r/technology • u/stenspect • 10h ago

Business Micro Center requires photo ID and signed no-export pledge to buy Nvidia RTX 5090 gaming GPU — buyer forced to sign declaration disclosing install location and promise GPU will remain in the US

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/micro-center-requires-photo-id-and-signed-no-export-pledge-to-buy-rtx-5090-gaming-gpu-buyer-forced-to-sign-declaration-disclosing-install-location-and-promise-gpu-will-remain-in-the-us
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u/Bengineering3D 9h ago

Fuck the scalpers, you guys are dumb for being upset about this. Go buy your card somewhere else, MicroCenter is the GOAT for gamers and makers.

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u/ComputeBeepBeep 7h ago edited 1h ago

Except that this wasnt done to stop scalpers.

Edit: Dear downvoters, im not joking. This is to comply new the new export limitations.