A gamer buys an RTX 3080 for a quarter of the market price. Within minutes, the graphics card is already sold out.
A gamer had posted a picture on reddit. It shows that Amazon is selling a Nvidia RTX 3080 for only $243 (about 227 Euros). And that’s a really good deal:
- The suggested retail price is 729 Euros, which is about three times higher.
- In specialty stores and on Amazon, prices are generally between 800 and 900 Euros.
The gamer himself explains that he could not believe the offer and immediately informed a friend. But the offer was already sold out just a few minutes later. In a later comment, he actually posted another picture confirming that the deal really came from Amazon.
Praise, but also skepticism about the “deal of the year”
The community is divided: On one hand, the offer is really good and comes directly from Amazon as the seller. That is usually a good sign that you haven’t fallen for a fake offer. And if something happens, you can return the product:
- “At least it’s Amazon. In my experience, they are great for returning things, so I would feel totally fine if it turns out to be a dud.”
- “I recommend filming the unboxing so that you can directly provide proof if you open a brick.”
Many gamers have already had bad experiences with such cheap offers. Because fraudsters use many different ways to get your money. And not always are fraudulent attempts immediately obvious.
Fake products or fraudulent sellers want your money
What kind of problems are these? It is not surprising that scammers also roam Amazon and eBay, trying to get the money from innocent people. They employ some nasty tricks for this.
- Behind especially cheap offers often hide fake graphics cards and often the same notorious model.
- Other sellers try to lure the buyer away from Amazon with emails. Because then you won’t get any money back since Amazon cannot protect you on third-party sites.
- Very low prices from unknown sellers often turn out to be bait offers as well. Often you never see your money again, let alone the purchased product.
In many cases, it pays to look at such an offer three times before you actually hit the “Buy” button and quickly invest a few hundred Euros. Because not always does such an action end well.
By the way, there are also stories that people have no luck when returning fake products. For example, a family father tried to refund a fake product on Amazon, but Amazon refused:
