RTX 30-Series GPU shipment stolen en route to EVGA distribution center
EVGA won’t register or honor the warranty of any graphics card that’s stolen.
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What you need to know
It’s difficult to get your hands on an RTX 30-Series graphics card these days. Like all of thebest GPUs, NVIDIA’s 30-Series lineup is in short supply and high demand. Recently, thieves stole a shipment of these GPUs from EVGA.
The stolen graphics cards range in value from $330 to $1,960, according to EVGA. Those figures refer to the MSRP of the pieces of hardware, not what they’d go for when sold by scalpers or second-hand retailers. EVGA notes that it is a criminal and civil offense to buy or receive stolen property.
EVGA shared the news in aforum postthis week:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 29, 2021, a shipment of EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards was stolen from a truck en route from San Francisco to our Southern California distribution center. These graphics cards are in high demand and each has an estimated retail value starting at $329.99 up to $1959.99 MSRP.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that under state and Federal law:
When high-end graphics cards become available through traditional outlets, they are often purchased immediately by bots. This leads people to look elsewhere to purchase a GPU. Scalpers often inflate the price of GPUs. Now, people will also have to take the risk of getting a card that was stolen.
EVGA notes that if you are able to register your product with the company, that the GPU is not stolen. You can also check the serial number of your graphics card throughEVGA’s Warranty Check website.
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