Been sold a mined on graphics card on the bay

[Haggisman]

Well he hasn't actually been honest about the listing has he? How do I know its only 9 weeks just on a random strangers word?

He would have a receipt/invoice which he hasnt provided and said he wouldn't provide.

Omission of information is not lying. If it was not used for mining and instead used for gaming would you have expected a link to the seller's steam profile so you could analyse exactly which games they played on it and for how long?

If whether the card had been used for mining was of such paramount importance, then you should have asked before buying it.

The lack of receipt/proof of age is a separate issue, but by the sounds of it, it would be better for both of you if you just send it back for the refund

 

[GravyMonster]

Did he say 'no', or did he say 'I'm not able to'? Either way, he's offered a refund so I'm not sure what the problem is.

 

[new boy]

I asked for The receipt and he said he wouldn't provide it, so there is no. Evidence to say its 9 weeks old

Ok, but it's not a particularly normal request, if you wanted it, you should have asked first if he could provide it.

I see absolutely no reason why the seller should lose any money on the postage of the item as he has done nothing wrong at all. If you have a special set of requirements for the uses gpu you are buying (must not be mined on, must provide proof of purchase) then there's nothing wrong with that, but it's up to you to make sure the seller can provide that before the sale, not after.

Chances are if you get a refund and buy another, you will just buy one from a less honest seller who will lie to you about if it's been mined on anyway.

 

[Bounce]

All I wanted was the seller to be transparent and this hasn't happened.

The fact that it was used for mining and this wasn't put on the listing - I wrongfully presumed it hadn't been.

The fact that it was in a near new condition and was only 9 weeks old, but no supporting invoice or receipt.

Its no different than if anyone had bought a car off eBay 'in a nearly new condition, only 9 weeks old' only to find it had been in a major accident 6 weeks ago and since been repaired.

I'm pretty sure you'd be upset and have no confidence in the product.

 

[Raikiri]

All I wanted was the seller to be transparent and this hasn't happened.

The fact that it was used for mining and this wasn't put on the listing I presumed it hadn't been.

The fact that it was in a near new condition and was only 9 weeks old, but no supporting invoice or receipt.

Equally you're claiming that the reason for return is that it's not performing as it's supposed to without providing any evidence. The seller has 100% positive feedback from other buyers (selling mostly GPUs).

How much did you purchase it for?

One sold for £235 and another for £259... I'm assuming OP is the £259 one.

 

[G J]

How much did you purchase it for?

Unless you buy it brand new you dont know what the card has been used for.

Nobody never puts on their ad that they ran a card in a case with poor airflow or they overclocked/voltage tweaked it within an inch of its life.

 

[touch]

Its no different than if anyone had bought a car off eBay 'in a nearly new condition, only 9 weeks old' only to find it had been in a major accident 6 weeks ago and since repaired.

No it's not.
It's like buying a car on ebay then for some reason deciding that they must be telling lies and asking them to prove that the perfectly good car hasn't been in an accident.

 

[new boy]

Its no different than if anyone had bought a car off eBay 'in a nearly new condition, only 9 weeks old' only to find it had been in a major accident 6 weeks ago and this wasn't disclosed on the listing and wasn't clear to see on the photographs or in person.

I'm pretty sure you'd be upset and have no confidence in the product.

Its really not the same though is it mate

Its more like you purchased a car, didn't ask if it had been used for towing, then later asked him if it had been used for towing and he said he had used it to tow a caravan but didn't think to mention it. Kinda sucks, but live and learn.

 

[Bounce]

Equally you're claiming that the reason for return is that it's not performing as it's supposed to without providing any evidence. The seller has 100% positive feedback from other buyers (selling mostly GPUs).



One sold for £235 and another for £259... I'm assuming OP is the £259 one.

Your post earlier shows that it is 10% slower?

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Non issue.
You bought a secondhand card, some cards are used for mining.
You didn't ask about mining
You have no proof the seller is lying

You have no leg to stand on

 

[DampCat]

1) Is selling a mined on card a hanging offence.

and

2) Mining is why the card isn't as fast as I want it to be, prove me wrong.

For some reason I thought you were OP. Thanks for enlightening me.

 

[chrcoluk]

mining doesnt slow down a graphics card.

It could just be a silicon lottery loser.

But return it and go buy my 1070 on ebay instead

 

[Bounce]

Well seller is offering full refund less return postage.

I'm happy with this deal and it will be returned.

I only wanted your opinions on the matter we all got different opinions it's what makes us all unique .

Next till I'll just pay the extra and buy new from OCUK

 

[new boy]

Yeah, I think that's fair all round and best for everyone.

EDIT - I didn't notice the seller is loosing out on the initial postage, that seems unfair to me, but if hes happy to offer it then whatever I guess.

 

[bloodiedathame]

Do you now send him back your dead/fried card and the scam is complete?

 

[new boy]

Do you now send him back your dead/fried card and the scam is complete?

I bet the seller is ******** himself XD.

 

[mbmbmb]

If I knew the card was mined on I wouldn't of bought it In the first place.

This has dented my confidence in the product and there is no proof to suggest that the card is in fact '9 weeks old' he hasn't provided any receipt or invoice which dates back 9 weeks ago.

My assumptions are that it's been mined on for afew years at least and that he has hidden this from the buyer to get the best price possible for it.

I think you can be sure it’s not “a few years old at least” , given when 1070 started shipping.

 

[Vince]

All I wanted was the seller to be transparent and this hasn't happened.

The fact that it was used for mining and this wasn't put on the listing - I wrongfully presumed it hadn't been.

The fact that it was in a near new condition and was only 9 weeks old, but no supporting invoice or receipt.

Its no different than if anyone had bought a car off eBay 'in a nearly new condition, only 9 weeks old' only to find it had been in a major accident 6 weeks ago and since been repaired.

I'm pretty sure you'd be upset and have no confidence in the product.

Cars are mechanical, mechanical parts wear. Gpu's are electrical put simply this analogy does not work. Also it's nothing like a car that's been in a major accident either we have write off categories for that.

 

[Raikiri]

Your post earlier shows that it is 10% slower?

Than my quite heavily overclocked card with a slightly faster CPU...

 

[Caracus2k]

OP is upset that the seller didn't mention things that the seller didn't think to ask about before purchasing product......

Caveat emptor

Private sellers are under no obligation to fulfill a speculative list of details about a product offered for sale that may retrospectively be though of by a purchaser after the product is received .......


For example..... Did the seller say it was from a pet and smoke free house?

Sellers just have to be honest in what they do say....