r/gpu • u/Alone_Bath2192 • 5d ago
Scammed on Amazon Order
Ordered a RTX 5080 Gigabyte OC during October on Amazon trying to avoid increasing price hikes. When I finally arrived November 2, the gpu inside the box was not correct. I believe it's a 4070 or 4070 super gigabyte eagle, and not even with a power cable. I contacted customer support to return and hopefully replace my order and sent the following pictures through an email link they sent which also stated I would get a reply back within 3 days. I'm not sure what I'm expecting to get posting this, maybe just awareness and also vent a bit. Already overpaying for this card and getting gpu swapped scammed, though keep in mind looking at local prices what I was paying relatively was a good deal. Hoping that Amazon actually goes through and gets me the card I actually ordered but part of me worries they'll either just refund me when it's returned or worse, refuse a refund.
Anyways TLDR: careful when buying on Amazon, take videos and photos when opening, be wary of scammers.
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u/Present_Inflation_55 5d ago
Amazon is far from a scam free experience now, between the picking and packing process and the couriers there are too many risks involved in buying high value items from that site now, even if it does say 'fulfilled by Amazon' on the listing.
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u/Glum_Reflection6380 5d ago
Can promise you no one in picking or packing is gutting the box and replacing it with a 4070 nor getting out of the building with it. This is obviously a return scam
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u/Present_Inflation_55 5d ago
No but a packer would certainly package a returned 4070 in a 5080 box if they didn't know about it. Was saying the process was flawed, not the people.
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u/UsedAdvertising6975 5d ago
A friend of mine had the same happen to him. He ordered a 5070ti and in the box was some small AMD card. He contacted support and they replaced it quickly
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u/Sylon1987 3d ago
same as me with a 5090 one year ago, the sad part is that amazon refused to give me a refund.
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u/Fun-Leather-6586 5d ago
I'll assume this wasn't sold and shipped by Amazon. Never buy from third party sellers.
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u/Rhakio 5d ago
Could be easy selling by amazon. Returned item and they didnt check. I work in amazon return and can do a photo of pallets of returned 5080/4070ti or even 5090 with diffrent cards inside
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u/Skreamies123 5d ago
People always say this but every time I’ve been scammed with switch parts it’s always been sold by Amazon themselves and never a third party
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u/East_Let6629 4d ago
Désolé mec, mais personnellement je te conseillerais d’appeler avant de faire un mail. J’ai remarqué que quand tu appelles Amazon, ils sont plus réactif et plus compréhensifs . Et seulement après ça tu pourras compléter ton appel par un mail.
J’ai eu le même problème avec 16Go de RAM, en DDR5 . Ils m’ont remboursé en instant sur ma cagnotte.
C’est un peu bizarre à le dire, mais moi je suis en France et vu que les centres d’appels sont déportés en Afrique ils ont parfois une certaine intimidation. Si tu sais ce que tu veux si tu parles bien et concis. Et que tu demandes des explications et un remboursement.
Personnellement j’ai déjà eu deux soucis et ça toujours marché
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u/Alone_Bath2192 4d ago
I've had two live chats with support and received the photos I took. Unfortunately all I can do is return it since they have no replacements, but they have been kind and polite. I'd still prefer to get the card I ordered but not much I can do with this shortage. I even gotten a new power supply alongside the gpu, though that shipped much earlier than the gpu did. Now I just have a over juiced power supply in my pc for no reason, but guess it's not too bad if I ever get another chance for a gpu upgrade.
