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Don't know where to ask so I'll just ask here, so is there a possibility these be legit on Ebay? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by DarkDiamondK to c/asklemmy

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There's a bunch of listings like these and I was under the impression gpus went for more, been checking for about a week now and still seeing these, just now started to contact sellers but wanted to get a scoop from a community, I would just trust ebay to get my money back if it's bad but I won't be able to test the card for a while as I kinda want to get the card first and build the pc around it

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[–] Jimmycakes 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I found a lot these with buy it now prices on 9800x3d lower than retail. My guess is shipping scam. They mail you a box with another cpu in it. It gets flagged for the correct weight and certified delivery. Then you start the back and forth with ebay after the scam they hope you either lose or give up and they keep the money.

My advice is find a buy it now or one of the make an offer ones that are close to the price things should be selling for and shop that way. There are no free lunches on a platform as big and active as ebay.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do people really do that and get away with it? I’ve heard eBay usually sides with buyers and the scams are more likely from buyers on sellers. I’ve disputed a few times on eBay (for legit reasons, like 3 times) and always won the dispute as the buyer.

[–] Jimmycakes 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ebay is pretty good with siding with the buyer but scammers will always try. They only need it to work once to be worth it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Good point!