Chinese police recently raided a deceptive graphics card organization, arresting 22 people and seizing goods worth millions of dollars. Hamashiro Police Station posted details and images of the attack on social media. IT home and video card. Seven of the 22 were detained. Police reports said the seized graphics cards and related items were valued at more than CNY15 million (just over $2 million).
The business specialized in taking old used graphics cards, going through processes such as cleaning and repackaging, and finally reselling them as new.
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The group had a relatively sophisticated operation. There were people there dedicated to buying used graphics cards. Once the cards were received, there were people cleaning and testing the components. Next in line was the person responsible for repackaging and labeling the old cards. Last in line was the sales team that distributed the products.
This group could potentially have been legitimate were it not for the deliberately misleading repackaging and relabeling steps in the manufacturing process. Sure, that would have had a big impact on their potential profits, but they won’t go to jail now.
Buying a used graphics card is becoming more risky due to cryptocurrency mania. There are still many relatively new and powerful graphics cards out there, and they may have spent some time mining.It may seem like a long time ago, but Ethereum mining was still possible less than a year ago
We previously reported that used mining graphics cards are more prone to problems than new stock. Even resellers don’t seem to respect them, sometimes jet washing them or selling them by the kilo on the street. Equally important, as with many non-manufacturer-supported second-hand goods, the purchaser will not receive a warranty from the associated brand or promised in updated packaging.
