Truckload of GPU's Missing. Was It An Inside Job?
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Truckload of GPU's Missing. Was It An Inside Job?
A truckload of consumer graphics cards were stolen in San Francisco, as an extended semiconductor shortage drives chip prices higher.
Video card and motherboard maker EVGA said that the graphics cards were stolen from a truck en route from San Francisco to its Southern California distribution center.
It was not disclosed how many of the EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards were taken.
"These graphics cards are in high demand and each has an estimated retail value starting at $329.99 up to $1959.99 MSRP," EVGA product manager Jacob Freeman said in a forum post.
With supply shortages, scalpers have been able to command significantly higher prices.
Freeman warned that it is illegal to “buy or receive” stolen goods, as well as “conceal, sell, withhold, or aid in concealing selling or withholding” that property. He added that the company would not honor warranties or upgrades on the stolen products - although with many turning to scalpers to acquire new GPUs, end consumers may not know they are buying stolen hardware.