eBay gave a full refund and told me to keep the parts when i asked to return it. Pretty good of them tbh, the psu and the cpu cooler is royally fked but surprisingly the gpu(even though the pci slot bent so much it cracked the mb,, cpu itself, and ram are all okay.
Just tested and it looks like I’m on the way to a full build.
Don’t really want to sell the parts incase the longevity of them is affected and someone gets ripped off.
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That’s a pretty decent freebie.
GPU, CPU, ram, NVME, that’s more than halfway to a full build as far as total costs go.
van dammed
Return it right NOW
Inspect everything closely and you might have gotten even more lucky than you think. The MOBO is fucked. PSU is likely not great. but that GPU looks decent
That packaging alone is sketchy AF.
Fucking hell, are people on Ebay hiring chimpanzees to build computers? Is no one testing these things before they ship them?
Just say no to prebuilds! Building a pc is barely harder than playing with Legos.
Test
Just make sure to look closely at GPU PCB for cracks around the slot connector
Are PCI slots through hole mounted to the mobo? If so, you may be able to have a new slot soldered in place and the mobo may have a chance at a second life.
The person is going to file a chargeback claim and then you will be charged for it all. I worked in the claims division at a large bank and you will be charged
Legit sounds like you got scammed.
Buying a prebuilt off ebay?
That’s a paddlin’
A true unicorn story that you came out on top with a full refund and a bunch of free parts to go towards a proper build, but not something I would recommend anybody else try.
exactly why i dont buy prebuilts
Send it back.
Pre-borked
Yeah similar things happen when YouTubers do mystery shopper on these companies.
Dont People know how to ship even pre build take out the gpu and cpu cooler and pack them separate fucwits.
Prebuilt more like prebroken
Never seen a gou with that kind of backplate
Man, same kind of damage a teenage boy does on prom night to a virgin.