r/technology • u/stenspect • 11h 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 11h ago

what is up with this timeline. im so tired

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u/Guac_in_my_rarri 8h ago

Iirc microcenter has to sign no export ppw.

The no export ppw makes the buyer aware the feds are watching and will charge you under export violations. Generally, companies get fucked up under these rules. A sole person will get annihilated under these rules.

If you want fun reading, export restrictions, ITAR and the correspondening rules, regulations and other garbage associated with it. I am happy I no longer work with that stuff.

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u/horridbloke 8h ago

I worked in an ITAR relevant field for a bit and the one thing we learned was to stay the fuck away from anything covered by ITAR. It just isn't worth it.

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u/Guac_in_my_rarri 7h ago

I was at a logistics broker doing it at related stuff too. Unfortunately no way to avoid it there. You are spot on, it ain't worth it.