A user purchased a high-end CPU on Amazon. Nearly six months later, he found out that he may have fallen victim to a scam.
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What was that part? As Reddit user Much_Designer_8417 reported in a post in the intel subreddit, he bought a high-end processor for £585 in April 2023. Converted, that would currently be about €680 (via 3D Juegos).
The Core i9-13900K is a particularly fast and powerful CPU from Intel. You can find out which one is right for you here with us. However, the user found that his system instead recognizes a Core i7-13700K. The CPU is worth about €200 less, depending on the offer.
Just because i9 is on it, doesn’t mean there’s an i9 inside
What went wrong? On Reddit, Much_Designer_8417 shares several images. It is clearly visible that the casing bears the inscription “i9-13900K.” However, all sorts of tools show the older i7.
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In the comments, users speculate on how this could be possible. The top comment provides a simple explanation: “Guess who just got scammed.” The buyer claims to have bought the CPU new from Amazon (via Reddit).
However, users speculate that it may have been a fraudulent third-party seller on the platform. Others believe that someone could have bought, swapped, and returned the CPU. It wouldn’t be the first time that the return system of Amazon has caused issues.
One user also raises the concern that the poster themselves might be preparing such a scam (via Reddit). In fact, the account of u/Much_Designer_8417 is still quite new. Their version of the story should be taken with caution.
Nonetheless, multiple users in the comments report similar experiences: whether it’s storage media that have significantly less capacity than stated or a 10-year-old processor instead of the $1,200 CPU (via Reddit).
Whether the buyer can still file a complaint about the CPU after nearly six months is uncertain. However, Reddit users recommend that he still try to file a complaint.
Another gamer recently faced a similar situation with a graphics card. However, he did not need six months to notice that something was wrong. The error was already obvious when opening the package: Gamer buys Nvidia graphics card directly on Amazon, receives instead a part worth almost nothing
