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Damaged Goods! Man Enters Country with 44 Used Graphics Cards for Domestic Sale After Refurbishment

She Qi Tue, Mar 26 2024 08:40 AM EST

According to the "Customs Release" public account, on March 22, customs officers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport found the inspection image of the checked baggage of a passenger who chose the "no declaration channel" to be abnormal during the supervision of inbound flights.

The man was suspected of carrying an excessive number of computer components, and an interception order was issued. s_2255f2a89cbc41bda17c6870855fc99b.png

According to the customs officer who opened the package, a total of 44 graphics cards were found. The person involved stated that the graphics cards were to be refurbished and sold domestically for profit.

s_7ee2b960283641e299be6db26c857e28.png Official images show the cards in a battle-worn state, with some online commentators mistaking them for chocolate chip cookies. s_400456bdb6d14f4caa17c97c42f16e8b.png

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s_f919fcd7831e46d39c2affff25cf66c6.png In online comments, some people said: "RX580, it's probably been through twenty hands of mining.""Turns out to be a seasoned 580 huh.""I, a scrub who just plays games, wouldn't even look at this mining card", etc.

However, what's puzzling is that these "war-torn" graphics cards don't have much value, so it's unclear why the man chose to refurbish and resell them.