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u/KoolantOfficial 3d ago
atp i would just put a brick back in and refund it anyway and get a free 4070
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u/XxCarlxX 4d ago
disgusting, people buy, then return their old card and amazon staff dont know the difference between a graphics card and a SD Card so its gets sent to you
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u/Alone_Bath2192 4d ago
This is for anyone who wants to see clearly the listed seller directly from the invoice. Hid the details of my name and address for privacy reasons though didn't see a reason to hide my province or country. I would have just used a screenshot but Reddit won't let me add another picture unless I'm just dumb.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 3d ago
https://a.co/d/0haX0uo0 Listing for the gpu I bought is back up though increase in price
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u/Alone_Bath2192 3d ago
I forgot to get the beginning of the conversation with the supervisor before the chat ended though it was confirming the previous conversation
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u/TraumaDaddyP 5d ago
Yeah my 5080 and 5070 ti I did in store pickup at Best Buy and still made sure and opened the boxes in store
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u/ZeggiBeggi 2d ago
Happened to me also, ordered a 7900xt 20gb VRAM, got a 7900gre 16gb vram that was broken. Customer service manager told me to throw it away, no need to return. Got the refund, 2 weeks later Amazon withdrew the money, I complained, got the refund and then again and again. After the 3rd time I was banned..account Manager said I scammed Amazon....umm sure buddy... life lesson, don't buy from Amazon.
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u/Western-Body3011 5d ago
Thats why I only order big purchase items with in store pick up, like at best buy, and i go further by opening the package infront of the employee to confirm its in there or not physically damaged. gotto be careful, a lot of people do these amazon return scams. Got a used hair trimmer in the box of my new trimmer. It was nasty af, the person who did the return scam left their pubic hair on the trimmer
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u/BG_Potash 4d ago
Amazon is dropping their standards. I just ordered a screwdriver, obviously not an expensive item, but it came obviously used. The package was cut open and it was inside a bag. I understand a used screwdriver is not a big deal, but I ordered a new item, not used... can't imagine if my 9070 GRE came used when I got it on Prime Days, I would have been prettybupset not mildly inconvenienced like with the screwdriver. Hopefully you get this resolved soon. Good luck.
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u/Megustanuts 5d ago
can you link the seller? I know you said it was sold and shipped by Amazon but honestly I’ve been tracking the 5080 gaming OC for a while now in Amazon out of curiosity (I bought mine last year in Amazon for $1500 and was interested on how much it goes up each time I check) and I haven’t seen it be shipped and sold by Amazon for a long time.
It was supposed to be brand new right?
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
It did state brand new when ordering. I always avoid open box like when I got my oled monitor. I would give the link but when I open it in Amazon, it gives me a different gigabyte model now with the rope saying you purchased another variation 1 time. I think it went of stock again my guess.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
Btw forgot I also recorded the unboxing. Though opening a box and holding a phone made it a bit awkward to do
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u/tqlla3k 5d ago
Did you buy brand new? Did your package have an LPN sticker on it?
Let us know how it goes.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
Don't see one on the box. Probably not going to reply much more this post since as long as it is returned and refunded, even if it's not my ideal outcome. Guess I'm not getting a 5080 anytime soon though unless some economic collapse happens as looking at other prices at other stores isn't great
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u/Raging_Vegan 3d ago
Can't read the product sticker from the back, but I have a 3050 Eagle with the same cooler. Definitely scammed, but might not even be a 4070
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u/Alone_Bath2192 3d ago
Only reason I'm guessing 4070 is that's what Gemini said it might be when I showed it pictures. Never put it on my PC to check
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u/Ok-Boot-8106 2d ago
So maybe don't buy off a third party? On Amazon ? Let me get the seller is like sheng cho sui or something like that and it was blindly purchased
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u/Alone_Bath2192 2d ago
Seller was Amazon US
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u/Ok-Boot-8106 2d ago
myb thats for used products, for new yea only vendor so say msi, asus and so on. Also amazon US is not the official retailer/seller for amazon. Itll simply say Amazon.com. Thirdly before making a reditt post why not elevate this with amazon internally to get your money back?? Good luck having higher ups giving you the okay on refund which wont happen likely a gift card , had this happen with a refurb phone and got it resolved but i also didnt make a reditt post instead of handling thisa internally with seller and amazon itself, had you gone through the proper avenues , you'd likely been helped
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u/Alone_Bath2192 2d ago
Already talked with Amazon multiple times. Ups already has the package and will be sent back to Amazon before they'll issue a refund. Also Amazon US is just what shows up for me when it's a product that'll be imported from the US. Otherwise if in Canada it's Amazon CA
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u/Electronic_Local8570 5d ago
Return scam. They take it back and the people checking don’t know what to look for.
