Stolen RTX 5090 from Brazilian airport forklift heist reportedly turns up on second hand market for $6,400, but the rest remain AWOL
These things have serial numbers, you know.
A shipment of highly-valued graphics cards, the RTX 5090, went missing from a Brazilian airport. The cards were reportedly stolen by two outsourced forklift operators on September 21. One of the stolen GPUs has resurfaced on a second-hand marketplace, with its price set at R$32,000, or roughly $6,400. The shipment belonged to Brazilian electronics distributor Oderço.
The CEO of Oderço, Oderço Matos, has called for more information from authorities regarding the missing cargo. Guarulhos International Airport has informed the authorities and is now cooperating with them. The investigation into the heist is now in the hands of the proper authorities, who have advised on starting the compensation process.
The CEO of Oderço has stated that the missing GPUs were valued at R$2.5 million ($495,000) at cost, making the loss significant. RTX 5090s have become scarce in recent months, but Nvidia has confirmed the production of the ultra high-end graphics card is still ongoing. The card is no longer tracked on the graphics card price watch page due to the presence of outrageous listings from third-party sellers.
Despite the high value, it seems that the theft of two pallets of these graphics cards may be exceptionally difficult to uncover.
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