We’ve seen our fair share of GPU scams around here, with unlucky buyers receiving all sorts of fascinating oddities like rice and macaroni, or even a literal brick in lieu of the card they actually ordered. It’s a tale as old as time, and, unfortunately, another Redditor has been shrouded in this narrative. After waiting for a while for GPU prices to come down, our victim finally bit the bullet, only to find sediment, and not the kind that makes silicon.

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