Got a new toy in the mail today to replace my 6850s. Price was unbeatable.

[blastingcap]

I'm keeping this under wraps as much as possible.

Which is why you posted a new thread with photos about it?!

 

[JM Popaleetus]

I thought he was a reviewer. :hmm:

I don't know what he does "in the industry" or how he got it. Like I said, I came into contact through a friend and it was a no-questions purchased with the understanding that it had no warranty.

You made it a point of discussion when you hit "Start new thread", and included a brag price.

Yes. Discuss the card and the amazing price I got. We're not discussing the morality of it, or who the person who sold it to me was.

but next time please don't let us know a price when it is that good.

after reading this thread I do not think I would let everyone know that I got one at a 60 to 70 percent discount

Why? nVidia isn't going to go knocking on my door asking for the card back.

Which is why you posted a new thread with photos about it?!

Are you purposely taking it out of context?

That post was directed to further discussion about the source of the card.

 

[qliveur]

They're just jealous.

Congratulations on a hot deal. :thumbsup:

 

[Fanatical Meat]

good stuff, I'd bet its even a hand picked chip to make sure it supports good oc's for reviewers

 

[3DVagabond]

Nice card. It's probably the best dual gpu card ever made, IMO. Don't be offended though when people call you out on a shady deal.

 

[2is]

I would more say might not want to do this and actually respect the agreement the reviewers make with nvidia, amd, intel, et al.

Things are not ok just because you don't get caught.

You would have turned the deal down? Doubt it.

 

[Ferzerp]

You would have turned the deal down? Doubt it.

Yes, yes I would have. That's like asking if I would turn down buying obviously stolen property just because the price was good. I would hope it wouldn't be a question for most of us, just not in the direction you're assuming.

edit: and if I were lacking in moral compass enough to do this, I certainly wouldn't then brag about it to the internet.

 

[2is]

I believe you. /sarcasm

 

[3DVagabond]

I heard they aren't really 690's. They are leftover 480's that they slapped 690 coolers on and are selling them "as is" to people who think they are too cool to pay retail.

/joking

 

[Ferzerp]

I believe you. /sarcasm

I could make wild claims like I believe you beat small children or murder kittens, but luckily, asinine claims do not affect reality in any way.

 

[3DVagabond]

I believe you. /sarcasm

I'm not saying anything illegal happened here. I'm inclined to believe that it was a legit deal. Even if it was a reviewer, what makes people think they aren't allowed to sell review samples off? JonnyGuru sells their PSU review samples, and talk openly about it.

That being said. If it were an illegal transaction most people would turn it down. If you believe that most people would buy something that was part of an illegal transaction, you are very very wrong. That is just the way people justify their own immoral shortcomings. They tell themselves that they are not bad people because if they didn't do it, someone else would have. Somehow that being honest equates to little more than missing out.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Yes, yes I would have. That's like asking if I would turn down buying obviously stolen property just because the price was good. I would hope it wouldn't be a question for most of us, just not in the direction you're assuming.

edit: and if I were lacking in moral compass enough to do this, I certainly wouldn't then brag about it to the internet.

This is FAR from being stolen. What they don't want to see is these critters on eBay for dumb prices. It tarnishes the brand. If the vendor really wanted it back they would have said send it back.
I'd even bet the CEO of the company would be ok with this transaction.

 

[Ferzerp]

This is FAR from being stolen. What they don't want to see is these critters on eBay for dumb prices. It tarnishes the brand. If the vendor really wanted it back they would have said send it back.
I'd even bet the CEO of the company would be ok with this transaction.

I didn't say it was stolen. However, to me, something blatantly marked not for resale that comes from unknown sources may as well be, because I'm not touching it with a 10' pole if someone offers to sell it to me. That the discount was so steep suggests that the seller knows the transaction is not quite over the table.

 

[JM Popaleetus]

I love how Ferzerp is trying to spin this to make it sound like I'm immoral or knowingly purchased stolen goods. Ferzerp, you ABSOLUTELY would have purchased it too if you knew all the details.