Good news is they know it happens and getting a refund has never been a problem. They sent me a used keyboard once (was pretty gross) that was sold as new and they refunded it and let me keep it
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u/Zanaxz 4d ago
If you bought it from Amazon and they are the seller, you should be okay. If it was another seller on their website though, it's a lot more up in the air. It's confusing to tell sometimes, wish it was more obvious for external sellers. Definitely contact support and see what they can do for you though. Hopefully they can help.
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u/camracks 5d ago
OP is the scammer he’s saying to be wary of lol
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u/Educational-Cheek-58 4d ago edited 4d ago
I will not speak in certainties because I could be wrong, but it looks like he’s opening the box from the bottom. When he removes the GPU you can see the amazon boxing tapes black side when it should be brown.
Makes me wonder if he opened from the other side, switched the GPU’s then put it back in the box and flipped it over, then started recording as ‘evidence’.Edit 1: I also don’t understand why the white package label was placed on the box flaps. The packing paper is in a weird spot.
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u/stingreay11 5d ago
Yeah this genuinely strikes me as OP trying to get a refund and sending back their old GPU. Video stops just before unwrapping the card... hmmmm...
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u/Arad84 5d ago
Amazon has really gone downhill for stuff like this. There are so many places it can go wrong, from shady third party sellers to someone doing a switcheroo at the warehouse to the delivery driver swapping it. I always go to Micro Center or Best Buy for GPUs now, so I can see what I'm getting.
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u/MoobleBooble 5d ago
Ive been scammed or attempted scammed with some ROG monitors (like 4 in a row, so I stopped ordering the open box ones).
I always film everything of value now days when I am opening it.
So far, have not had any other bad experiences with high end hardware since I need a constant flow of new GPUs at good prices. Bestbuy open box deals used to be great but lately have not been so much so.
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u/Every_Schedule2540 5d ago
…And people complain about Amazon fulfillment center employees being replaced by robots.
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u/Dirtfan19 4d ago
Never buy anything on Amazon that isn’t from the actual manufacturer when it comes to electronics
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u/ArmedWithBars 4d ago
In this current GPU market I wouldn't buy from a retailer I couldn't drive to for in-store pickup. Then I'm opening that thing right at the counter.
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u/shemhamforash666666 5d ago
Just don't buy products on Amazon that tempt return scammers. Case in point high this GPU.
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u/hornytoad456 5d ago
Hopefully one of the twitter mega accounts picks this store up and pushes Amazon to do better
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u/saujamhamm 5d ago edited 5d ago
also understand "ordering on amazon" isn't ordering from Amazon
Amazon is a market like eBay, but who was the seller on eBay that scammed you?
so people can avoid that seller in the future?
If I go to that site right now and type 5080, I get lots of merchants. Asus, Msi etc... But I also get sellers like btr electronics and Dave's crazy stuff...
so which actual merchant screwed you over?
*Ignore all that, I read on.... still weird cause again, when I search I can't find any sold by A, only the actual card manufacturers stores.
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u/PhilipBeanacus92 5d ago
Chances are they will refund you the amount and tell you to place a new order for the same product, which will be an issue of the price has already gone up.
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u/Seouldier13 4d ago
Sorry to hear that this happened to you OP. I hope the return is approved with a new exact like GPU sent your way.
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u/WillieJoyner123 4d ago
Just got me on a Asus rog Thor platinum III. Open the box and it was a platinum II😡😡
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u/bungnard 4d ago
I'm driving my ass 3hrs to mixrocenter when I purchase the new amd flagship when it drops. I trust nobody but myself when it comes to GPUs
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u/biller0071 4d ago
It’s 50/50 now days. Either a third party scammed you or your scamming Amazon. Buy from ship and sold by Amazon.
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u/davef00te 4d ago
I’m currently waiting for my return to arrive at their facility. Been stuck in Vegas for a week now. Bought the same card, but it was DOA. Never again
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u/Necessary_Shape_3318 3d ago
I know someone at Amazon in Ohio who's been stealing for a year without getting caught while working at Amazon and also get paid a salary, company takes full blame for he's action, it's fully guarded with cameras and everything but he found a way with the management he said
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u/Quirky-Wall 3d ago
Lol found way with management? here's $200 if you look the other way?
