User buys RTX 4080 on eBay for 150 euros – really wants to know what he is really getting and warn other players

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A gamer buys an RTX 4080 from Nvidia for 150 euros. The price would be fantastic, but the user doesn’t buy the graphics card because of the price. Because it is clear to both him and the community: There simply cannot be a real graphics card behind the brilliant price.

Graphics cards are among the most expensive upgrades you can buy for your gaming PC. This is why many believe that PC gaming could soon become unaffordable.

Now a user on Reddit explained that he had bought an RTX 4080 for just 150 euros on eBay. Normally the price for an RTX 4080 is significantly higher. You can get the cheapest offer on geizhals.de for around 1,100 euros.

But there is a good reason why the user bought this offer. Because he wants to find out what he really gets. In another post he explained that he had already had friendly contact with the seller:

He sent me pictures of the graphics card working and it is still under warranty. Additionally [ist der Verkauf] Covered by eBay’s warranty.

I bought it with the feeling of “if it’s too good to be true, as it probably is.”

Community disagrees about what the buyer really gets

How does the community react? The announcement that the user has ordered the GPU initially causes amazement. Because the community disagrees about what the player really gets in the end:

  • Some speculate that he gets a photo of the graphics card.
  • Others believe he will receive a brick in a graphics card package.
  • Still others speculate that he will get an RTX keychain.

    • At least it is clear to everyone that in the end he will not receive a graphics card. Because there are often scammers behind such supposedly great offers.

    Despite the friendly contact, many are curious to see what the user actually gets in the end. We keep an eye on the user ourselves and keep you updated if the user posts what they actually received.

    Fraudsters are often behind very good offers

    What’s the problem with the offer? You can find them on all major platforms such as eBay, Amazon and Co: These great offers that sound too good to really be true:

  • A high-end processor for 200 euros.
  • An RTX 4090 for under 1,000 euros
  • Modern OLED TVs that are available over the counter for just 500 euros.

    • All of these numbers are fictitious, but unfortunately they reflect the offers that you really find online. Because fraudsters rely on people buying because of the good prices. In most cases, however, you won’t receive a product at all, but will instead receive strange emails that try to lure you away from Amazon.

    What should you pay attention to with such offers? Basically, you should always question such offers and use common sense. In many cases, such scams can be easily identified:

  • The provider’s imprint and linked websites are often unkempt and many years old. Facebook pages, for example, have often not received a post for years.
  • The telephone numbers mentioned cannot be reached or you end up somewhere else because the provider has now reassigned the number.
  • Such scammers often offer a whole range of items at absurd prices and mostly high-priced products. You can find graphics cards next to dishwashers or branded bicycles.
  • A bicycle shop that suddenly sells graphics cards or a plant boutique that sells you washing machines should also seem strange to you.

    • Especially during important sales times such as the Christmas season, many fraudsters try to get money from careless customers. So be careful when buying your Christmas presents, because such supposed deals will only get you in a lot of trouble.

    But there are also cases of fraud where the seller ultimately can do little about it. Because here it was often another customer:

    Gamer buys RTX 4090 for 1,700 euros directly on Amazon, but instead gets a fake product that is only worth a few euros

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