Navigating Xianyu: A Developer’s Guide to Buying Used Hardware in China without Getting Scammed
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If you live in China or shop through consolidation proxies, Xianyu (咸鱼 - "Idle Fish") —Taobao’s C2C second-hand marketplace—is a goldmine for tech bargains. From dirt-cheap RTX 3060 12GB cards to budget desktop platforms, the deals can look irresistible. However, Xianyu is also a wild frontier of e…
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- 2026-10-26 06:03 · DEV Community — AI
Navigating Xianyu: A Developer’s Guide to Buying Used Hardware in China without Getting Scammed