The second -hand market in the IT sector sometimes has surprised surprises to make collectors pale. The employee of a company ignoring the value of the IT components has had the happy experience. He offered himself 1,200 NVIDIA graphics cards, including RTX 3000 models, spur the price of a fast-food. This story, relayed on Reddit and confirmed in the specialized media, recalls that the universe of high-tech sometimes offers remarkable opportunities-provided you have the eye, and good timing.
This crazy story took place in a computer recycling company. An employee discovers a stock of 1.5 tonnes of graphics cards, mainly from the NVIDIA RTX 3000 series. Officially, the whole lot was intended to be dismantled and then recycled. But with the agreement of his management, visibly little informed of the true value of these components, he will obtain the repurchase of these components for a derisory price. Billed by weight, the loot comes to him at 9 eurosor barely a few cents the graphics card … while some are still worth several hundred euros today on the second -hand market.
NVIDIA RTX 3090 graphics cards for a few cents
The story does not stop there. No card being tested before purchase, he discovers that most of those recovered work. For example, he finds a cooked RTX 3090 which still works two years later. Other models find a second youth after a passage to the after-sales service or a simple cleaning.
Throughout the sorting, it is also prestigious devices and equipment that emerge: Sennheiser Helmet at 10 dollars, Meta Quest 2 to 10 dollars, SSD 2TOs at 20 Dollars, Nintendo Switch at 10 dollars, curved screen at 50 dollars, portable pc with graphics card dedicated to 200 dollars … “Price per kilo of scrap”.
But the party quickly ends when management realizes that its employees transform the recycling center into Ali Baba cave. Sales at broken prices are then stopped. And the lucky (or clever) employee wakes up.
- An employee buys 1,200 Nvidia graphics cards from his company for 9 euros
- The lot, sold by weight to be recycled, also included high-tech equipment still in condition or repairable
- The company ended up realizing its ignorance and ended the party
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