Thinking of buying a used GeForce RTX 4090? That might actually be a terrible idea, warns “Mr. Hong,” a resident of Hong Kong who recently wrote to HKEPC this week to complain about how he recently paid $13,000 HKD for a second-hand version of NVIDIA’s flagship gaming graphics card, but, upon noticing that something was off, realized that it was missing some important parts—namely, a GPU and “part of the VRAM.”
Highlights:
- Undisclosed MSI model, originally listed on Carousell, a shopping site in Hong Kong
- Hong met up with the buyer on January 4 near Nanchang Station, receiving what appeared to be a normal GeForce RTX 4090
- Card ended up being “unresponsive,” leading to a closer inspection that revealed the lack of a GPU and a portion of the original VRAM
- Police were contacted, but they were of little help, refusing to accept the case
- Hong advises caution when buying second-hand cards on Carousell, “so as not to be a fool”
Original coverage (machine translated):
There are really endless scammers. An HKEPC reader, Mr. Hong, reported to the editor that he was defrauded out of HK$13,000 when he bought a second-hand RTX 4090 at Carousell. Although he called the police, the case was not accepted. The victim hopes Tell everyone about your experience to prevent more people from falling victim to it.
Source: HKEPC