Graphics cards without display outputs are still useful, you can use them for VFIO and gpgpu workloads
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m...
now, being that mining cards didn't start at $10k per card to begin with, they won't sell at $10k per card on the secondhand market, but they'll do OK.
at a hundred bucks, why wouldn't you pick one up for your folding@home rig, vs paying full freight for a card with a graphics output you'll never use?