Would you buy a USED or Refurbished video card?

[bbhaag]

I've purchased 3 used GTX560's from different members here. All over the course of 2 years and all of them are still in use now.
Buying used is a great way to save some money as long as you trust the seller to be honest.

 

[guskline]

I bought 2x Sapphire 290 Tri-X's off ebay, good deals both work fine.

Did the same. Both work fine.

 

[Face2Face]

REFURBISHED: Never

USED: Only from forum members with good reputation or people I know. Maybe Craiglist if I can personnally test the card.

I will second this. The last 3 cards I've purchased, have been from fellow forums member's. No issues at all.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Bought a few used from Frys,well the ones returned and they were good at the location i frequented to check any return items.Not the biggest bargains but still cheap enough.

Always bought new on newegg outside of Frys. Have sold plenty of cards and parts in perfect working order,going as far as bringing my own psu to ensure a working gpu or parts before cash exchanged.The fun of a local sale.

 

[PliotronX]

I had bought my 780 Classified as a refurb, B-stock from eVGA. No complaints here, but I understand YMMV very well.

 

[chetansha]

I have purchased quite a few used gfx cards from ebay.com and they have all served me well.

 

[XavierMace]

The R9 290 I got used had issues from the get-go and died completely a little over a month after receiving it. So, no.

 

[Dribble]

If the deal was good enough obviously I consider it, but most of these cards aren't that much cheaper considering you don't know what you are getting and they normally have minimal to no warranty.

Would stay well clear of anything that looks like it might have been used for mining.