Selling a video card on ebay: Safe again?
Selling a video card on ebay: Safe again?
A year and a half ago, selling a video card on eBay was basically the same as paying someone to punch you in the face. It was as likely you'd get an INAD and eat the loss as anything else. So when I had one to sell, I sold it on FB Marketplace, and meeting in person for that much money didn't feel a lot less sketchy but at least it was in public and I could count the money.
Now, I want to replace a Nvidia card with an AMD one and that leaves me selling the Nvidia. It would be extremely convenient to sell it on eBay, but I'm looking for some perspective on whether the buyer protection scams have died down for video cards over there now that the shortage has passed, or if it's still basically a waste of time.
Can't say from a seller's perspective but I was purchased my vid card from eBay so there are legitimate buyers.
Does eBay do more for buyer protection than seller protection?
I’ve been told eBay will always side with the buyer. That said, I’ve sold a lot of stuff on eBay and have never had any issues.
Yes. If you are a buyer and you submit INAD, you can say anything you want and ebay will side with you. 100% of the time. Even if you lie. And if they initially don't, just keep it up and they will. Then, when you "return" the empty box to the seller, there's nothing they can do about it.
There are stories all over ebay about it. And I'm not a big seller btw, I'm just a dude who sells odd stuff to pay for new stuff. When I get screwed, which I occasionally do, it hurts because every time it feels personal unlike if it were my job.
I sold my 1070 on ebay very recently. No problems there and it seems like the price inflation has died for the most part
What did you manage to get for yours? I have a 1070 on my old build, and I've been thinking about breaking it down to sell off.
Nothings changed, it’s still a shit show where buyers have all the protection and small sellers are easily screwed over. That’s not likely to change at eBay.
That sucks.
It does. I haven’t been willing to risk selling any of my gadgets there for years. Who wants to go through the hassle. You might have better luck on a place like https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/ .
I'm on my third repost. I keep having scammers and people that don't pay when they win. Maybe this time my 3090 will sell.
Better they don't pay at all than they do, you ship, they complain, then return you an empty box or a broken card for a full refund.
Oh they pay. Then I have to do a refund and wait for that to go through before I can relist it
Make sure to require immediate payment and do buy it now. Competing sellers will place bad bids on your item and you waste 2 weeks. Other than that and fees its fine.
It's a gamble. It's usually ok but eBay usually sides heavily with the buyer.