Why? What's the point?
The point is all these gpu old mining farms are highly used since 2017, they were working for 2 consecutive years. They are in a bad condition. Moreover you friend must had spend 200$ MORE on shipping. As TaoBao shipping is expensive
Yeah, that's true. What' sthe right solution here?
Right one is to put a strain on your wallet and buy real asic rigs from asicequipment com, for example. That's a perfect combination of power, specialization and low costs on endurance. No doubt there is no better option on mining market, you may check what is ASIC and why this is a new word in mining.