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
Of course it’s possible… it’s highly unlikely though.
There might be some grandparent with a video card they have no idea what to do with or some bitcoin miner having a firesale.
How many times is it worth getting scammed to you?
Look closer, they’re auctions, all with several days left. The final sale prices will be much higher, I guarantee. I’d want to look over the description and check the seller reviews, but I see no indication that these could be fraudulent in the screenshot. eBay is actually pretty great for used PC parts in my experience, my current graphics card and CPU I got used on eBay.
How many days are left on the auctions? My guess is 6 or 7. They’ll sell for market value by the end of the auction. Serious buyers wait until the very end to submit their bids. Early bids just drive up the final selling price. If those are Buy It Now listings then there’s zero chance it’s legit.
With the long sell times it is possible that they could be real bids technically, but I can guarantee they will not end up selling for less than the average sale. They absoullutely will spike in price as they get closer to the bid ending as is the nature of auctions.
If the bid doesn’t go up enough the seller will use an alt account to buy their own sale and eat the ebay fee before relisting the same card.
A bit too cheap but they can be real, e.g. some cards that worked in crypto-mining for years with customized firmware that allowed them to run faster and hotter. They are somewhat unpredictable and can be half dead or work as intended for many years.
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.
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.
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