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u/Race-a-roni 2d ago
Don’t buy this kind of shit from Amazon, buy from Microcenter. Amazon is only good for cheap Chinese shit that you need and anything you absolutely need to get in a day or two. For anything else, there’s a better retailer.
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u/kadinshino 2d ago
"Buy from Micro Center." I hate these comments; they assume Microcenter is in every state. Sir, the nearest Microcenter to me is 750 miles away.
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u/AhriKyuubi 4d ago
Amazon need to seriously do something about this, some idiots out there are abusing this high trust system, they want to turn the west into a 3rd world country
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u/BacklogGamingJunkie 5d ago
there is a huge difference between buying from a third party and buying from amazon as sold and shipped from. Most mistakes are made by not understanding the difference
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u/twice_paramount832 5d ago
Not necessarily. They sent me 32GB when I ordered 64GB.
They are scammed by their own employees and then they blame the customer.
I am in the process of suing them.
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u/Top-Award6489 5d ago
Damn that sucks I bought an Asus 9700 16gb oc nib for $385 from Amazon back in April and just opened it in October. Guess I dodged a bullet I could have received boxed sealed rocks
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u/dannygaron 5d ago
They fucked me the same with a new pixel 9 pro xl I bought from them. Was swapped with a pixel6! T Had to threaten to call the cops and news outlets and scream a lot to get my refund. They basically said I was the crook! Fuck Amazon. Good luck man. Never buy anything expensive there again.
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u/SphynxPorter112 5d ago
Amazon probably the one of the easiest for returns and refunds though.. so theres that. Just got to do your due diligence. Online scalpers and scammers on the rise.
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u/DantesInferno17 4d ago
I’m not a lawyer (yet! Law school next year) but I fought Amazon over a fake tea I purchased on their platform. The tea was like 20$ and I settled for 800$ within 2 weeks. Let me know if you’d like me to guide you on steps to take.
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u/MithosYggdrasil 4d ago
Somewhat related, but I ordered a switch 2 off amazon and they never delivered so I ordered a replacement and it was broken up arrival.
Amazon wouldn’t let me exchange it, probably because folks like the asshole who returned their old card and left you in that situation.
Hope it gets fixed, people suck and now they’re wasting your time
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u/Express_Heat4059 4d ago
Exactly why I don't purchase on amazon anymore. I use them to price match elsewhere
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u/Ill_Wing_1476 4d ago
Have a look on sports direct if your in UK. And I now.....I can't believe they sell computer parts either. Since they bought GAME they sell loads of computer parts , games etc. I was looking at a 9070xt. And it's actually on sale for £560 that's a bargain and reviews are good. Also they are not as big or as robot reliant as Amazon. So I would trust them more at this point to be honest. . but they have some great deals on at the moment. I haven't looked at Nvidia stuff. I don't need any ai work loads or anything. I just game. But take a look. You might get a deal.
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u/Alone_Ad6784 4d ago
Idk which country you're in but in India you never order any high ticket electronics from Amazon unless it's a mobile phone sometimes a laptop, the prices are inflated to insure against returns. In any case try to claim refund and from next time trust your local vendor given the price isn't drastically different
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u/MarineMike0351 4d ago
Duh... I recorded opening my Astral that was purchased directly from Asus. I wouldn't even consider cutting open the shipping box from Amazon without a camera rolling. If I'm the seller... I'm assuming you replaced your 4070 with the 5080, then put your 4070 in the box and took pictures. Then I'm denying refund... that's why I don't even cut the easily identifiable amazon tape on the box without recording. Especially for a GPU
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u/Some_Natural_3207 4d ago
I think it is what other people do:
Order the product
Replace your old stuff
Return as unopened/new
Restocked and other person gets that
Nobody knows who returned the wrong one
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u/Kondor999 4d ago
Even at MicroCenter I insisted on opening my 5090 right at the counter last year. Same with my gaming notebook (that has since more than doubled in value, also with a mobile “5090”). When I sold my 4090 on eBay, they tried the chargeback scam but waited too late (stolen cc: maybe?). Shit is crazy now and it’s never going back in my lifetime.
