News Hong Kong RTX 4090 buyer shocked as purchase lacked GPU and VRAM

[Admin]

A Hong Kong-based PC enthusiast bought a used MSI GeForce RTX 4090 card earlier this month, but the HK$13,000 ($1,660) product was missing its GPU and several VRAM chips

Hong Kong RTX 4090 buyer shocked as purchase lacked GPU and VRAM : Read more

 

[gg83]

Age old lesson, if it seems too good to be true... it is too good to be true.

 

[PEnns]

A "local repairer" should be the one who advises such buyers if the card is worth buying or not.

Paying a small fee definitely beats losing $1600 to such imbeciles.

 

[YouFilthyHippo]

My first question here is: Why? Why would someone remove a bunch of components, put the GPU back together and then resell it? This makes no sense

 

[Eximo]

People sell empty CPU/GPU boxes on ebay. Usually quite clear about it, but it makes you wonder.

 

[txfeinbergs]

Age old lesson, if it seems too good to be true... it is too good to be true.

How exactly does that apply here? He paid pretty much full price for it.

 

[HaninTH]

How exactly does that apply here? He paid pretty much full price for it.

Because it should have been 2x+ the cost or more as these are in ultra high demand in the run up to the complete ban there.

 

[hotaru251]

This makes no sense

it makes perfect sense.

You forget the Chinese market is incredibly big on reusing tech. They will remove vram, gpu to transplant to a different board (or even frankencards).

Theres an entire industry about salvaging parts from gpu's.

pro tip: always ask to see the gpu running (in person) before making a transaction. If they refuse you know its a scam.

 

[Tonet666]

My first question here is: Why? Why would someone remove a bunch of components, put the GPU back together and then resell it? This makes no sense

I think that can be sold as parts GPU chip/VRam only if someone need a new core for their card if the original one is dead.

 

[JTWrenn]

Damn...that's one hell of a downgrade to meet sanctions. /s just in case

 

[drtweak]

Comon. You always check the goods before you hand over the money!!

 

[gg83]

How exactly does that apply here? He paid pretty much full price for it.

I am most likely wrong. I assumed due to the high demand in China for 4090's, that even used ones would go for more. I know nothing about the average prices in Hong Kong.

 

[Pei-chen]

Not exactly news isn’t it as that’s what going on daily on Facebook Marketplace

 

[Bamda]

Its sad but we know it happens. As a consumer I hope is able to get his money back. No one wants to get scammed.