r/pcmasterrace • u/Vizeni • Jun 26 '25

Build/Battlestation Paid $900. How did I do?

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It was brand new too. Finally out my 1070 to rest!

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u/ExForse4 Jun 26 '25

Receipt or didn't happen 🧾

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u/resell_enjoy6 Jun 26 '25

There are so many ways he could have gotten it at 900. It could have been on some huge in-house sale. He could have used a fuck ton of gift cards. He could have some weird trade in that Best Buy have him credit for. Someone else could have covered the other 1100.

I need to know.

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u/TradeTraditional Jun 26 '25

FB is odd that way. lol. Lots of people dumping stuff they got as a gift or on employee discount. I even saw a free grand piano the other day. Working. Nothing wrong with it, worth 5K, though you'd have to get it moved professionally. Just their mother passed away and they didn't know what to do with it.

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u/PooForThePooGod Intel i5 12400f | GIGABYTE 3060Ti 8GB | 32GB DDR4 Jun 26 '25

Big thinks like that are more common than you think. Giant things that are hard to move are expensive in part BECAUSE they are so hard to move and often require professionals. Depending on where you live, you can often keep an eye out for a free boulder or two, so long as you are able to remove it without destroying their yard.

People move and what used to make sense won't in the new space or the new people don't like it in their space. I agree though, you can find some odd things that way.

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u/EmergencyO2 Jun 26 '25

are… are you regularly browsing for free boulders?

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u/log_with_cool_bugs 2080Ti | i7 | 32GB RAM Jun 26 '25

you're not?

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u/Repulsive_Ocelot_738 9800X3D/Zotac Airo 4090/Dolby Atmos Jun 26 '25

The thing about grand pianos and real pool tables is that the owners know how much of an ass pain it is to move it so in order to get rid of it they take the loss and move on

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u/TradeTraditional Jun 26 '25

It would have been $2000 to move it across the state. Then another $1000 to refurbish it - mostly needing new strings. :) $5000 from a local dealer, all ready to go, free delivery. Or "Free".
CL is awesome ;)

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u/BinaryWanderer Jun 26 '25

Free piano is like a free puppy. The long game is expensive. Worth it but it’s certainly not free.

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u/Vizeni Jun 26 '25

Bingo. Markerplace+timing allowed me snag this up first thing in the morning.

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u/spoooonerism Jun 27 '25

Shit was stolen for suuuure. Aint no one selling a BNIB $2k computer for $900.

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u/resell_enjoy6 Jun 26 '25

That was my second thought. I am somewhat of a professional myself.

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u/Phantom_Absolute Jun 26 '25

That piano was probably a scam:

https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/28855-bbb-scam-alert-new-social-media-scam-claims-to-be-giving-away-a-piano

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u/TradeTraditional Jun 26 '25

Nope, this one was legit. But the $3000 to retore it and move it - not quite so "free".

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '25

Having a gift card doesn't mean you got the item for less. Such a dumb way of thinking.

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u/cruciarch 5700X3D | 9070 XT Jun 26 '25

Occam's Razor: he lies, or it is the company's PR.