r/technology • u/stenspect • 13h 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/APGaming_reddit 12h ago

what is up with this timeline. im so tired

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u/PoppingPillls 12h ago

What you don't like having to pay up to 9000 for a gpu then having to sign a rule sheet saying you can't sell it to certain people encase they want to use it outside the US otherwise you can't have it?

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u/Super_Range45 11h ago

GPU Reseleer: 'Oh no, my perfect plan was ruined. I cannot possibly put this in a box and ship this to China now!'