reference for the used pricing, and negotiate price based on that

[@Btprime99]

@@nerdonabudget Ah okay yea that was what I was asking. Thanks man! 😁👍🏻💯

[@kingeling]

You want to ask for their number in case of an issue and test it by SMS, to confirm their legitimacy

[@Lemmiou]

This scammers are getting creative with these scams. I’ve seen some 4090´s without a die and vram on eBay but they were listed with those parts missing for 200$.

[@nerdonabudget]

Scammers buy these ebay listings for $200, and scam someone else for $1500, easy profit lol

[@lemagreengreen]

Sucks that people are getting scammed on these. The harvested boards (no core/memory) are being sold on ebay honestly - some repair people are buying them to replace cracked boards etc - but I guess some people are taking the opportunity to scam.

[@everettclunie3525]

The Reddit OP should absolutely post the scammers name and picture, and, if he sees this video, he should post it here as well.

[@nerdonabudget]

@@everettclunie3525 how can he post it when the profile was wiped, before he realized he got scammed? Also, likely was a fake name being used, and if it's like most people I deal with on FB marketplace, their profile has no pictures of themselves at all, but instead random landscape images or animals or something

[@redgaming6701]

That’s some advance scamming.. if I was the seller and the buyer wanted to open it up and inspect the chips I would say absolutely not due to risk of damage to the card. I would only let the person test the card physically. Since it’s 2000 cad it’s only fair.

[@DavidSmith-dm8ew]

When I sell stuff on FB I ask the buyer if he wants to bring their pc so I can instal it to make sure it works. If they don't want to it's on them.

[@wolwerine0007]

You will always get scammed when you least expect it.

[@godofgaps-w2n]

I would not buy a very current component used, just buy from a store with a warranty

[@j.p.h.8126]

I sell used parts from time to time but never really buy used i like to buy new. People have tryed to scam me a few times while selling but with no success. Fortunately now days i have a regular buyer for most of my used parts. 🙂

[@flamor6633]

How do you check gpu working as intended and legit?

[@techluvin7691]

Holy Hannah. You pay that much……you test the card. No work = no trade. This one is on the buyer.

[@Muddy.Teabagger]

buying stuff with out testing is what happened here, if you paying 2k for a item before you hand the cash over you need to see it working, i didnt get a GPU that was a good price £170 for a zotek 2080 amp extreme for the reason i was not able to test it out and if you buy from facebook if you dont test it and get home and it dont work then its on you and not much can be done

[@Hakeem597]

Note: If a seller has full stars but not many reviews....don't buy. Also look at how long they've had their account as a seller and how many things they have sold. If it is a low number...drink water and drive on...leave it be! And he went with the "no testing" because he was afraid of "missing out" which is a fallacy.

[@michaelhemric5228]

Wht kind of ups do you use that has the kind of power to run a 4090 long enough to bench it im lookin for one myself

[@nerdonabudget]

amzn.to/3SUSdVr good for 900W, good to test a 4090 with which I'll likely never buy or need to test lol, but it's capable if needed assuming the rest of the test bench is pretty low powered parts

[@katid571]

I heard this was a common scam for 4090s in person. Op couldve saved up and bought a new 4090 instead. Not worth the hassle

[@iSpoof]

same happened to me, with an rtx 4090 too. went through FB marketplace and payed $1300 cash for what i thought was a good/working GPU (came with box and everything). Litlle did i know, no core or vram.

[@nerdonabudget]

Dang, sorry to hear, that's a lot of money to be out of ☹

[@ZackSNetwork]

Seriously why are they removing the core and vram?

[@snsdjerry]

tbh for such a high purchase ill stick with retail shops for warranty as well , you pay extra no doubt but you can sleep peacefully haha

[@johnjohn40100]

When you're buying a $1500 card, there should be no exceptions. You must test it. Most of time the transactions are good. If its a few hundred without test, it's ok. But $1500 is tough. Op should just sell the broken card to at least get some money back.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

It's a Very Sad time that this happen's. Why must people feel they need to do this to other's for? The scammer will eventually will get their just desserts in payback. Hope this turn's out better for you.

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

3:57 brandon0809 just wrote a script for John Wick 5, lol.