[SOLVED] Buying fake GPU on amazon?

[PCBuildingPleb]

So I've ordered an EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super FTW3 Ultra Gaming on Amazon .de from a 3rd party seller which was listed at 230€ (This is like third of the price of what a normal one would go for) and was wondering if it is possible to get a return from amazon on if it turns out to be a fake (highly likely).

Now the worry is that I would have to open up said GPU to determine this since most scams are pretty sophisticated. Would amazon allow me a refund on a GPU that was opened that turned out to be different from the listed one?

Also how worried do I have to be if it ships in the official unopened box? It was listed as New so it should be unopened in the official EVGA box. Do most scammers have those, or do the fake ones usually come in less convincing boxes?

Finally... yes it is a dumb idea to even try these super cheap GPU's but I have to do that mistake atleast once, no?

So yea, am I gonna get rekt and be stuck with a fake GPU that I paid while not even close to full price, a hefty amount nonetheless? Or does amazon understand us less fortunate folk that get scammed into buying obviously fake GPU's?

 

[Math Geek]

you have to check amazon's policy on 3rd party sellers. they know there are a lot of fake products on the site but i have never really looked into how they handle customers scammed.

i would imagine, they'd intervene for you but don't know if they themselves would refund money not given to them in the first place. check the fine print of amazon on 3rd party problems from the .de site as i am sure it is different than it is in other countries. laws differ and as such so do policies and what they are required to do for you if anything.

 

[Phaaze88]

Gpu-Z may be able to ID the card without you having to open the card up.

 

[PCBuildingPleb]

you have to check amazon's policy on 3rd party sellers. they know there are a lot of fake products on the site but i have never really looked into how they handle customers scammed.

i would imagine, they'd intervene for you but don't know if they themselves would refund money not given to them in the first place. check the fine print of amazon on 3rd party problems from the .de site as i am sure it is different than it is in other countries. laws differ and as such so do policies and what they are required to do for you if anything.

Well as far as I understand it, they do state that products that are damaged or not the same product as advertised allow you a refund. The problem just is if I have to open up the GPU to actually see the chip with the info on it (You know the one, the RTX 2070 Super is supposed to be TU104 or something) will it nullify it, since you know, the product has been "tampered with"?

 

[PCBuildingPleb]

Gpu-Z may be able to ID the card without you having to open the card up.

I would like to test this method, but I'm not sure if my current build could support the card with it having only what 500W in it and the actual RTX 2070S being a beefy card, but it would be a good idea

 

[Phaaze88]

It's a 215w card - it's not going to pull that kind of power in idle.
So unless your cpu magically pulls another 200-300w out of it's butt, your psu shouldn't have any issues powering it.

 

[Math Geek]

GPU-Z is the best first option, but after that, popping off the heatsink and checking out the card itself is really the only other option.

i'm sure amazon has ways to punish scam sellers, so they may refund to you hoping they can sell it to someone else who may not ever notice the difference. basically, you're taking the chance though it might be worth it to you if you're willing to go through the motions in case it is a scam.

keep in mind, the box may be legit but shrink wrap is easy to put back in place if they wish to go that way. also could be used mining gpu's they are selling as new. so may be the right card but may have had a rough life up to now.

we have a big mining company near me, that every 6 months or so dumps a ton of used mining cards into local selling venues. they sell on ebay, craigs list, local flea markets and so on. they are all nice and new looking in their original box with fresh shrinkwrap. low price is always the first big neon sign they are not truly new.

 

[PCBuildingPleb]

Thanks for the replies. I'll probably first try to put the new GPU to my rig and see GPU-Z. Doubt benchmarking will have any effect since I need to get a new rig entirely and my CPU would just bottleneck it so I couldn't determine if it was giving me 2070S performance yet anyway.

 

[heebobo5]

Amazon will always give you your money back if you're sent a fraudulent card. More than likely there will not even be anything shipped to you. I've done this a few times. The transaction will probably end up getting canceled and you being refunded.