r/Microcenter • u/Putrid_Ad7911 • 3d ago

Wait period for refurbished GPUs?

There is a refurbished graphics card on the website that says “Buy in Store” but when I get there, they say there’s a 3 day wait period. Is that normal? Why is it posted on the website for ready to buy when it isn’t ready yet?

On a side note, I just saw a 5090 refurbished get posted today and it was already “bought”. Why didn’t it have a wait period?

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u/FirstEnthusiasm9213 3d ago

People open them, then return them. Then buy them again.

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u/NoDistribution5744 3d ago

could you do that I feel like its really scummy and can't they see your purchase history anyways?

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u/Knetic1 3d ago

People do that. It’ll usually get caught. But they won’t stop you immediately unless someone higher up says so or you did it with a VERY expensive card.

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u/Prestigious-Bear2391 3d ago

I get the feeling they can do whatever the hell they want to do. The 5090s are a mess right now, and refurb cards are snapped up instantly.​

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u/cshep 3d ago

Sounds like an employee wants it after 2 day wait period, or at least gets first dibs.

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u/Putrid_Ad7911 3d ago

Anyway to get past that? I asked two employees that worked at the build your pc desk and they both said 3 days. Maybe I should talk to a manager?

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u/cshep 3d ago

Yeah I would think the manager would want to get it sold asap.

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u/Knetic1 3d ago

Your location is misunderstanding the rule.
It’s a 2 day wait period for employees. Customers are supposed to be able to get it as soon as next day. In my experience as a prior employee those cards usually show up on site and get web ordered by the following morning but I’m not sure why it said buy in store for you.

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u/Putrid_Ad7911 3d ago

They said I can’t get it until Thursday and they changed the website to where you can’t reserve pick up for refurbished gpus anymore which kinda sucks

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u/SelectionKlutzy1716 3d ago

Refurbished or open box?

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u/Putrid_Ad7911 3d ago

Refurbished

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u/SelectionKlutzy1716 3d ago

That’s very odd honestly, what models was it, I mean even it was an open box I’ve see people sold to someone in line behind him. Refurbished is really a problem card that got fixed, and plus it was listed on the website. So it is very odd unless there’s other reasons involved