PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 29, 2021, a shipment of EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards was stolen from a truck en route from San Francisco to our Southern California distribution center.
These graphics cards are in high demand and each has an estimated retail value starting at $329.99 up to $1959.99 MSRP.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that under state and Federal law:
It is a criminal and civil offense to “buy or receive” property that has been stolen. Cal. Penal Code section 496(a).
It is also a criminal and civil offense to “conceal, sell, withhold, or aid in concealing selling or withholding” any such property.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER notice that:
If you are able to successfully register your product and see it under My Products, then your product is NOT affected by this notice, you can also check the serial number at the EVGA Warranty Check page to see if it is affected.
EVGA will NOT REGISTER or HONOR ANY WARRANTY or UPGRADE claims on these products.
If you have or receive any information relating to these products, please share that with us at stopRTX30theft@evga.com.
> It is a criminal and civil offense to “buy or receive” property that has been stolen.
Just the other day there was a whole article on here about a guy who bought a house from a scammer and ended up being allowed to keep it because he bought it legally and was under the impression the scammer was the real owner. Nice of EVGA to put this warning out but it's not quite as simple as they make it out to be here, possession being 9/10ths of the law and all that. A person buying one of these at retail prices from a store would have no way of knowing that it was stolen, and someone buying one second hand at a reasonable price for the second hand item would likely also not be aware of its history. Of course buyers need to make sure that what they are buying is legit but that burden is not exhaustive, you don't have make more than a reasonable effort.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 29, 2021, a shipment of EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards was stolen from a truck en route from San Francisco to our Southern California distribution center.
These graphics cards are in high demand and each has an estimated retail value starting at $329.99 up to $1959.99 MSRP.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that under state and Federal law:
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER notice that: We appreciate your attention to this issue.Thank you, EVGA Management