None of you know who sold it to me, or how to transaction went down...nor will you. Everything however was kosher and legal.

 

[2is]

I could make wild claims like I believe you beat small children or murder kittens, but luckily, asinine claims do not affect reality in any way.

You certainly could. But as your claim of not taking the deal, few outside of yourself would believe it. actually I don't even think you believe it.

 

[Ferzerp]

I'm keeping this under wraps as much as possible. I don't know the true source of the card and everything is speculation. Nor is there anything in this thread that could possibly point out who sold it to me.

The card simply says that it's not for resale. The person who sold it to me says he won it. End of discussion, lets move on.

I love how Ferzerp is trying to spin this to make it sound like I'm immoral or knowingly purchased stolen goods. Ferzerp, you ABSOLUTELY would have purchased it too if you knew all the details.

None of you know who sold it to me, or how to transaction went down...nor will you. Everything however was kosher and legal.

Which is it? You don't know where it came from, or you know for sure everything is legit. It cannot be both.

 

[philipma1957]

I love how Ferzerp is trying to spin this to make it sound like I'm immoral or knowingly purchased stolen goods. Ferzerp, you ABSOLUTELY would have purchased it too if you knew all the details.

None of you know who sold it to me, or how to transaction went down...nor will you. Everything however was kosher and legal.

so back to what I said posting about this is actually unfair to anandtech.com .


If a nvidia rep read this and was annoyed product was being sold against its resale policy they could tell anandtech to give them contact info on you or they would never let anandtech do a nvidia review.

Why can they do this because you are bragging you purchased a card marked not for resale. so you are openly admitting to the entire internet via anandtech.com that you violated nvidia rules. Nvidia in turn could say to anandtech why haven't you killed this thread.


Nvidia would be well within its rights to bother anandtech.com for posting this for the world to see.. Personally I like this website and feel you are doing something that could come back to anandtech.com So once again I would not post that I have a source for cards at 60 to 70 percent discount. When they are not allowed to be sold. I certainly would not post it on a site I like and want to keep using.

My agenda is to protect myself and a site I like. I never said that I was looking to protect you from harm or the person that sold it to you.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

(Frezerp) Contrasting it with something that is titled obviously stolen is accusing some theft happened. We can agree to disagree.

 

[blastingcap]

so back to what I said posting about this is actually unfair to anandtech.com .


If a nvidia rep read this and was annoyed product was being sold against its resale policy they could tell anandtech to give them contact info on you or they would never let anandtech do a nvidia review.

Why can they do this because you are bragging you purchased a card marked not for resale. so you are openly admitting to the entire internet via anandtech.com that you violated nvidia rules. Nvidia in turn could say to anandtech why haven't you killed this thread.


Nvidia would be well within its rights to bother anandtech.com for posting this for the world to see.. Personally I like this website and feel you are doing something that could come back to anandtech.com So once again I would not post that I have a source for cards at 60 to 70 percent discount. When they are not allowed to be sold. I certainly would not post it on a site I like and want to keep using.

My agenda is to protect myself and a site I like. I never said that I was looking to protect you from harm or the person that sold it to you.

I don't fully agree with Phil's logic, but I agree this thread is a pointless brag thread about acquiring a card of dubious legality since even OP admitted the card was not for resale.

IMHO, nothing good can come of this thread, and I wouldn't mind if this thread were locked to protect the OP, as well as Anandtech.com.

 

[Ferzerp]

(Frezerp) Contrasting it with something that is titled obviously stolen is accusing some theft happened. We can agree to disagree.

It was a brag thread along with a wink-wink "I don't know where this came from". It was presented as less than legit, and when we protested, suddenly the story became "no, everything is cool with this".

If I post that I purchased a brand new $30k car for $10k from some guy and "I don't know the true source of the [car] and everything is speculation", what is the logical assumption?