People who like to watch action movies may feel excited about the actions in the movie, but the plot of the movie is ultimately fictional and few people actually practice it. However, a truck robbery recently occurred in the United States. The process is not only reminiscent of the plot of the “Fat and Furious” series of movies, but what is even more interesting is that the goods that were robbed turned out to be RTX 30 series graphics cards produced by EVGA. EVGA officially admitted recently that its products were robbed. In addition to fully cooperating with the police to investigate the robbers’ movements and sales channels, EVGA alsoA special statement is issued to remind all users, pay attention to whether the recent second-hand graphics card comes from illegal channels, and users are advised to contact the original manufacturer if they find stolen goods:
▲The more hyped the value of graphics cards, the more exaggerated it is, to the point where some people are willing to take risks and rob them directly (Image source）
I don’t know how many months have passed, but now when many players see the release of new graphics cards or related news, the first thing they think about is often “Can I buy it?” This shortage of supply has kept the graphics card market in a very active state, and even the second-hand graphics card market is quite lively. Although the main buyers of graphics cards are now people who are keen on virtual currency mining, some people are interested in the fact that the second-hand price of graphics cards is now higher than the list price, and the demand is also quite strong, and they have different ideas.
According to a public statement posted by EVGA afterwards, on October 29, 2021, a batch of EVGA GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards were robbed by robbers on a truck in San Francisco bound for the Southern California distribution center. This batch of graphics cards is priced at approximately US$329.99 to US$1,959.99, including the relatively entry-level RTX 3060 and the RTX 3090 K|NP|N series graphics cards modified for water cooling. Therefore, the price gap is not small, and the demand in the market is quite high:
▲A RTX 3090 K|NP|N version graphics card worth more than NT$60,000 is said to have been robbed a lot (Image source）
Confusingly, the robbers chose a rather high-profile way to steal the goods, jumping directly onto a moving truck to remove the considerable amount of goods. Obviously, this kind of heroic robbery method is more likely to be famous with a plot that looks like it was borrowed from some action games or speeding movies.
Considering the recent excitement in the graphics card market, these RTX 30 series graphics cards are not worried about having nowhere to sell them. The RTX 30 series is the most popular among all second-hand graphics cards currently, and it is not difficult to sell it for two to three times the original list price. However, the original factory will definitely track the production serial number of the graphics card, so these graphics cards may continue to escape with the robbers and be sold out bit by bit:
▲The graphics card itself does not have a tracking device. All that can be tracked is the production serial number used when logging in, so tracking is more difficult (Image source）
However, even if the production serial number is traced, it does not mean that all graphics cards can be traced back. These graphics cards can still be installed normally in players’ computers to play games (or to mine, but if you buy the LHR version, you must firstsoorsoOnly if the user takes the faulty graphics card back to the original factory to fulfill the warranty contract, or registers the serial number on the original manufacturer’s website, will the original manufacturer trace the whereabouts of the stolen card.
For gamers, no matter which channel they purchase a graphics card through, they must pay attention to whether the source of the graphics card they buy is defective. If you want to buy a second-hand RTX 30 series graphics card recently, and you happen to encounter a seller selling EVGA graphics cards, it is best to pay more attention to the product. It is a good idea to choose a platform that can provide the retailer with a full return policy. It is also best to ensure that the seller can provide the original proof of purchase to clarify that the source of the product is normal.
Source: KOCPC Chinese