Retired Miners, 7950s & 7970s

[FourOh]

This user over at Overclock.net has a pile of 7950s and 7970s he is selling; says he bought them a month or so ago but can't keep them all running because it trips the breaker. He has 48 positive reviews for trades with no negatives. Anyone have thoughts on what a 7950 (non-boost) should go for on a forum? Not sure if $250+ is right, demand should be coming off these cards as cryptocurrency miners find it harder to break even. Ebay sales are all over the place, $210-$300.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1473975/3x-his-7950-iceq-260ea-1x-sapphire-dual-x-7950-265-1x-gigabyte-7950-275-1x-xfx-7970-300-possibly-asus-matrix-7970-matrix

[Al]

I only paid $200 + shipping for each of my 7970s.

Edit: after reading the post....then again, you might want to take them off his hands at any price to keep him from electrocuting himself or burning his house down.:p

[DrPop]

Al got a steal from a team member though, ;) I think that actually sounds pretty good, looking at what GPUs are going for these days. Higher than MSRP most of the time! :p

[FourOh]

I only paid $200 + shipping for each of my 7970s.

Edit: after reading the post....then again, you might want to take them off his hands at any price to keep him from electrocuting himself or burning his house down.:p
Ha! Yeah I don't need a house fire on my conscience. If you find any more of those $200 7970s, let me know!


Al got a steal from a team member though, ;) I think that actually sounds pretty good, looking at what GPUs are going for these days. Higher than MSRP most of the time! :p

I'll see if he's willing to negotiate. I wasn't planning on buying another gpu right now, but I do have an open slot!

[finalfugue]

Check the post again- this isn't a house fire you're risking, this guy is renting an apartment. Chances are good the would-be Daddy Coinbucks would have left several other innocent people/families homeless. I'm just glad he realized playing with mains 240VAC was NOT a good idea, as someone suggested. Who would even suggest something like that to someone who didn't realize any given outlet has a max voltage/amperage output on a standard breaker and his target cards drew X amount each? I guess someone who thought the world needed more Darwin Award fodder. And lulz. Always more lulz.

[John P. Myers]

Probably would've been fined anyway for tampering with the apartment's electrical capacity, even if it was an upgrade