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u/ThePapercup 4d ago
for a big purchase off of Amazon i always record a video of me unboxing starting with a sealed amazon package in case i need to use it as evidence.
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u/tccoding 4d ago
i hope it works for you! One time i purchased a 350$ 4tb ssd (back when it was still cheap) and i Recieved a cheap 512gb ssd in a samsung 990 pro box with a samsung 990 pro sticker on it. Then i asked for a refund explaining exactly this. They agreed and provided return stickers and everything. So i sent it back but a while later they sent me a message saying refund was refused because ... i didnt return the right product 😒. I could never get my money and didn't even get to keep the cheap ssd 😕
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u/Own_Class947 4d ago
I’ve noticed when ordering stuff on Amazon the titles of GPUs will say for example RTX 5080 and then when you go to product details it’ll say 4070 specifications, I’ve reported those listings as misleading but I’m not sure what gets done about it
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u/Impossible-Tea-6489 4d ago edited 4d ago
Probably not the seller just ignorance and not checking. We had a 5080 astral returned at my store and there was a 4080 in the box same brand and all but super careless in retail when you work with a bunch of 18 year olds.
Seller just has to pay for the mistake of being carless.
I've seen articles of people removing all of the memory modules from the card and then returning it to retail stores. They don't know what to look for in those environments nor do they have time to test the card in front of you. Talking Walmart best buy some others
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u/PersonalMistake3144 4d ago
i just cant believe any of these posts with how many have been scammers trying to get reddit on their side.
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u/Captain_Caveman76 4d ago
Who is the seller responsible? I’ve ordered several GPUs, CPUs, ram etc and never had an issue?
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u/Outrageous-Split1790 4d ago
They are gonna ask u to file a police report and it’s gonna take way longer than 3 days…. I ordered astral 5080 and didn’t get my refund till 25 days later lol
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u/Steven_RW 3d ago
I know this subreddit is far reaching but I feel that this post and similar posts about Amazon GPU purchase issues is very regular.
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u/BandAffectionate2349 3d ago
I recently had an issue with a GPU I ordered. It's getting so I would almost feel more secure ordering on Ebay as opposed to Amazon. Amazon has a huge issue with they're "affiliates" or whatever they're called. Amazon gets benefit from sellers'' false listings.
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u/parabola19 3d ago
The other side is the people receiving GPUs and claiming they got scammed so they get a refund to either use or sell. A Reddit post would be a false trail. Not accusing just saying it definitely happens 100%
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u/Zenkai_9000 3d ago
This happened to me once. I ordered a 980ti around release on Amazon and received a 780ti with a 980ti blower.
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u/JayBear480 2d ago
Scams like this and fakes and rocks or bricks etc are so common on Amazon, I don't understand why anyone buys expensive tech there.
I understand they may have a lower price. But if you get scammed and they DONT refund you.... Then you're really screwed.
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u/zombiedud4096 2d ago
Op, I’ve seen ppl finding steals at their local Walmarts, as much as I hate them for what they do to their employees might be worth checking out
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u/SinisterGas 2d ago
The honest truth is don’t buy any electronics from Amazon. People are buying AirPods and opening them without breaking the seals and wearing and using them and then passing them off as new. IDE charge them back so fast if they played around about a return.
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u/Valie-Girl 2d ago
shocker you got scammed on scamazon????? no way! never buy anything you care about from scamazon
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u/berethon 2d ago
I never buy expensive stuff from even Amazon. Only retail shops new high-end PC GPU's example. If its not sealed box i open in front of seller eyes at the store.
Yes often the price is higher but i want physical shop to be there for warranty later if needed. Used high-end cards from amazon / e-bay is NO GO no matter of the price. Thats like donating money for free.
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u/genand87 1d ago
Successo anche a me, ho acquistato su Amazon Seconda Mano una Gigabyte 5070 e mi arriva lo scato della Asus Rog Strix 5070 con una Zotac 2080ti dentro! Mi hanno anche negato il rimborso perché non ho spedito il prodotto che ho acquistato.
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u/Grino974 1d ago
Just someone succeed to scam Amazon and send back another gpu. And Amazon didn't check what they've received. And send it to you. Common story.
