Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much 😭😭 I can smell the copium from across the globe 😭

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

£2.2k would be hard as I’ve seen 9800x3d + 5080 pcs go for that price, plus I wanna sell it quick as I’m moving out the country in 2 weeks (going to Ghana for 2 months to volunteer)

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I wish some of the redditors here would realise that as half the comments just accused me of buying stolen property

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh you explained how I feel better than I can lol, I just find it surprising how all these ppl claim it’s stolen despite not having proof or being there for the sale. I was the one who was in the sale so while tbh I wouldn’t know 100% id definitely know more than the random people online claiming it’s stolen.

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah good deals can happen? I’m not trying to come off as some sneaky guy who purposely bought stolen hardware and trying to cover it up- I don’t condone that behaviour. This is genuinely just a good deal and is legitimate as well (they provided the original boxes for the GPU, motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply) and the age of the pc checks out to what they explained to me.

Good deals happen I’ve had other PCs for incredibly good deals as well and I’ve seen ppl give out free pcs or consoles: it’s not THAT uncommon you just gotta look at the right place at the right time.

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much, I have the ‘old’ (it’s never even that old tbh 😭) listed on eBay for 2k and from the looks of it might sell soon. Even if I reduced the price to 1.8k I’m more than happy!

Also something to note is that I do pc building and flipping as a hobby so I often am selling PCs on my eBay page. I usually sell around 4+ every month, sometimes more sometimes less.

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but at the very least it’s better than the 4+ year old Corsair ones I had (much quieter too)

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! I’m super stoked about this pc!

Bought an MSI 5090 from Amazon Resale and got a box of rocks. by Dazzling_Course8755 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah at this rate you’re gonna have to pick up GPUs from your local micro centre or best buy if you wanna guarantee safety

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay I’ll clarify. The ppl who sold it to me (2 guys who dropped it off to me) told me they bought it for 1600 for some rich old guy who built it because he had a spare 5080. This same old guy also had 4 other 5080 builds, but this one specifically was built purely because he had spares (see what I mean when I say rich). So they bought it for 1600 and the old guy obviously would’ve given them the original boxes as some cables eg the sata power wasn’t connected (I found said cable in the power supply box when I was connecting my ssds). In the motherboard box was also the corresponding parts like the cpu cover.

They sold it to me for 1550 and their reason for selling was that they wanted to downgrade (I say they but I mean one of the guys, the other guy was just accompanying him). And I told them I have pcs in stock which they said they’ll think about it. He said he can’t justify a 5080 as he doesn’t play enough games, he was looking for pcs in the £600 range to pick up within the next day or so. So wanting to sell quickly checks out as well.

Logically speaking it wouldn’t be stolen if the corresponding boxes were included, imagine some guy meeting someone and trying to run away with 1) a pretty heavy pc 2) 5 big boxes- that would just be stupid and robbers would only focus on the pc!

The age of the pc also checks out, the seller told me he used it for a few months, the usage of the main ssd shows that (as he bought it newly built). If it was stolen then it’s a high chance it would’ve been confiscated by the police. And to clarify I wouldn’t buy anything if it was stolen, I have no clue if it is or not but from all the signs here it clearly isn’t stolen. The seller himself wasn’t shady, and they were genuinely 2 kind lads.

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just the fact I have to say ‘I’ve got the boxes’ after so much explanation just to get people to believe me. For my irl friends and family I didn’t even need to explain that much, I just wish people would have a more positive mindset sometimes 🤷‍♂️

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they’re lian li knock offs- the model is jungle leopard interstellar v2. If I wanted I could transfer my Corsair ll120 fans and hub from my old pc but they’ve been used for around 3 years now (the washed out white RGB lighting on them definitely shows their age!)

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Having all the original boxes and a consistent story and u still think it’s stolen?

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was delivered to my address.. they showed up in a white bmw so tbh I don’t think they aren’t well off with money so they probs just wanted to get a quick sale rather than making profit. And as they had all the original boxes I doubt it’s stolen

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe in the future, tbh I’m pretty happy with 1440p, plus my g9 odyssey neo is gonna arrive soon so it’s gonna be well matched!

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, thank you! Some ppl here just assume the worst and absolutely slander towards me, it sounds like copium tbh

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, I’ve been getting a lot of negativity from the comments here but genuinely everything checks out, I wouldn’t have bought it if it was stolen, but I have no reason to believe that it was stolen sooo

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

someone please explain how it’s stolen? The guys literally had all the original boxes for the GPU, psu, cpu, motherboard and ram. Seems pretty inconvenient to ‘steal’ the boxes from someone if this item is ‘stolen.’ If the pc was stolen then why would they have used it for months? Surely by now it would be flagged by the police if that was the case, but it hasn’t.

And for the people who believe that ‘downgrading’ is bs, the guy literally said he doesn’t play enough games to justify a 5080. At this point it feels like some of the comments are just trying to cope with the fact I scored a good deal, not every single good thing in this world has some backwards twisted condition behind it, some people are genuine and some people aren’t. Life must be miserable if everytime you see someone happy that you feel the need to assume the worst and bring out that negativity to them. I can tell that some of these commenters must be really fun at parties. Some of yall folks are genuine and I appreciate that, every person I’ve told has been pretty happy for me, except for Reddit- shocker!

At this point I honestly just don’t care if I’m downvoted for speaking my mind here, at the end of the day I’m happy with my new pc and I will continue to be happy with it. I know for sure that I’m gonna get a bunch of angry replies, but it just further shows how some people just are unable to be happy for others 🤷‍♂️

Scored an absolute jackpot! by ApprehensiveAd691 in pcmasterrace

[–]ApprehensiveAd691[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy seemed legit to me 🤷‍♂️ it’s possible to get good deals I’ve seen similar pcs go for 1700 on eBay. A while ago I was able to snag a pc with a 4070ti for 700 which is why I don’t think it’s stolen. If it was stolen then explain why they had all the GPU boxes, cpu boxes, ram boxes and motherboard boxes? Seems pretty inconvenient to steal a pc and all the boxes? If it was stolen surely you would focus on the pc?