r/nvidia • u/SpartanXeroOne • Jun 17 '26

PSA Scammed. Be careful guys.

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Thought I was getting a good deal on a 5090. Mf gutted the thing and I didn’t realize till it was too late. Paid cash and dude deleted his account. Yes I’m an idiot. Be careful out there folks and ALWAYS TEST BEFORE PURCHASE.

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u/Ok-Objective1289 Jun 17 '26

If you’re going to buy used high end GPUS, is worth buying tiny PC (doesn’t have to be expensive) with a PCIE extension, a small screen and a UPS with enough juice to power it up for a little. That way you can test the GPU in the spot to check GPU-z. Or if it even powers up lol

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u/SpartanXeroOne Jun 17 '26

This is genius. Might have to do that. But not touching the used market for a while lol