UK Buyer Purchases Nonexistent RX 9060 XT GPU for $603 on Temu, Warns of Third-Party Risks

What would you do with a graphics card that's not even part of the AMD product lineup? This surfaced on Temu, and a real concern is about how trustworthy can third party marketplaces be for high-value products. A UK buyer has just shared his recent experience of buying what seems to be the RX 9060 XT for 450GBP ($603) and this adds another dimension to the possibility of buying something you should not buy online without the appropriate checks for authenticity. In this way, it is a very real life case that reminds people to always check the seller's authenticity before finalising the order, especially when buying on markets with not so strong vendor requirements.

UK buyer purchases phantom GPU on Temu

AMD RX 9060 XT – this is what the product is called but the number itself is not part of AMD's official lineup of GPUs. This is the first clue indicating that it could be a typographical error for some existing model or may be a hypothetical/fictional product case. In case you come across this specific SKU of the product you should be cautious. The name itself of the product is not verified by AMD yet.

Amazon logistics was so careless that they just left the package in front of the restaurant's entrance without the need to sign anything. It was packed in the original GPU box and the shipping label was pasted on the box itself. Moreover, it was without any other outer box or padding. That kind of bare minimum packaging increases the chances of component damage (the internal sensitive parts) during the delivery.

The buyer was lucky enough to pick it up from the entrance of the restaurant before it got stolen. Luckily, he found 'signed' update in his mobile. He even posted an unboxing video as well as the benchmarks.

This is required to verify the legitimacy of the product in case you buy it from some unofficial sources. At least you can make sure it works or it's a fake/empty box.