buying a used graphics card is it good

[carolinacuber2]

I found a local person with a 1070 founder edition and I got the price down to $290 its "not used" is there any sighs I should look for in person and is this a good deal?

 

[g-unit1111]

Depends on where you're buying it from. Is the seller verified? Is the card in good condition? Can they verify that it is a legitimate 1070? If the answer to all these questions are "yes" then you should be good to go.

 

[carolinacuber2]

Depends on where you're buying it from. Is the seller verified? Is the card in good condition? Can they verify that it is a legitimate 1070? If the answer to all these questions is "yes" then you should be good to go.

this is on offer up its like craigslist he has good ratings on the site so far and he sells a lot of cards
this is for a system I won't complete till black Friday to save money so I can't really test it.

 

[g-unit1111]

Depends on where you're buying it from. Is the seller verified? Is the card in good condition? Can they verify that it is a legitimate 1070? If the answer to all these questions is "yes" then you should be good to go.

this is on offer up its like craigslist he has good ratings on the site so far and he sells a lot of cards
this is for a system I won't complete till black Friday to save money so I can't really test it.

I don't know. I would honestly contact the seller for more information. The thing is there's a lot of fake merchandise being passed off as legitimate products right now and I'd be really skeptical of someone who claims to move cards that fast. If they don't provide the information you are requesting, ***DO NOT BUY***.

Especially for that price, a card that currently retails around the $450 range would not be going for $290. My point is if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If the card is not from a major name brand (MSI, EVGA, Asus, Zotac, NVIDIA official) then don't buy it - it most likely is not legit.