Sold 5090 On eBay - Buyer says its faulty

[Gray2233]

This class of GPU clearly cant be that expensive to some people if one sells a 4090 and then a 5090 to CEX they give roughly half its value so the lost money equals getting scammed every two generations.

You'd be surprised tbh.

I know a disturbing amount of people that buy that sort of thing while living month to month, many use credit cards or loans and then a bad month hits and it's off to CeX to pay the bills. I suppose the view is it's better to get something than risk getting nothing should a person scam you, I would personally never spend that much on a single PC component and when I do sell on I'm fortunate enough to have access to places like the OCUK MM.

I'm not saying that's the case for the OP btw.

 

[MassiveJim]

What a sucky situation for you.
I own a pc repair shop and we've had a few customers over the years that tried to build their own pc or upgrade it and failed then brought it in to us.
1 guy got a ryzen cpu off a mate and tried to install it in an old fx socket board.
So many you tube videos that make it look easy (I mean it is really)

 

[Tetras]

1 guy got a ryzen cpu off a mate and tried to install it in an old fx socket board.

wow.

All this would be fine if someone buying from a private sale treated it like a private sale (no warranty, no returns), but they expect a private seller to offer a warranty like a huge retailer.

I'd just remove returns from private sales and expect buyers to adjust what they're prepared to pay. Feedback would actually mean something then.

 

[Pooh]

Hope the OP gets his card back in working order, but as has been said, it all sounds a bit dodgy.

I've also sold a butt load of GPU's on the bay, up to 4090s and never had any issues, but I guess it only takes one bad experience to make it a bit of a nightmare.

 

[SuperElectric]

1 guy got a ryzen cpu off a mate and tried to install it in an old fx socket board.

Where there's a will, there's a way

 

[ATIorNvidia]

Perhaps the buyer killed it with a bad PSU or something. I think you'll get your card back, and if there is no physical damage you can try an RMA with the manufacturer.

There are certain electronics that fall under high risk like phones, macbooks etc. Graphics card are also in that list, so even if it worked out for you before, I wouldn't sell a £2000 GPU on ebay again. Just don't do it.

 

[MassiveJim]

Where there's a will, there's a way

I've never seen one that bad, but I did have a 5800x with several pins bent at right angles and around 40 pins in total that I managed to save

 

[mrk]

Properly inspect the serial number sticker assuming it's not printed direct on the PCB, don't want them pulling a fast one.

If it's not all legit then post ion little italy sub forum, we will assemble the crew

 

[AMDPower]

I stopped using eBay long time ago but I lost my mind and wanted to shift some items I was not using and ended up on there and after few weeks decided not worth it after some crazy stuff that went on.

Just to summarise, put up a brand new ASUS 4090 and twice it was bought and I had to refuse the sale and in both instances, it turned out the account was hacked, these are eBay's words not mine. I cancelled the item before even ebay contacting me, just had a bad feeling about it and it turned out both times I was right. Sold it on here for a loss but I trust here infinitely more than ebay. Similar story with the ASUS laptop which I removed and sold for almost £1500 loss, as new the laptop was purchased for £3400, the laptop was also opened to test but it was brand new practically.

Having said that, I don't mind selling cheaper stuff, like second had games and cheaper computer parts but even then I either just give my older stuff to my brother or just sell it on here, certainly would not sell something costing several thousands, unless the buyer is prepared to pick up.

 

[junpit]

I’ve definitely been burnt here.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Not good news then
Whats obviously/immediately apparent?

 

[junpit]

I’m not sure yet. It’s not arrived. I meant I’ve been put off eBay for stuff like this.

 

[ANDREW GREEN]

wow.

All this would be fine if someone buying from a private sale treated it like a private sale (no warranty, no returns), but they expect a private seller to offer a warranty like a huge retailer.

I'd just remove returns from private sales and expect buyers to adjust what they're prepared to pay. Feedback would actually mean something then.

What if the product doesn't work. Let's be fair, there are dodgy sellers aswell as dodgy buyers.

 

[junpit]

What if the product doesn't work. Let's be fair, there are dodgy sellers aswell as dodgy buyers.

I’m not expecting it to be working when I get it. I know I shipped it working. My feedback rating in 893 at 100%.

 

[Ace Modder]

Not at all
Theres a huge number of sections on these forums
Not just pc related
If you did 20 posts a day would take you 40 days
20 posts really wouldn't take long either
Say 1.5 minutes a post which is generous
So 30 minutes a day for just over a month

Suggesting that he spams the forum just for MM access is quite the no-no here with the moderators.

 

[ChocAndGray]

Regardless of where I sell (even the members market on here) I always deal in person with high value items.

I’m paranoid of any issues, like damage in transit, or buyer saying it doesn’t work.

In person it’s demonstrated working, they check condition etc.

To be fair if I was buying something high value I’d prefer to go in person too before parting with the cash, as there are dodgy sellers too.

 

[junpit]

Suggesting that he spams the forum just for MM access is quite the no-no here with the moderators.

I wouldn’t do that anyway. I think the advice was sound however like genuinely interfacing to forum posts daily. No one was advising me to spam the forums.

 

[ANDREW GREEN]

I’m not expecting it to be working when I get it. I know I shipped it working. My feedback rating in 893 at 100%.

I wasn't referring I was meaning generally, that if a customer gets sold something broke they should be able to return. I was really annoyed I bought a laptop this year, which seemed fine but when I started up a game a while later it crashed. I missed the returns period though

 

[MassiveJim]

I wasn't referring I was meaning generally, that if a customer gets sold something broke they should be able to return. I was really annoyed I bought a laptop this year, which seemed fine but when I started up a game a while later it crashed. I missed the returns period though

You can still request a return, the seller may refuse but it's worth a go.
I've just done this recently bought a laptop that was locked to Cardiff University, confirmed with the uni themselves that it was still current inventory and the seller had approved my return.

 

[junpit]

I wasn't referring I was meaning generally, that if a customer gets sold something broke they should be able to return. I was really annoyed I bought a laptop this year, which seemed fine but when I started up a game a while later it crashed. I missed the returns period though

Ok. But I’m as honest as they come. I’ve had stuff returned. I once bought a very expensive camera from the jessops d coded stock site. Worked fantastic.

I sold it a year or so later. The guy I sold it to told me he couldn’t fit a horse shoe flash as it was bent inside.

I just apologised and paid postage to get it back. I’m sure the guy was correct and I refunded. I did get it repaired later and sold it again pointing out that I’d done this. I lost about £100 but it was the right thing to do.