HELP PLZ - RTX 3060 for £150 wtf?

[JGStonedRaider]

I've been offered an rtx3060 for £150 which is a deal too good to be true by a friend of a friend that wants to meet tomorrow.

All I can imagine is that it's either a dud or stolen goods.

If it's a dud and he won't give/doesn't have the proof or purchase details etc do you still think Asus will repair it for a charge?

I have no bloody clue what to think about this apart from hmmmm I can taste the scam

 

[Benass]

Question: what kind of friends do u have. ?

It is a good deal as long as it's working.
Recipe or no recepie.

Warrant Might be tricky with out proof of purchase.

If u can arrange a testing and confirmation That it's working go for it.

 

[kmax86]

Might as well assume no warranty. It will be great if you can see it running and gpu z details.

You are pretty much gambling £150 I think

 

[JGStonedRaider]

3.5hr train journey to get it. No chance of testing confirmation etc

Tis a real head scratcher but it does look like the right thing in all the pictures

 

[Benass]

In This case u gambling.
So the only question is do u like gamble and how disappointed will u be if its burned .

3.5hr train journey to get it. No chance of testing confirmation etc

Tis a real head scratcher but it does look like the right thing in all the pictures

 

[kmax86]

Is it a founders edition? If you can afford to loose £150 and 7hrs (roundtrip) travelling. Why not lol

 

[Benass]

U should Ask yourself , why they selling To u for 150 when they can sell on ebay for 600 or something.
They doing u a favour?

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Depends if this friend is selling busted goods.
If one of my friends was selling it for that price i i would take it.
But your friend sounds dodgey and even you seem suspect about it

 

[BUDFORCE]

Bring lube, it'll hurt less as it seems your "friend" is going to take further payment another way.

 

[mingey]

Aye, famous last words "Does this smell of chloroform to you"

 

[StephenJ]

have you been given any information on the card i.e used / new ?

 

[JGStonedRaider]

I am extremely suspect about it.

My thinking is go meet them tomorrow, give the card a very good look over and go from there.

edit...info is used like new

 

[Ian Evey]

If you think he could walk into an high street second hand place and sell it for £500 there must be a reason it’s so cheap.

 

[Benass]

If u have it in your hands sniff it.
If u can smell burns, stay away , if its shorted And burned then can be damaged beyond repair Thus useless to a point.

I am extremely suspect about it.

My thinking is go meet them tomorrow, give the card a very good look over and go from there.

edit...info is used like new

 

[JGStonedRaider]

If u have it in your hands sniff it.
If u can smell burns, stay away , if its shorted And burned then can be damaged beyond repair Thus useless to a point.

I think I'll do exactly this m8 thanks. I have a good price on a 1060 6GB to buy if this is in any way suspect when I get there.

 

[mickyflinn]

If your not meeting at his house and he shows it works then its a real gamble.

Everyone can facetime so he could easily show you that it works, it doesnt mean h3 cant change it for something else.

Does he have the original box ?

 

[stooeh]

If you think he could walk into an high street second hand place and sell it for £500 there must be a reason it’s so cheap.

 

[ianbeany]

You'd have to be crazy to embark on a 3.5 hr train journey for that.

Not a chance in hell you will be coming home with a fully working 3060 for that price

 

[Gray2233]

There's red flags all over this.

If you think he could walk into an high street second hand place and sell it for £500 there must be a reason it’s so cheap.

This.

I can't fathom why a 'friend of a friend' would deal with the faff when he could just pop into a local high street chain and make several times the amount.

 

[JediFragger]

If it sounds too good to be true it usually is...