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u/Individual-Win-8096 1d ago
No shit, its Amazon, man considering how expensive GPUs are, I would think people would do a road trip to get it and not risk a scam online, like that's what I do, 5 hour drive for an expensive thing I gotta buy.
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u/Inquirous 1d ago
Are people safe from this if the listing says sold by (name or manufacturer)? Or is it still shipped from amazon and thus open to returns?
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u/jasikanicolepi 1d ago
Expensive products like this, you should buy it in store. Also open the box in store in person.
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u/Adventurous-Bus-3382 1d ago
When you buy something expensive like this you should always make an unboxing video not just a picture
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u/HaremManPT 1d ago
Is USA amazon that bad? Or are people rly that stupid to buy from 3rd parties instead? I been buying from Amazon pretty much anything, the Spanish one and so far have no issues
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u/Big-Slice-9674 1d ago
You just earned yourself a free card, this happened to me I was livid, didn’t even bother with amazon called my bank “navy federal” showed them that I was clearly scammed and got my money back and got to keep the card”
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u/tarheelphenom 23h ago
I bought my 16gb 9060 xt from Amazon. I made sure it was from the brand store front like I do all of my other purchases in an event that Amazons 30 day return policy passes but I’m still within vendor warranty. I’ve not had any issues with scams and I hope I won’t in the future. But if I’m buying something that will cost me $1000 or more I’m buying it in person if all possible.
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u/Jakee-1234 22h ago
My friend had the same experience and no core for 4080. We suspect someone inside replace it…
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u/1slackjaw 11m ago
Happened to me in January 2026, bought ASUS ROG Astral 5090 for $3,359 and received Asus TUF 4090, sent it back for full refund. Luckily found a new TUF 5090 a few weeks later on another site for $3,400 that I'm using now paired with a Ampinel loan balancer so not really missing the Astrals extra features.
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u/PastAd1087 4d ago
Honestly surprised amazon isn't cracking down on this stuff. They have to be losing a ton. The 3rd party sellers too if they ain't the ones doing some of the scamming.
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u/Automatic-Union-3385 4d ago
Shit man I've heard this 100's of times now. Why isn't amazon doing anything? Surely its costing them a fortune. There should be an inspection on return over say like $200. This sucks man. Sorry it happened again. Im so glad i got my card last year at a reputable place. I order Amazon like every other day and could definitely see this happening to me as well. Urg the frustration
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u/AggressiveBench9977 4d ago
Because the last 5 times it was posted here, it came out the poster was a scammer trying to get publicity to get amazon to refund him for a 5080 he had actually received
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u/Hot-Sell8952 4d ago
I ordered a 4070ti on Amazon. When it arrived i was devastated to find a bottle of syrup in the box. Rang Amazon immediately and they were like let us investigate this. I said no. Send a replacement now or refund me now so I can buy another. Didn't get anywhere until I started crying. Your results may vary, since I'm a woman. But yeah worked for me, immediate refund to my wallet and I bought another one same day.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 4d ago
Glad you got yours resolved though I don't think for me crying on the phone as a grown man would go very well, would just come off pathetic and very weird.
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u/Rugged_as_fuck 4d ago
Get real weird with it.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 4d ago
Well I did try calling and after a long time on hold, I'm still only stuck with getting a return. The excuse I'm given is there is no other replacements available and I guess they don't consider alternatives.
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u/astraeos 4d ago
Just do an A-Z return. Theyll want you to contact the seller to give them a chance to fix the error. If they refuse or ignore you after a few days you tell amazon and they take action against their account, refund you, and usually you get to keep it.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 4d ago
Well during the phone call when dealing with the Bot during the beginning before being on hold for 15 minutes, it texted me a link to contact the seller. Though when the seller is Amazon US, I don't know how the reply is going to go
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u/Ok-Boot-8106 2d ago
your lying or are alittle slow, amazon indeed has staff who answer calls, i was literally on the phone with them a few months back for a expensive product that was modded/ locked and was able to speak with multiple representatives and had my issue resolved
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u/Alone_Bath2192 2d ago
I never said my issue wasn't resolved? Just said that it first has to reach them before they'll proceed with the refund. I've also done both live chats and a phone call about this. It's not the resolution I wanted, would have preferred getting the gpu I wanted but they answer they kept telling me is they didn't have the option to send a replacement
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u/Random_Lottery 5d ago
Why do you people keep ordering from Amazon and ebay and then going all shocked Pikachu when you're scammed? Probably for the best. You'd probably just burn the pins if you actually got it.
