New buyer purchased $12,000 in the past month
Summary: pricepointdealss is concerned about a new buyer who has purchased $12,000 worth of graphics cards in under a month, and fears potential fraud through chargebacks or false claims. midwestpremiumsupply suggests investigating the buyer further and taking precautionary steps, such as documenting the items meticulously. They note the buyer's change of address from a PO box to a house as suspicious. Other participants share mixed responses, with some downplaying risks and others highlighting the dangers of selling expensive items online without protection against scams.
I'm wondering if I should ship an expansive graphics card to this buyer. Their acount was created in May of this this year, and they have 74 reviews. On August 6th they purchased a $2,400 RTX 4090 graphics card, on September 2nd they purchased a $4,800 RTX 5090 graphics card, and just today they purchased a $5,200 RTX 5090 graphics card. For all these items, the buyer purchased within 1 or 2 days of listing. It hasn't even been a month yet since the first graphics card was delivered, so they are all still covered by the 30-day gurantee. I'm a bit worried they might open a false INAD with these items or do a chargeback. Sometimes I sell expensive items to brand new buyers with 0 reviews, and I have no issues. But I have never had a new buyer purchase so many expensive items in so little time. What would you do in this situation?
mykhailo_hut
·Sep 17, 2026 at 8:08 PMWith $12,000 across three orders, I understand why you’re thinking about evidence before anything happens. Does eBay give you any clear checklist of what you should preserve now in case one of these turns into a payment dispute?
inhawaii
·1 month agoJust a reminder...
Anyone can rip you off simply by making a false claim and there is no way to protect yourself.
Any buyer can make a false claim and get their money back AND get to keep the item.
Please keep that in mind when selling expensive items.
There is an old saying amongst ebay sellers...
"Don't sell anything that you can't afford to lose."
bennotbill
·1 month ago"What would you do in this situation?"
Personally with that amount of money at stake, I would take a stiff drink and keep my fingers crossed.
It may not help but there's not much else you can do.
inhawaii
·1 month agoWhat it your preferred drink of choice?
bennotbill
·1 month agoOn a hot summers day a nice cold cider hits the spot.
midwestpremiumsupply
·1 month agoIts not unrealistic that they are buying them for legitimate purposes. AI requires massive gpu power, if they are making money off it they will scale up quickly. That being said, i have also seen cases where people will but them, unsolder the chips and or vram and then return them. It wouldnt hurt to at least snoop a little, try and look them up on facebook/linkedin/x ect. Do a google search to see if there name cones up on a fraud list, google map their address and see if its actually a home or business not just a drop address.
And you absolutely must, MUST test it before, take tons of pics, video, serial numbers, maybe even come up with a tamper evident seal of sorts, that they wouldn't notice, like make sure all screws are facing exactly the same direction, so if they do end up returning it you will be able to prove they opened it, and retest it of course.
Also, have they left feedback for the ones they have bought yet?
pricepointdealss
OP1 month agoI checked their adress and it's to a UPS PO box in New Hampshire. I told them it will be shipped using certified mail, so they must provide a legal adress and legal ID. Otherwise they must cancel the order and then they can repurchase. Then they requested a cancelation, repurchased, and now the adress is to a house Newark, Denver with a different name on the shipping details. It feels like a scam, but at the same time, wouldn't this be a lot more work than just scamming someone else? They are only buying graphics cards. I checked to see if they left any reviews and they have not.
midwestpremiumsupply
·1 month ago · Editedyea that is definetely shady, first a po box in new Hampshire now a house in Colorado? that's enough red flags for me to say no. there are plenty of legitimate buyers with far less risk. no feedback left either is red flag, like they are planning on returning them. have you seen the reports about people buying graphics cards on amazon and then getting a box with a brick in it, returned by a previous buyer....of course its possible that they are just saying that to get a refund, who knows anymore. it sucks not being able to trust anyone. i remember when tracking used to be an optional add on, and rarely used... https://www.techradar.com/computing/rtx-5080-buyer-receives-a-brick-from-amazon-instead-of-their-graphics-card-heres-how-to-avoid-commingling-scams
grann-4629
·1 month agoGood idea, but with today's technology and picture editing software, a photograph proves nothing.
dbmm-media
·1 month agoship it