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Question: What’s https://www.goofish.com/?locale=en ?

Answer:

Goofish (Xianyu) is the international web domain of Xianyu (闲鱼 / Idle Fish), Alibaba’s second-hand marketplace. It is basically the Chinese equivalent of eBay + Facebook Marketplace, but deeply integrated into Alibaba’s ecosystem. (Wikidata)

It is especially famous in China for:

• Used electronics

  • GPUs: RTX 3090, RTX 4090, A6000, Tesla cards
  • CPUs, servers, MacBooks
  • phones, cameras

• Computer hardware

  • mining GPUs
  • workstation parts
  • engineering samples
  • retired enterprise hardware
• Collectibles
• Second-hand goods
• Factory surplus / clearance items (Savvyoo)

For your AI hardware hunting, this is exactly the place where many Chinese users buy/sell:

RTX 3090 24GB
A6000 48GB
Tesla P100
Tesla V100
MI50
MI100
EPYC servers
DDR4 ECC RAM
NVMe SSD

The reason prices can be much lower than JD/Tmall is that many sellers are:

• individuals selling old equipment
• small GPU miners liquidating cards
• IT shops selling used enterprise hardware
• companies clearing inventory

Example:

JD:
RTX 3090 new/official channel: very expensive or unavailable

Goofish:
RTX 3090 used:
¥4000-8000 CNY depending on condition

(Prices fluctuate heavily.)

The business model:

Buyer
  |
  |  Alipay escrow
  |
Xianyu platform
  |
  |
Seller

Money is held by Alibaba’s payment system until the transaction completes. (Alibaba Group)

However, unlike JD/Tmall:

	Goofish	JD
Seller	Mostly individuals	Retailers
Price	Lower	Higher
Warranty	Often none	Better
Risk	Higher	Lower
Negotiation	Common	Rare
Rare hardware	Excellent	Poor

For GPU purchases, common checks:

# before buying RTX 3090
1. Ask for GPU-Z screenshot
2. Ask for FurMark / 3DMark test
3. Check memory errors
4. Check mining history
5. Test temperature
6. Prefer local pickup

Since you are already looking at Chinese second-hand GPU markets, Goofish is basically the main battlefield. It is where many Chinese AI enthusiasts find cheap VRAM. (Trip.com)

The English UI exists, but most listings and seller communication are still Chinese-focused. International buyers often need Chinese language ability, a China address, or a forwarding/buying service. (Savvyoo)

References:

• Alibaba Xianyu overview
• Xianyu (Wikidata)

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