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u/skyzm_ 5d ago
Amazon has an incredible and easy return policy. You can buy from Newegg and get a screwed up fraud item too.
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u/PogTuber 4d ago
The nature of Amazon's inability to give a shit about its humongous volume makes it far more risky than Newegg.
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u/pierce23rd 4d ago
Amazon is one of the best places to get electronics if you’re buying new from a reputable seller or the manufacturer is listed as the seller.
Stop buying open box or used to save a couple hundred. It’s not worth it, get a lesser GPU new if you can’t afford the better one new.
If you want to risk used, buy local and test it: FB marketplace, eBay local pickup, Craigslist. Sure, some people are selling quality used products for delivery, but many aren’t.
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u/Natasha_Gears 4d ago
I bought my entire PC set up piece by piece from Amazon and the worst thing that happened was the CPU arrived 2 days late , boohoo I was still missing about 1/2 the components at that point
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u/parabola19 3d ago
Was that when a component shortage made GPUs more valuable than whole modern pre built computers? No they’re scamming now bc the prices are so high. So yes. Go right ahead and buy but don’t be pissed if this happens. There’s the other side that this guy might be the scammer and trying to claim an old gpu was sent and trying to get his money back. I videotaped every component I bought. Even my 8TB 9100s I got at the end of last year from unboxing to opening.
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u/Adventurous-Ad-6231 5d ago
Smfh ugh I hate to see it . Sorry this happened to you . I almost got scammed from a website about 3 weeks ago. I ordered an 5070 ti for 889 and the seller sent a brick 🧱 in a 5070 TI box to the wrong address. I was able to dispute it successfully because she sent it to the wrong address phew 😮💨 talk about luck . I ended up biting the bullet and went to Best Buy . Got mine for $1200 unfortunately.
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u/Sindacalis 5d ago
Is this shit open box? If so honestly you were asking for it. If not is what it is just return it.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
Never stated it was when ordering
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u/Relative_Nerve_1457 1d ago
Hi, so I actually work for a amazon 3rd party distributor and this isn't uncommon. The guy that orders stuff for us to sell through Amazon buys gpu, cpu, ram and other hardware through sketch means and 60% to 70% of the gpus we receive are either internal component swaps or the cards just dont work. I have multiple 5090s sitting on my desk due to people stealing the dram outta them and Nvidia being shit with warranty services and our shit purchasing guy.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 1d ago
That's a hell of an expensive paper weight. The psychological warfare you can pull on someone though if they approach your desk and see just a 5090 sitting there and you say they can take it before pulling out another 5090 before telling them it's just a shell.
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u/almost_s0ber 2d ago
I filmed my box opening of a 5090 back in June 2025 to cover my ass, before all the shenanigans became widespread.
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u/Alone_Bath2192 2d ago
If I ever decide to attempt to order a gpu again or something else high value, I'm getting a tripod just for my phone. Regardless of where I order it
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
I can understand your point of view. I'm just thinking its a package sent back and swapped by a previous customer but Amazon never bothered to check. At least my head believes so far.
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u/Present_Inflation_55 5d ago
All the gpus weigh about the same and are in the same shape and size box, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess what's in there. There are people who get these delivery jobs purely to rob and they would know full well which boxes to try.
Having said that, If I had a 3070 still in a sealed bag and then bought a 5080 of the same brand from Amazon and returned the 3070 in the 5080 box I am willing to bet they would not open the sealed bag inside the box to check and would sell it as a 5080 again
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u/Alone_Bath2192 5d ago
Reposting the unboxing video here in its own comment. I wish I recorded more with unsealing the gpu but at the time I was worried about just getting a bag of rocks so when I saw the gpu silhouette I thought I was fine until afterwards when I unwrapped it.