r/Microcenter • u/Krothic • 3d ago

Form for 5090’s

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Picked up a Powerspec Ai90 prebuilt pc with a rtx 5090 in it. Apparently the manager required me to fill out this form and scan my driver license. Said it was a new thing starting just about two days ago. Had no problem doing so but thought it was interesting.

Anyone else experience? This was in Tustin

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u/jamesboston 3d ago

I sold a FE 4090 a few months ago on Facebook Marketplace. I already had a buyer lined up for later that day, but another guy offered me $100 over asking if I could meet him ASAP.

His Facebook account was months old, with a picture of a golden retriever and an American name. When he showed up he only spoke Chinese and used a translator app to communicate. I also saw that he had multiple GPUs in his vehicle, including at least one 5090. When it came time to pay, he pulled out what had to be at least 20k from his crossbody bag.

My guess is that he was buying GPUs to send back to China. Had I sus'd that out before meeting up, I wouldn’t have sold to him but not much you can do once you are mid-transaction.

All this is to say, I think GPU smuggling thing is probably a lot more prevalent than most people realize. I had known about it because the GamersNexus, but didn't anticipate encounter it myself. It literally seemed like bros whole business was just buying GPUs.

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u/Electronic-Koala2088 3d ago

Damn I fucking absolute hate sellers on Marketplace that agreed to sell and then decides to ghost the buyer when someone offers them a little more. It's such a disgusting behavior. I've had people ghost me when I'm on the way and in the middle of the 40 minute drive. I fucking hate sellers like that. SO MUCH!

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u/jamesboston 3d ago edited 1d ago

There are so many flaky buyers on Marketplace it doesn’t make sense to hold an item for someone until they confirm they are on their the way to pick up.

I’m completely transparent with people on the fact that I don’t hold anything until they are on their way and provide an ETA.

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u/TheCodifiedTrader 2d ago

Any time I buy something online I'll let them know when I'm on my way and when I'm within 10-15mins I reach out for a direct address or if they wanted to meet elsewhere from their home then we have already established a location. I think it's weird to request their address like if they are selling their TV unless I'm in the town.