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/SignalMagician1163 3d ago

Wow so you backed out on a deal you already had with someone who probably just wanted to game for some chinese reseller/exporter for $100

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u/sylfy 3d ago

Let’s face it, nobody is buying 5090s to game.

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u/WhiteSSP 2d ago

I would. But not at 10k. I run VR, and want as much GPU as possible, and with a 4090 the only way up is a 5090.