A player finds what seems to be a great deal for an RTX 4090 for only 900 euros. He claims he wants to take the risk, but everyone warns him against it. In the end, he at least hopes to get his money back through eBay.
Graphics cards are still generally very expensive. For an RTX 4090, the currently fastest graphics card on the market, you pay at least 1,800 euros or more.
It is not surprising that a player explained on reddit that he wants to take a high risk: He orders an RTX 4090 for only 900 euros. He himself writes about it: ‘I thought I’d take the risk and see if [the deal] is real. Hopefully, eBay protects me!’
The buyer hopes for the eBay buyer protection if something is wrong with the offer. eBay itself states: ‘If something goes wrong, eBay ensures that you get your money back, including shipping costs.’
The reactions from players come promptly: Many warn him against actually using the offer and paying the provider. There are numerous warnings indicating a scam:
- The price is far too low compared to the market price.
- The images do not come from the offer but were copied from another offer on eBay. This can be relatively easily found out with a reverse search.
However, the poster dismisses the first warnings and explains: One must take a little risk in life sometimes. But with so many warnings, the user did not expect that.
Player cancels purchase and hopes to get his money back
How did the matter end? The user eventually got cold feet and canceled the order. He reports this in another post. He writes:
I am a total fraud, I am not the risk-taker I thought I was. Reading all these comments and some of the horror stories that people shared about eBay buyer protection, I got cold feet. I requested a cancellation and shared my story with eBay customer service. I have the chat logs and received a case number to track the case.
I knew it was far-fetched and probably a scam, but I thought it was worth a try because eBay protects me. But now that my doubts about eBay buyer protection are growing, I have weakened and decided to try to protect myself by reporting/canceling the offer. Of course, there is no guarantee that I am safe and will get my money back, but I am doing what I can!
Whether the user has received his money back is not known. At least it would be an expensive lesson he would otherwise have to pay for. Because 900 euros is not a small amount of money, for that you could at least buy a PS5 Pro with accessories.
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