Man orders RTX 5090 graphics card from Amazon, gets ghadi detergent instead: Here is what happened
An Amazon customer received detergent instead of a ₹2.9 lakh GPU.
The victim recorded an unboxing video as evidence of the scam.
Amazon denied the refund request despite reports of seller security failures.
Scams across Amazon and Flipkart have risen over the past few years, with users facing troubles with their orders on both platforms. Especially with electronic items, as receiving fake/duplicate items has become a big issue. Most of the time, these platforms consider the buyer’s request and refund them their sum in such cases; however, that’s not always the case. Recently, an X user reported that he had ordered an RTX 5090 graphics card worth close to Rs 3 lakh; however, upon receiving the parcel and opening the box, he didn’t receive the card. Instead, what he got was something completely different. Let’s take a look at what happened.
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Detergent powder instead of RTX 5090 GPU
Swagat Nayak, an X user who goes by the name of ‘@autocarrrot’ on the platform, tweeted out, claiming that he had been scammed by Amazon India. He explained that he had ordered a Gigabyte RTX 5090 worth Rs 2.9 lakhs for his startup, but upon opening the parcel, as it turns out, he had received a 1 kg packet of Ghadi detergent powder instead.
The user recorded a full video of him unboxing the graphics card as video evidence, which he shared with Amazon too. He claims that the package shows a security failure since the internal GPU box arrived with heavy physical damage, showcasing how the manufacturer’s seals were cut open and had tape over them.
The user also showcased how the seller has been spotted doing such scams from various different Amazon reviews, which highlighted similar issues.
Amazon’s response to the situation
Usually, when such scams take place, the sellers are held responsible, and Amazon, after an investigation, would help the customer with the refund process. However, unfortunately, that was not the case with this user. As he shared a screenshot, per which Amazon had denied his return request. The user claims that he would be going to the consumer court, in order to get some resolution.
Many users below the tweet claim that the victim could be faking the entire thing, since the video evidence shared by him wasn’t complete. Many have also pointed out how the video had been sped up in many places, and not only that, but there were also a few cuts in many places. Whether or not it could be a user scam can now only be determined by further investigation from Amazon India.
What’s interesting is the price of the graphics card, which should have been the first sign that a scam is taking place. Usually, if someone wants to pick up an RTX 5090 in India, they would have to spend close to Rs 4 lakhs, since that’s the going rate for the card in the market right now. But in this case, the card was being sold for a much lesser amount, at just Rs 2.9 lakhs.
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