Most buyers assume that making a purchase directly from amazon minimizes the chances of problems. However, this was not the case for a player from Romaniawho ordered a high-end processor from Amazon.de(Amazon in Germany) by $350 dollars, a lower price compared to their country, and ended up being cheated.
The user “Chiridionen” posted the event on Reddit, explaining that, with his experience in hardware, recognized immediately that the product received It was not the original. Instead of the expected Ryzen 7 7800X3Dfound a cheap copy.
The first thing he noticed was that the box came apparently sealed, but then he quickly identified that the CPU sent was from a previous generation, with characteristics that did not match the processor for the AM5 socket, but rather for the AM4 socket. . In addition, the supposed processor had a simple sticker on the front, trying to appear to be the requested model.
Chiridionenhe explains in the post that he had chosen amazon.de for its competitive price and reputation for good warrantypreferring to avoid sites like AliExpress due to the risks of counterfeiting. Unfortunately, his attempt to save almost $100 dollars It did not bear fruit, proving that Amazon is not free from scams.
The player returned immediately the counterfeit product to Amazon, hoping to resolve the issue and receive either a full refund or the authentic processor. However, there is concern that Amazon could accuse you of fraudas has happened in other reported cases, where the company has refused to collaborate until receive the “correct” product back.
In the current technological landscape, where the demand for high-end components is high, These problems are more common than expected. Now we just have to wait Amazon responds appropriatelywhich should not harm the user, who even It was recorded while opening the product
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amazon has established itself as the main destination for the acquisition of a wide variety of products, including items for gamers. But as has already been shown, Amazon is not exempt from dishonest practices by some users, who take advantage of the system to harm others.
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