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Why is it safe to assume? They could have a couple of friends waiting to mug you in the bank. Covid made it easy to cover their faces for CCTV, and do you think it's likely that a member of the public that witnesses it would try to be a hero and risk getting stabbed? Probably wouldn't even need to go in the bank, they could be waiting outside and just snatch the GPU.
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Life is full of What-If's. Just be sensible about any transaction and consider all the possible outcomes in order to come to an arrangement that gives you minimal risk and you're comfortable with.
I have sold £500+ items on FB Marketplace, cash on collection
I have sold a £600 item on Gumtree, bank transfer on collection
I can't say my experience provides a hard and fast rule because in both instances I made sure I was satisfied the buyer wasn't shady before giving my address.
I have sold £500+ items on FB Marketplace, cash on collection
I have sold a £600 item on Gumtree, bank transfer on collection
I can't say my experience provides a hard and fast rule because in both instances I made sure I was satisfied the buyer wasn't shady before giving my address.
Soldato
Assuming you're stupid enough to walk down the street waving a GPU box around then sure
Or course the above scenario could also happen if you weren't arranging to meet someone to sell a GPU, they could just wait outside Curry's or Phones4u and grab your nice shiny new laptop or iPhone.
The chances of being mugged in a busy bank branch are almost certainly significantly lower than being scammed on Ebay, after all, people have been using that method to privately sell cars for years and that usually involves far larger sums than £1.5k
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Could easily identify you in the bank and grab it on the way out after accidentally coming up short on the cash.
Soldato
This is why you go with a few people so no one can rob you.
Soldato
Of course they could. You could get hit by a bus on the way there as well. For something of that value, I'd still be more confident of doing it that way than taking my chances with scammers on Ebay
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Each to their own, I'd much rather take my chances with a regular eBay auction with delivery. Also in your earlier example of waiting outside Curry's or Phones4u, iPhone would likely be reported stolen and bricked, and they'd likely be waiting a long time for someone to walk out with an item worth £1.5k. Guaranteed RTX 3090 worth at least £1.5k (probably more) would be a much more appealing risk/reward.
Buyer has presumably fixed his PSU.
I’ve had no further messages.
Asus TUF RX6900 lasted two weeks and got RMA’d.
XFX Merc 319 RX6900 Ltd Ed works perfectly.
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Soldato
So your pants stayed up in the end?
I originally put in an order for an Asus RTX 3080 on October 15th 2020.
Waiting 9 months and not getting anything could also be described as "pain"
I was just teasing! I'm glad you got everything sorted in the end.
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Assuming you're stupid enough to walk down the street waving a GPU box around then sure
Or course the above scenario could also happen if you weren't arranging to meet someone to sell a GPU, they could just wait outside Curry's or Phones4u and grab your nice shiny new laptop or iPhone.
The chances of being mugged in a busy bank branch are almost certainly significantly lower than being scammed on Ebay, after all, people have been using that method to privately sell cars for years and that usually involves far larger sums than £1.5k
Well I didn't get mugged heading into a branch of CEX carrying a gfx box under my arm
Ok it was only a 2080ti if it was a 3080FE I guess I should have security then eh? lol.
Soldato
Muggers were busy waiting in retail parks and bank branches.
Soldato
That wouldnt work for me as a buyer im afraid especially for a £1500 GFX card.
1 - I would only collect from your residential address so i have your address in case of problems. I dont mean on the doorstep - id want to come into your house.
2 - If you wanted cash youd get what i had - older paper notes or newer ploymer notes. Both are still legal tender. As i work for post office you can be assured i can spot a dud note
3 - No cash would be handed over until after i had inspected the item. If im in your home id expect a demo to show it working.
As a seller id fully expect someone to want the same. Only last week i sold a case on facebook for £20. He spent 10 mins unboxing it and checking it over before he gave me the cash. I was suprised for a £20 item but thats his perogative.
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I would imagine not everyone would feel comfortable with letting a stranger which they do not really know to be into their home for longer than needed to be or if at all. It's not the same as greeting them outside the home at the door step with just the item and cash changing hands.
Nobody would know for sure if they weren't burglar that want to quick scouting the house to identify things of value for a later potential break-in as they go in, or even worse taking out a weapon and rob you on the spot inside your own home (out in the open at least there will be people and witnesses at least).
Yeah true. I have done it before - let someone in the house to see it running and then removed the GPU in front of them and handed it over. Took a snap of their number plate too.
I wouldn't have let them in if anything seemed off, but they seemed canny enough.
I recently sold my 1070 via FB Market and the guy came to my house... he was happy to just exchange on the doorstep, but I had the card in my rig to show him that it worked... I'll admit that I had some hesitation, but then I thought that if I was the buyer then I'd want to see that the card works.
You could argue it both ways... this dude is walking into a strangers house with a pocket full of money and isn't 100% sure if he is going to walk away with a gfx card or missing teeth.
You could argue it both ways... this dude is walking into a strangers house with a pocket full of money and isn't 100% sure if he is going to walk away with a gfx card or missing teeth.