Hello,
 
So I came across an eBay listing for a non functional card. The card looks absolutely fine from what I can see from the photos but according to the seller it won't display a signal and the fans don't come on when the PC starts. The card is still under warranty so I asked him why is he selling it and he told me he wants some fast cash. Not sure why he wouldn't just warranty the card then sell it for its price in used condition, but I digress. 
 
So that made me think, wouldn't it be a great way to save money if after buying a dead card and a successful warranty you eventually got a refurbished card for the price of a non functional one? Obviously the risk here is buying a card that is not working because of damage caused by the user and EVGA not accepting the warranty, since the seller could lie and depending on the damage there is no way for you to tell before you buy and no way to get a refund since you are buying something that was advertised as not working. That could be this seller and he's just lying about what happened to it. But if you were able to find a reputable seller and can trust that the reason the card is dead is not his fault, is this a perfectly fine thing to do? Whether the original buyer or the secondhand owner warranties it, it really makes no difference for EVGA, but I just wanted to make sure. Also, wouldn't it be very hard to find a dead card from manufacturer's defect sold online instead of warrantied in the first place? I feel like most of these cases have to be user damage since they can't warranty, and are just lying about it because that would be just throwing away potentially more money. Do you think that assessment is correct? 
 
Thanks! 

In the day and age of cryptocurrency mining it sounds like a total scam to me.  I, myself just went through the RMA process because I had no idea that my card had a lifetime warranty until someone at work told me, it had been sitting on a shelf for almost 3 years.  And I went through the RMA process, which was easy, instead of throwing it away.  Buyer beware.

Most likely it's a scam, def a lot of red flags goin up. The model of the card would help us speculate a little easier of what could have happened to it also. Also the sellers answer of fast cash would make me suspect also. Anyone trying to sell anything for fast cash usually isn't doing anything good.

wmmills
Most likely it's a scam, def a lot of red flags goin up. The model of the card would help us speculate a little easier of what could have happened to it also. Also the sellers answer of fast cash would make me suspect also. Anyone trying to sell anything for fast cash usually isn't doing anything good.

Here's the listing:

goo(.)gl/aqH9ur

Thanks guys, I'll avoid cards in these condition then.

 Card is under warranty, and the person wants fast cash. Hmm. No, I wouldn't buy it. 
 
 

wmmills
Lookin at the pcb fingers, I don't think its a evga pcb even. Doesn't the newer cards, 9 and 10 series, have evga stamped on the pcb on the slot lock?!?

For 10 series gpu's only the 1080 ti kingpin carries the evga stamp right above the golden fingers that plug into the pci-e slot.