Look what some d**k sent us from eBay [UPDATE]

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/17/2020 at 23:02 • Filed to: None

UPDATE: So I installed the card and it seems to work. Waiting for a work unit to get assigned. It may take a week or several, but I aim to do whatever I can to get my money back from this guy.

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And he won’t reply to email. Hopefully Visa will take care of this for me via a dispute.

DISCUSSION (36)

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:11

W ow, yeah. That one’s in rough shape. I’d be scared to even plug it in to see if it works. Way too much corrosion... Any seller that advertised that as anything other than a parts board deserves all the nasty feedba ck you can leave.

AdamB > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:14

Damn, atleast ebay has a money back guarantee I think.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:16

Open a case on Ebay.

Flag it as disputed on PayPal.

Put everything in writing VIA the Ebay Messages System. Include lots of these photos.

boredalways > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:16

WTF am I looking at?

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:24

So I’m guessing you haven’t tried to see if it works.

Jason Spears > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:24

WTH, is that flood damage??

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > boredalways
04/17/2020 at 23:26

This is the GPU equivalent of a “Michigan Rust-Free car” as David Tracy would put it. Basically the seller probably said it is guaranteed to work and is tested and plays all the games yadda yadda, but is clearly showing a lot of dust and gunk build up which means it has sat in a parts bin for a while. It also shows a lot of corrosion so it had liquid damage or condensation on it at one point so it is most likely scrap. It’s a low mieage flood salvage being sold as “grandma’s car - she barely drove it. Needs a few days to work out the hiccups, so don’t worry about it! Just drive it for a bit (hopefully out of the return wind ow)“

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn
04/17/2020 at 23:27

Nope. Won’t even open the case for it.

facw > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:28

See if ebay will help you first before going the credit card dispute (though if ebay drags its heels, go ahead, there is a time limit).

Anyway, yeah that’s not great. I’m willing to buy refurbished electronics from a reputable seller, but I can’t say I really trust private party.

boredalways > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
04/17/2020 at 23:33

OIC. I haven't had to deal with a shitty eBay seller in well over a decade. I hope Rusty gets his money back and the seller is suspended at the very least.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:37

Sorry about that. I still need to square up with you on the other card.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > facw
04/17/2020 at 23:43

This thing is totally unacceptable. I feel hopeful that either eBay or the Visa will take one look at the images and say, “Nope.” The thing is, I ordered it for Ttyymmnn, and had it sent to him, and it wouldn’t fit in his case, so he had to send it to me so that I could test it and I won’t even open my case for it.

JMKarstetter > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/17/2020 at 23:50

If nothing else, you could send it to me and I cant try and clean it and see if it can be revived. That’ s really crap, I would dispute it with eBay for sure.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > JMKarstetter
04/17/2020 at 23:57

We’ll see what happens. I kind of think that once Visa sees those pictures... Also, the guy might like to lose his negative feedback which he could do by initiating a return. If I'm not mistaken...

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:00

Did your brother tell you what the card looked like before he sent it?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
04/18/2020 at 00:06

I had some idea. Ebay dude sent out a complete piece of crap. I’ve got over 1500 transactions on ebay over ten years and this is only the second time I’ve encountered such a wretched seller. Sellers on eBay, in my experience, are concerned with their reputation and feedback. Not this putz.

I ordered a Radeon GTX580 just now, on a suggestion from Manwiththesauce. He showed a graphic from some benchmark that said it outperformed the 1060 by a margin. I just need something that will handle my Photoshop and Illustrator and occasional video editing. And do a bunch of flops for F@h!

jminer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:09

Wow that one is bad - in all my years I’ve never seen a video card in that bad of shape.

Nom De Plume > boredalways
04/18/2020 at 00:09

Crytomining = high probability

Neglect and abuse = absolute certainty

Based off the dust clumping patterns it is highly likely they were a smoker as well.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:11

That’s a bummer. I can’t say that I’ve seen corrosion like than on a consumer computer component before.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jminer
04/18/2020 at 00:20

Li ke it was dipped in salt water. Hopefully, Visa will step in. Ebay is not.

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:21

Fortunately, eBay feedback is really important to sellers, so you can hit this douche where it hurts if he doesn’t make it up to you.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > boredalways
04/18/2020 at 00:22

In my experience, eBay sellers are almost always decent. This guy is an aberration .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove
04/18/2020 at 00:24

I’ve already left a negative feedback. My hope is that if he cancels the transaction by initiating a return, he can remove the negative feedback and that this will motivate him. So far, he has ignored three emails from me. I’m hoping Visa will come through for me in the end. Right now, seems eBay is backing the seller because the seller doesn’t accept returns.

jminer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:26

This always drives me nuts. I’ve sold a lot on ebay the last few years and always try to do well but I’ve had the dispute process side against me a couple times when the buyer damaged something or didn’t understand the listing at all so while it can take a week or so it should side with you.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 00:35

That guy does sound like a putz, roast him.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 08:04

Wow, I’ve never seen one in that rough a shape before....that being said, does it work?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
04/18/2020 at 09:11

I don't want to even mess with it.

Mercedes Streeter > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
04/18/2020 at 09:29

Saddened I had to go this far down to find this comment.

eBay's Buyer Protection is for this exact situation. Open a case, attach a photo, if the condition doesn't match the description or photos, you'll get your money back. Heck, Buyer Protection is so OP some people have used it to scam sellers!

Mercedes Streeter > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 09:32

Invoke eBay’s Buyer Protection. It’s for this exact situation.

Open a case, attach a photo, if the condition doesn’t match the description or photos, you’ll get your money back. Heck, Buyer Protection is so OP (intentionally weighed against sellers) some people have used it to scam sellers!

Doing it through eBay guarantees the scammy seller doesn't keep your money.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Mercedes Streeter
04/18/2020 at 09:34

Completely agree... I’m surprised sometimes by the number of indignant comments, when there’s a clear path forward. I’ve never failed to get my money back in cases like these-- it’s mainly just annoying.

Hey, hope you are doing well out there. We’ve got us some strange times going on, eh?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 10:02

Another reason why I generally avoid eBay as well as prefer to stick with new hardware.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/18/2020 at 10:25

I have essentially zero problem with sellers on Ebay. This guy is an aberration.

Thomas Donohue > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 10:25

Did it look like that in the auction pics , or did they do a swap/switch with pics of another card?

Or, was it a stock/new photo?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Thomas Donohue
04/18/2020 at 10:37

There was one actual picture. I didn’t look that closely, TBH, because in my experience, people on ebay don’t behave like this. Also, there were logistical challenges because I ordered the card for Ttyymmnn, who didn’t realize how bad it was when he received it because this isn’t his wheelhouse. So it’s a FUBAR situation. Hopefully, Visa will help me out.

jimz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/18/2020 at 12:54

thus why I no longer buy stuff like that on eBay.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jimz
04/18/2020 at 14:12

I’ve used ebay over 1500 times and this is a first.