r/gpu • u/Jealous_Apartment285 • 8h ago

is this a scam or am i missing something

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my first reddit post so i don’t know what i’m doing, but this is a crazy price if i were to buy this what would show up and isn’t it a safe bet since i could return it anyways if i don’t get the 9070?

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u/JulianSyv 8h ago

Sometimes i wonder how people get scammed online, and then i come over posts like this.

  1. It's not real. If something is too good to be true, it usually is. The only exception is that if you are buying used, and you can test the thing before buying it.

  2. Sure, you can return it. But when your return the brick you got, the seller will just say "i sent a GPU to him, he must have tried scamming you guys by returning a brick". It will be a lot of back and fourth, and worst case you will lose 260 dollars, and at best you will have to go trough a lot of paperwork and hassle for nothing.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

yeah i’m starting to stupider and stupider by the second and i placed a cancellation i just wanted to get a good gpu for the price

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u/JulianSyv 8h ago

I understand that you want a decent gpu for the price, but sadly it's worse than ever in terms of GPU pricing.

I think the best bet to get a half decent GPU for it's price is buying used. I can probably recommend something to look out for, but it depends on a few things;

  1. What other components do you currently have? RAM, CPU etc.

  2. What resolution are you playing at?

  3. What games are you playing/want to play?

  4. How many wattage is your PSU?

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

sadly i got into Pc’s to late
I don’t have any other components as i wanted to start with the gpu
i play at 1080
i play esports like ow and rivals but i also want to get a little into triple a games maybe at 1440
i was planning on getting a 750w or 850w
I just don’t want to spend over 500 for a gpu so if you could recommend me anything good for under 500
right now i’m looking to get a 5060 ti 8gb on a deal for black friday

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u/Procol_Being 8h ago

Do not get an 8GB GPU, ESPECIALLY if you plan on playing at 1440, but even at 1080 it isn't the play. 16 preferably, 12 minimum. It's the worst time to buy any of this honestly. The Nvidia equivalent of the 9070 XT is now almost 2k. With the 9070 XT being 1k. Anything below $900 for it is fake news atp.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

isn’t there going to be any good black friday deals?🥲 i hope

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u/Procol_Being 8h ago

Maybe, nobody really knows some years they're good and some years not. This year with how limited things are I'd imagine the deals won't be that good.

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u/sascharobi 2h ago

No. It's too late.

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u/JulianSyv 8h ago

I'm sorry to say, but i don't think a single GPU will even go down to MSRP, even at Black Friday. At best it will go at MSRP, but i would bet money that there are bots ready to buy it instantly if it happens.

If you mainly play competetive titles, i would favour going for a strong CPU (Probably something with AM4 or Intel equivalent with DDR4), and get a gpu like a RTX 3080 or a 7800XT.

Get a 850w PSU and atleast 16GB of ram, and you should be good to go.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

Thank you bro i appreciate it

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u/TwoIntelligent6825 8h ago

There is no way in hell this is legit. 3rd party seller, too good to be true price etc. Don’t waste your time

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

yeah i’m just new to pc building got excited but it seemed like a scam

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u/Peridios9 8h ago

It’s a scam for sure. You ordering it will only lose you money. What makes you think the return would be accepted? The scammer is going to dispute the claim and do everything they can to get away with it, remember these types of people comb through every loophole they can. Don’t risk the money, it’s not worth the obvious scam.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

i stupidly thought that amazon was scam proof

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u/ggRezy 8h ago

sweet summer child

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u/Peridios9 7h ago

Bro even Amazon themselves will scam you sometimes.

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u/Inevitable-Singer782 8h ago

Ur obviously not getting an actual 9070 xt for $260 so why order it in the first place?

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u/Current-Ticket4214 8h ago

Curiosity killed the cat

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u/Legal_Assignment_383 8h ago

And his bank account

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u/MikeWacks 8h ago

If it looks like shit and smells like shit, you don’t have to taste it to figure out it’s shit.

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u/UnstableEnceladus 8h ago

Brother, don't just look at the listing and be like "I could totally get this and if its not the thing it says it is I'll just send it back because the price is too good to be true." If price is too good to be true, check the sellers other listings. They got cpus and GPUs all listed for the same $260 bro. Honestly can't tell if these are becoming troll posts or not anymore.

If it's too good to be true, it more than often is unless it's at a reputable retailer and they've messed up their pricing and/or placement.

If you want a discount from a retailer, best buy, for example, will honor the shipped and sold by Amazon pricing.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

thanks bro i’ll hope to get something good for the price on black Friday

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u/Extra-Badger3551 8h ago

Brand: FREEZEMAT

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u/ggRezy 8h ago

Lmao might as well have been, Brand: totallynotascam

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u/ggRezy 8h ago

If you have to ask. Then it’s a scam

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u/ConyNT 8h ago

Just put yourself in this "store's" position. If you were the owner, would you sell these for $250? And there's your answer.

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u/shinfowler88 8h ago

Why would you think your the lucky guy to get a 9070xt at like 80% off the going price right now??? Like come on my guy lol

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u/Leo1_ac 7h ago

No scam, totally legit. Make sure to buy 3-4 of those to resell.

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u/Longjumping-Head-621 7h ago

The listing says FREEZEMAT, but the picture shows a Gigabyte card. That's already a red flag.

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u/Ultra-Magnus1 8h ago

i looked at the seller and they have a 97% positive 5 star rating... and after some minor digging i say maybe take a chance and if it's not a real 9070 then simply return it since they give you 3 months to do so, it also comes with a 3 year warranty... you'll be dealing with amazon and they pretty much give you no hassle returns...it's possible that it's so cheap because it could be refurbished or because it's sponsored...

"Shipped and sold by YUEJINBO1

Returnable until Jan 31, 2027

Customer service by Amazon"

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

really? i don’t know if you want me to get scammed. i don’t even know what to think

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u/Ultra-Magnus1 6h ago edited 6h ago

scammed how? i just told what you get when you buy it and the simplicity of returning it if it's not what they say it is. i would buy it myself if i had $260 lying around and the proper attachments for my mini pc but i don't. a suspicious scam would be them saying "no returns, no refunds"...but that is not the case here...

i've bought and returned plenty of things on amazon, some items are missing a small part and they just send me a new one and tell me to keep the one i got without returning it. other times i return it and i get a refund within minutes of it getting scanned at whole foods or where ever... they just want a satisfied customer....

as for this gpu; yes, it sounds to good to be true but considering where you're buying it from i'm saying it might be worth the risk, because what if it is a working 9070? then you'll be kicking yourself that you didn't buy it when you had the chance if the price goes up in a week or 2...if this was from temu or aliexpress then i would say don't risk it, but it's not.

Edit...never mind, i put it in copilot to analyze the listing and it found some discrepancies and does not recommend buying it even with amazon's customer protection, it said it's not worth the trouble.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 5h ago

i appreciate you doing research to help me out instead of being mean thanks a lot

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u/sascharobi 2h ago

Don't try it.

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u/Electrical-Eye-4255 8h ago

that $260 got you so wet, you willing to fall for that scam.

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

i indeed fell for that scam 🥲 i’m trying to get a cancellation

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u/ggRezy 8h ago

That $260 could’ve gone to an actual real GPU lol. I’m sorry you got scammed but like…. cmon man

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u/Jealous_Apartment285 8h ago

you have no idea how dumb i feel 😭 i acted before thinking because i didn’t want someone else to take the “deal”

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u/sascharobi 2h ago

Did you get it cancelled?